VIET NAM VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	151,603	6	29,307	+ 122,297
Coronary Heart Disease	2	110,809	2	91,939	+ 18,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	62,629	7	27,836	+ 34,792
Stroke	4	58,127	1	159,032	- 100,905
Lung Cancers	5	55,174	11	21,294	+ 33,880
Lung Disease	6	50,819	3	35,875	+ 14,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	28,496	16	8,258	+ 20,238
Prostate Cancer	8	20,530	35	1,911	+ 18,619
Breast Cancer	9	19,648	22	6,187	+ 13,461
Lymphomas	10	14,445	30	2,964	+ 11,480
Pancreas Cancer	11	13,897	44	929	+ 12,967
Oesophagus Cancer	12	13,482	33	2,265	+ 11,217
Parkinson's Disease	13	13,243	25	5,338	+ 7,905
Liver Disease	14	11,842	10	23,900	- 12,058
Falls	15	11,769	13	15,427	- 3,658
Bladder Cancer	16	9,475	45	896	+ 8,579
Diabetes Mellitus	17	9,025	4	33,860	- 24,835
Kidney Disease	18	8,452	8	25,251	- 16,800
Other Injuries	19	8,441	23	5,539	+ 2,902
Suicide	20	8,226	18	7,249	+ 977
Liver Cancer	21	8,090	9	24,995	- 16,905
Leukemia	22	8,050	28	4,899	+ 3,151
Hypertension	23	8,046	12	19,880	- 11,834
Stomach Cancer	24	7,723	14	15,134	- 7,411
Ovary Cancer	25	6,208	47	864	+ 5,345
Other Neoplasms	26	6,158	57	325	+ 5,833
Skin Cancers	27	5,758	54	467	+ 5,291
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,093	34	2,082	+ 3,011
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,830	24	5,357	- 527
Oral Cancer	30	4,803	20	7,088	- 2,285
Drug Use	31	4,363	41	1,366	+ 2,997
Uterin Cancer	32	3,625	42	1,159	+ 2,466
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,351	5	29,475	- 26,125
Skin Disease	34	3,296	40	1,515	+ 1,781
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,285	21	7,064	- 3,778
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,229	43	957	+ 2,272
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,867	61	135	+ 2,731
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,470	29	4,390	- 1,920
Alcohol	39	2,402	46	867	+ 1,535
Low Birth Weight	40	2,029	19	7,132	- 5,103
Asthma	41	2,012	17	8,150	- 6,138
Epilepsy	42	1,844	53	583	+ 1,261
Cervical Cancer	43	1,698	31	2,391	- 694
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,566	59	224	+ 1,343
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,353	38	1,708	- 355
Violence	46	1,340	36	1,785	- 445
Tuberculosis	47	543	15	9,446	- 8,903
Fires	48	517	52	595	- 78
Drownings	49	465	26	5,097	- 4,632
Anemia	50	428	81	0	+ 428
Hepatitis C	51	413	64	78	+ 334
Meningitis	52	359	51	624	- 265
Poisonings	53	341	48	832	- 491
Birth Trauma	54	293	32	2,340	- 2,047
HIV/AIDS	55	290	27	4,993	- 4,702
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	284	84	0	+ 284
Osteoarthritis	57	258	85	0	+ 258
Malnutrition	58	179	63	120	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	162	60	201	- 39
Schizophrenia	60	157	82	0	+ 157
Oral conditions	61	83	86	0	+ 83
Syphilis	62	75	56	328	- 253
Upper Respiratory	63	75	66	34	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	64	72	49	773	- 701
Hepatitis B	65	62	55	379	- 318
Otitis Media	66	24	71	1	+ 24
War	67	15	65	34	- 19
Encephalitis	68	9	39	1,558	- 1,550
Pertussis	69	4	50	705	- 700
Leishmaniasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	58	286	- 286
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

United Kingdom

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.