VIET NAM VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,055	2	91,939	- 884
Violence	2	61,363	36	1,785	+ 59,578
Stroke	3	41,061	1	159,032	- 117,971
Diabetes Mellitus	4	37,824	4	33,860	+ 3,964
Road Traffic Accidents	5	37,657	5	29,475	+ 8,182
HIV/AIDS	6	25,349	27	4,993	+ 20,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	24,327	7	27,836	- 3,510
Kidney Disease	8	20,074	8	25,251	- 5,177
Hypertension	9	17,581	12	19,880	- 2,299
Lung Disease	10	17,427	3	35,875	- 18,447
Lung Cancers	11	13,198	11	21,294	- 8,096
Low Birth Weight	12	10,450	19	7,132	+ 3,318
Prostate Cancer	13	9,640	35	1,911	+ 7,728
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,630	21	7,064	+ 2,567
Breast Cancer	15	8,674	22	6,187	+ 2,487
Liver Disease	16	7,920	10	23,900	- 15,980
Stomach Cancer	17	7,361	14	15,134	- 7,773
Other Neoplasms	18	7,335	57	325	+ 7,010
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	6,895	16	8,258	- 1,363
Cervical Cancer	20	6,722	31	2,391	+ 4,331
Other Injuries	21	5,730	23	5,539	+ 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	4,599	29	4,390	+ 210
Lymphomas	23	4,223	30	2,964	+ 1,258
Birth Trauma	24	3,679	32	2,340	+ 1,339
Pancreas Cancer	25	3,662	44	929	+ 2,733
Liver Cancer	26	3,483	9	24,995	- 21,511
Leukemia	27	3,410	28	4,899	- 1,489
Falls	28	2,928	13	15,427	- 12,498
Chagas disease	29	2,796	76	0	+ 2,796
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,572	34	2,082	+ 489
Tuberculosis	31	2,530	15	9,446	- 6,916
Malnutrition	32	2,129	63	120	+ 2,009
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,027	24	5,357	- 3,329
Suicide	34	1,980	18	7,249	- 5,269
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	1,936	6	29,307	- 27,371
Ovary Cancer	36	1,904	47	864	+ 1,041
Skin Cancers	37	1,872	54	467	+ 1,405
Oral Cancer	38	1,842	20	7,088	- 5,246
Maternal Conditions	39	1,429	49	773	+ 656
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,413	43	957	+ 456
Epilepsy	41	1,389	53	583	+ 807
Malaria	42	1,360	67	14	+ 1,346
Drownings	43	1,314	26	5,097	- 3,783
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,252	33	2,265	- 1,013
Bladder Cancer	45	1,234	45	896	+ 337
Asthma	46	1,053	17	8,150	- 7,097
Uterin Cancer	47	1,047	42	1,159	- 112
Parkinson's Disease	48	852	25	5,338	- 4,487
Meningitis	49	849	51	624	+ 224
Drug Use	50	762	41	1,366	- 603
War	51	626	65	34	+ 592
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	609	59	224	+ 385
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	510	84	0	+ 510
Fires	54	489	52	595	- 106
Anemia	55	425	81	0	+ 425
Appendicitis	56	330	60	201	+ 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	271	38	1,708	- 1,437
Poisonings	58	228	48	832	- 603
Dengue	59	220	62	127	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	60	171	61	135	+ 36
Encephalitis	61	125	39	1,558	- 1,433
Alcohol	62	116	46	867	- 751
Hepatitis B	63	100	55	379	- 279
Pertussis	64	87	50	705	- 618
Hepatitis C	65	72	64	78	- 7
Skin Disease	66	60	40	1,515	- 1,456
Syphilis	67	52	56	328	- 277
Tetanus	68	26	58	286	- 261
Schizophrenia	69	20	82	0	+ 20
Ascariasis	70	16	68	9	+ 8
Leprosy	71	14	72	0	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	72	10	85	0	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	73	9	78	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	74	5	66	34	- 29
Otitis Media	75	4	71	1	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	76	3	77	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	75	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	78	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	79	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Venezuela

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.