VIET NAM VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	108,004	2	91,939	+ 16,065
Stroke	2	55,326	1	159,032	- 103,706
Lung Cancers	3	44,092	11	21,294	+ 22,798
Lung Disease	4	31,542	3	35,875	- 4,333
Diabetes Mellitus	5	22,504	4	33,860	- 11,356
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	21,760	6	29,307	- 7,547
Kidney Disease	7	21,399	8	25,251	- 3,852
Hypertension	8	18,561	12	19,880	- 1,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,149	7	27,836	- 11,687
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	13,334	16	8,258	+ 5,076
Stomach Cancer	11	12,991	14	15,134	- 2,143
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,653	44	929	+ 7,723
Liver Disease	13	7,971	10	23,900	- 15,929
Breast Cancer	14	7,094	22	6,187	+ 907
Prostate Cancer	15	7,051	35	1,911	+ 5,139
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,007	5	29,475	- 22,469
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,244	21	7,064	- 820
Leukemia	18	6,123	28	4,899	+ 1,224
Lymphomas	19	6,096	30	2,964	+ 3,131
Liver Cancer	20	5,711	9	24,995	- 19,284
Bladder Cancer	21	5,639	45	896	+ 4,742
Falls	22	5,498	13	15,427	- 9,928
Violence	23	5,042	36	1,785	+ 3,257
Low Birth Weight	24	4,373	19	7,132	- 2,759
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,324	25	5,338	- 1,014
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,284	34	2,082	+ 1,202
Asthma	27	3,060	17	8,150	- 5,090
Ovary Cancer	28	2,875	47	864	+ 2,012
Suicide	29	2,519	18	7,249	- 4,730
Other Injuries	30	2,110	23	5,539	- 3,429
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,052	24	5,357	- 3,304
Skin Cancers	32	1,946	54	467	+ 1,479
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,661	33	2,265	- 604
Cervical Cancer	34	1,648	31	2,391	- 743
Oral Cancer	35	1,641	20	7,088	- 5,447
Epilepsy	36	1,442	53	583	+ 860
Uterin Cancer	37	1,371	42	1,159	+ 212
Drug Use	38	1,222	41	1,366	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	992	43	957	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	931	29	4,390	- 3,458
Birth Trauma	41	905	32	2,340	- 1,434
Other Neoplasms	42	813	57	325	+ 488
Malnutrition	43	739	63	120	+ 619
Drownings	44	690	26	5,097	- 4,407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	568	38	1,708	- 1,140
Poisonings	46	464	48	832	- 368
Fires	47	431	52	595	- 164
Skin Disease	48	407	40	1,515	- 1,108
War	49	400	65	34	+ 366
Tuberculosis	50	381	15	9,446	- 9,064
Meningitis	51	345	51	624	- 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	298	59	224	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	53	256	27	4,993	- 4,736
Encephalitis	54	232	39	1,558	- 1,327
Alcohol	55	229	46	867	- 637
Multiple Sclerosis	56	212	61	135	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	57	137	49	773	- 636
Pertussis	58	129	50	705	- 576
Appendicitis	59	117	60	201	- 84
Hepatitis B	60	91	55	379	- 288
Syphilis	61	63	56	328	- 265
Schistosomiasis	62	42	77	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	63	24	64	78	- 55
Tetanus	64	15	58	286	- 272
Measles	65	8	37	1,780	- 1,772
Upper Respiratory	66	7	66	34	- 27
Otitis Media	67	4	71	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	68	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	68	9	- 7
Diphtheria	71	1	69	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.