VIET NAM VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	131,671	2	91,939	+ 39,732
Stroke	2	87,990	1	159,032	- 71,042
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	58,619	6	29,307	+ 29,313
Lung Disease	4	52,676	3	35,875	+ 16,802
Lung Cancers	5	45,162	11	21,294	+ 23,868
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	42,311	7	27,836	+ 14,474
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	38,436	16	8,258	+ 30,177
Kidney Disease	8	32,106	8	25,251	+ 6,855
Breast Cancer	9	26,182	22	6,187	+ 19,994
Other Injuries	10	23,896	23	5,539	+ 18,357
Diabetes Mellitus	11	23,074	4	33,860	- 10,786
Suicide	12	22,705	18	7,249	+ 15,456
Prostate Cancer	13	21,832	35	1,911	+ 19,920
Pancreas Cancer	14	20,240	44	929	+ 19,310
Hypertension	15	20,016	12	19,880	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	16	15,795	5	29,475	- 13,680
Endocrine Disorders	17	15,041	34	2,082	+ 12,959
Stomach Cancer	18	14,827	14	15,134	- 307
Other Neoplasms	19	14,316	57	325	+ 13,991
Lymphomas	20	14,119	30	2,964	+ 11,155
Parkinson's Disease	21	9,890	25	5,338	+ 4,552
Inflammatory/Heart	22	9,701	24	5,357	+ 4,344
Violence	23	9,110	36	1,785	+ 7,325
Oesophagus Cancer	24	8,838	33	2,265	+ 6,574
Leukemia	25	8,655	28	4,899	+ 3,756
Bladder Cancer	26	8,525	45	896	+ 7,629
Liver Disease	27	6,355	10	23,900	- 17,545
HIV/AIDS	28	6,027	27	4,993	+ 1,034
Cervical Cancer	29	5,309	31	2,391	+ 2,918
Congenital Anomalies	30	5,252	21	7,064	- 1,812
Oral Cancer	31	5,163	20	7,088	- 1,925
Ovary Cancer	32	4,950	47	864	+ 4,087
Skin Cancers	33	4,603	54	467	+ 4,136
Liver Cancer	34	4,549	9	24,995	- 20,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,147	29	4,390	- 243
Skin Disease	36	4,011	40	1,515	+ 2,496
Asthma	37	3,920	17	8,150	- 4,230
Uterin Cancer	38	3,558	42	1,159	+ 2,400
Alcohol	39	3,226	46	867	+ 2,360
Epilepsy	40	2,650	53	583	+ 2,067
Tuberculosis	41	2,486	15	9,446	- 6,960
Low Birth Weight	42	2,268	19	7,132	- 4,864
Malnutrition	43	2,253	63	120	+ 2,133
Anemia	44	2,179	81	0	+ 2,179
Drownings	45	1,998	26	5,097	- 3,099
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,754	43	957	+ 797
Falls	47	1,698	13	15,427	- 13,729
Fires	48	1,682	52	595	+ 1,088
Drug Use	49	1,253	41	1,366	- 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,207	38	1,708	- 502
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,065	59	224	+ 842
Osteoarthritis	52	1,002	85	0	+ 1,002
Birth Trauma	53	685	32	2,340	- 1,655
Schizophrenia	54	553	82	0	+ 553
Poisonings	55	511	48	832	- 321
Multiple Sclerosis	56	405	61	135	+ 269
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	383	84	0	+ 383
Meningitis	58	316	51	624	- 308
Appendicitis	59	279	60	201	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	60	275	49	773	- 498
Chagas disease	61	153	76	0	+ 153
Upper Respiratory	62	152	66	34	+ 118
Hepatitis B	63	129	55	379	- 250
Encephalitis	64	119	39	1,558	- 1,439
Hepatitis C	65	107	64	78	+ 28
Syphilis	66	88	56	328	- 240
Otitis Media	67	48	71	1	+ 48
Oral conditions	68	36	86	0	+ 36
Leprosy	69	12	72	0	+ 12
War	70	11	65	34	- 23
Tetanus	71	11	58	286	- 276
Pertussis	72	7	50	705	- 698
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Chlamydia	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Ascariasis	80	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	62	127	- 127
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

Uruguay

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.