AFGHANISTAN VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	60,332	3	19,060	+ 41,272
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,879	1	40,195	- 5,316
Lung Disease	3	13,610	15	4,650	+ 8,960
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,846	12	5,750	+ 7,096
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,182	11	6,033	+ 5,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,118	23	1,765	+ 9,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,560	4	14,649	- 4,089
Kidney Disease	8	9,580	10	6,590	+ 2,989
Liver Cancer	9	9,482	40	657	+ 8,825
Liver Disease	10	9,067	16	4,600	+ 4,467
Lung Cancers	11	8,078	32	1,076	+ 7,002
Hypertension	12	7,542	8	7,995	- 453
Falls	13	5,852	37	905	+ 4,947
Stomach Cancer	14	5,741	26	1,501	+ 4,241
Tuberculosis	15	3,583	7	9,839	- 6,256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,133	39	741	+ 2,392
Asthma	17	3,092	17	3,403	- 311
Suicide	18	2,750	24	1,573	+ 1,177
Low Birth Weight	19	2,706	5	12,631	- 9,925
Oral Cancer	20	2,689	27	1,467	+ 1,222
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,680	14	5,001	- 2,321
Breast Cancer	22	2,347	22	1,822	+ 525
Other Injuries	23	2,101	18	3,241	- 1,140
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,032	45	527	+ 1,505
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,025	41	628	+ 1,398
Drownings	26	1,934	34	996	+ 938
HIV/AIDS	27	1,894	46	464	+ 1,430
Leukemia	28	1,859	42	610	+ 1,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,665	13	5,555	- 3,890
Lymphomas	30	1,125	36	946	+ 179
Cervical Cancer	31	907	44	541	+ 366
Birth Trauma	32	888	6	10,723	- 9,835
Oesophagus Cancer	33	859	29	1,314	- 455
Endocrine Disorders	34	790	28	1,364	- 574
Prostate Cancer	35	725	55	258	+ 467
Violence	36	677	19	3,217	- 2,539
Measles	37	675	49	350	+ 325
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	648	33	1,041	- 393
Encephalitis	39	591	31	1,190	- 599
Skin Disease	40	575	61	94	+ 481
Drug Use	41	518	51	328	+ 190
Uterin Cancer	42	440	53	289	+ 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	363	25	1,505	- 1,142
Pancreas Cancer	44	353	56	229	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	45	340	54	272	+ 68
Alcohol	46	329	58	150	+ 179
Ovary Cancer	47	328	48	369	- 42
Poisonings	48	316	47	384	- 68
Maternal Conditions	49	293	9	7,807	- 7,514
Pertussis	50	267	21	2,107	- 1,840
Meningitis	51	237	20	2,626	- 2,389
Fires	52	226	50	348	- 122
Epilepsy	53	221	35	993	- 772
Skin Cancers	54	177	59	145	+ 32
Hepatitis B	55	144	38	863	- 720
Syphilis	56	124	60	94	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	57	123	63	29	+ 95
Tetanus	58	109	30	1,254	- 1,146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	85	65	25	+ 59
Appendicitis	60	76	52	298	- 222
Multiple Sclerosis	61	51	62	84	- 33
Dengue	62	48	72	0	+ 48
Malnutrition	63	46	43	589	- 544
Hepatitis C	64	30	64	28	+ 2
War	65	13	2	25,620	- 25,607
Upper Respiratory	66	13	68	9	+ 4
Malaria	67	5	57	185	- 180
Ascariasis	68	3	66	17	- 13
Diphtheria	69	1	67	16	- 15
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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.