VIET NAM VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	156,152	2	91,939	+ 64,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	88,822	6	29,307	+ 59,515
Lung Disease	3	60,427	3	35,875	+ 24,553
Stroke	4	49,025	1	159,032	- 110,007
Lung Cancers	5	48,102	11	21,294	+ 26,807
Kidney Disease	6	26,554	8	25,251	+ 1,303
Drug Use	7	23,020	41	1,366	+ 21,655
Hypertension	8	20,400	12	19,880	+ 520
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	19,121	16	8,258	+ 10,863
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,995	4	33,860	- 14,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	18,654	7	27,836	- 9,182
Suicide	12	16,422	18	7,249	+ 9,173
Breast Cancer	13	15,052	22	6,187	+ 8,865
Endocrine Disorders	14	14,531	34	2,082	+ 12,449
Pancreas Cancer	15	13,698	44	929	+ 12,769
Liver Disease	16	13,423	10	23,900	- 10,477
Road Traffic Accidents	17	12,895	5	29,475	- 16,581
Falls	18	12,500	13	15,427	- 2,927
Lymphomas	19	12,458	30	2,964	+ 9,493
Prostate Cancer	20	11,014	35	1,911	+ 9,102
Parkinson's Disease	21	10,667	25	5,338	+ 5,329
Inflammatory/Heart	22	10,060	24	5,357	+ 4,704
Liver Cancer	23	8,370	9	24,995	- 16,624
Leukemia	24	8,340	28	4,899	+ 3,441
Other Injuries	25	8,040	23	5,539	+ 2,501
Bladder Cancer	26	6,069	45	896	+ 5,172
Violence	27	5,869	36	1,785	+ 4,083
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,514	33	2,265	+ 3,249
Other Neoplasms	29	5,487	57	325	+ 5,162
Alcohol	30	4,534	46	867	+ 3,667
Ovary Cancer	31	4,513	47	864	+ 3,649
Skin Cancers	32	4,426	54	467	+ 3,959
Stomach Cancer	33	4,044	14	15,134	- 11,090
Congenital Anomalies	34	3,638	21	7,064	- 3,426
Oral Cancer	35	3,574	20	7,088	- 3,514
Uterin Cancer	36	3,112	42	1,159	+ 1,954
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,079	29	4,390	- 1,311
Cervical Cancer	38	2,160	31	2,391	- 231
Low Birth Weight	39	2,141	19	7,132	- 4,990
Malnutrition	40	2,091	63	120	+ 1,971
Hepatitis C	41	1,758	64	78	+ 1,679
HIV/AIDS	42	1,751	27	4,993	- 3,242
Skin Disease	43	1,673	40	1,515	+ 158
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,565	61	135	+ 1,429
Drownings	45	1,259	26	5,097	- 3,838
Asthma	46	1,181	17	8,150	- 6,969
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,128	38	1,708	- 581
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,070	43	957	+ 114
Fires	49	984	52	595	+ 390
Epilepsy	50	978	53	583	+ 395
Anemia	51	963	81	0	+ 963
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	761	59	224	+ 537
Poisonings	53	518	48	832	- 314
Birth Trauma	54	381	32	2,340	- 1,958
War	55	370	65	34	+ 336
Maternal Conditions	56	241	49	773	- 532
Schizophrenia	57	224	82	0	+ 224
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	210	84	0	+ 210
Hepatitis B	59	188	55	379	- 191
Meningitis	60	187	51	624	- 437
Osteoarthritis	61	179	85	0	+ 179
Tuberculosis	62	169	15	9,446	- 9,277
Appendicitis	63	131	60	201	- 70
Oral conditions	64	88	86	0	+ 88
Upper Respiratory	65	71	66	34	+ 37
Syphilis	66	15	56	328	- 313
Otitis Media	67	11	71	1	+ 10
Encephalitis	68	8	39	1,558	- 1,551
Pertussis	69	5	50	705	- 700
Chagas disease	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	58	286	- 286
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	62	127	- 127
Malaria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

United States

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.