VIET NAM VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	110,763	2	91,939	+ 18,824
Diabetes Mellitus	2	95,729	4	33,860	+ 61,868
Stroke	3	61,726	1	159,032	- 97,306
Violence	4	41,232	36	1,785	+ 39,447
Kidney Disease	5	32,978	8	25,251	+ 7,727
Prostate Cancer	6	24,759	35	1,911	+ 22,847
Breast Cancer	7	19,387	22	6,187	+ 13,200
Lung Cancers	8	16,309	11	21,294	- 4,985
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	16,124	6	29,307	- 13,183
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	15,418	7	27,836	- 12,418
Hypertension	11	15,108	12	19,880	- 4,772
HIV/AIDS	12	14,712	27	4,993	+ 9,719
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	14,686	16	8,258	+ 6,428
Liver Disease	14	10,204	10	23,900	- 13,696
Road Traffic Accidents	15	9,770	5	29,475	- 19,705
Lung Disease	16	9,700	3	35,875	- 26,175
Suicide	17	9,084	18	7,249	+ 1,835
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,960	34	2,082	+ 6,878
Pancreas Cancer	19	8,545	44	929	+ 7,616
Lymphomas	20	8,365	30	2,964	+ 5,401
Cervical Cancer	21	7,275	31	2,391	+ 4,884
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,003	21	7,064	- 61
Low Birth Weight	23	6,222	19	7,132	- 910
Ovary Cancer	24	6,017	47	864	+ 5,153
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,412	24	5,357	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	26	5,185	14	15,134	- 9,949
Uterin Cancer	27	5,083	42	1,159	+ 3,925
Liver Cancer	28	4,948	9	24,995	- 20,047
Leukemia	29	4,681	28	4,899	- 218
Other Injuries	30	4,575	23	5,539	- 963
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,900	43	957	+ 2,943
Parkinson's Disease	32	3,852	25	5,338	- 1,486
Falls	33	3,229	13	15,427	- 12,198
Bladder Cancer	34	3,043	45	896	+ 2,147
Asthma	35	3,027	17	8,150	- 5,123
Skin Disease	36	2,915	40	1,515	+ 1,400
Epilepsy	37	2,408	53	583	+ 1,825
Oral Cancer	38	2,319	20	7,088	- 4,769
Drownings	39	2,316	26	5,097	- 2,781
Birth Trauma	40	1,895	32	2,340	- 445
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,828	33	2,265	- 437
Alcohol	42	1,736	46	867	+ 870
Tuberculosis	43	1,617	15	9,446	- 7,829
Drug Use	44	1,406	41	1,366	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,350	29	4,390	- 3,040
War	46	1,266	65	34	+ 1,232
Malnutrition	47	1,243	63	120	+ 1,123
Fires	48	1,226	52	595	+ 631
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	838	38	1,708	- 871
Maternal Conditions	50	780	49	773	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	51	760	57	325	+ 435
Meningitis	52	713	51	624	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	611	59	224	+ 388
Encephalitis	54	459	39	1,558	- 1,100
Dengue	55	393	62	127	+ 267
Appendicitis	56	330	60	201	+ 129
Skin Cancers	57	321	54	467	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	58	170	61	135	+ 34
Poisonings	59	110	48	832	- 722
Hepatitis B	60	35	55	379	- 344
Syphilis	61	10	56	328	- 318
Hepatitis C	62	9	64	78	- 69
Chlamydia	63	8	70	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	5	66	34	- 29
Tetanus	65	4	58	286	- 282
Ascariasis	66	3	68	9	- 6
Pertussis	67	0	50	705	- 705
Diphtheria	68	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Trinidad/Tob.

Viet Nam

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.