BELGIUM VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,011	3	7,408	+ 10,604
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,412	1	15,281	- 4,868
Lung Disease	3	4,063	5	6,438	- 2,375
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,835	20	1,269	+ 2,565
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,338	29	666	+ 2,672
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,319	2	9,416	- 6,097
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,153	6	5,677	- 2,525
Kidney Disease	8	2,860	8	2,952	- 92
Liver Cancer	9	2,831	24	976	+ 1,855
Liver Disease	10	2,707	17	1,433	+ 1,274
Lung Cancers	11	2,412	4	6,777	- 4,365
Hypertension	12	2,251	27	740	+ 1,512
Falls	13	1,747	15	1,756	- 8
Stomach Cancer	14	1,714	26	863	+ 851
Tuberculosis	15	1,070	54	46	+ 1,024
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	935	7	3,329	- 2,393
Asthma	17	923	46	128	+ 795
Suicide	18	821	10	2,111	- 1,290
Low Birth Weight	19	808	50	70	+ 738
Oral Cancer	20	803	28	675	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	21	800	40	282	+ 518
Breast Cancer	22	701	9	2,587	- 1,886
Other Injuries	23	627	11	2,006	- 1,379
Inflammatory/Heart	24	607	23	1,060	- 454
Parkinson's Disease	25	605	19	1,378	- 773
Drownings	26	577	47	79	+ 499
HIV/AIDS	27	565	57	36	+ 529
Leukemia	28	555	21	1,199	- 645
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	497	33	418	+ 79
Lymphomas	30	336	16	1,552	- 1,217
Cervical Cancer	31	271	41	243	+ 28
Birth Trauma	32	265	53	47	+ 218
Oesophagus Cancer	33	256	25	898	- 642
Endocrine Disorders	34	236	18	1,432	- 1,196
Prostate Cancer	35	216	13	1,824	- 1,608
Violence	36	202	44	149	+ 53
Measles	37	202	79	0	+ 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	193	37	293	- 99
Encephalitis	39	176	66	1	+ 175
Skin Disease	40	172	35	380	- 208
Drug Use	41	155	39	287	- 133
Uterin Cancer	42	131	34	384	- 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	108	42	213	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	44	105	14	1,809	- 1,704
Bladder Cancer	45	102	22	1,078	- 977
Alcohol	46	98	32	500	- 401
Ovary Cancer	47	98	30	653	- 555
Poisonings	48	94	55	41	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	49	88	64	6	+ 82
Pertussis	50	80	68	1	+ 79
Meningitis	51	71	58	28	+ 42
Fires	52	67	48	75	- 8
Epilepsy	53	66	36	348	- 282
Skin Cancers	54	53	31	522	- 469
Hepatitis B	55	43	63	17	+ 26
Syphilis	56	37	70	0	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	57	37	12	1,828	- 1,791
Tetanus	58	32	78	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	25	49	73	- 47
Appendicitis	60	23	62	17	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	15	45	147	- 132
Dengue	62	14	83	0	+ 14
Malnutrition	63	14	38	291	- 277
Hepatitis C	64	9	52	53	- 44
War	65	4	67	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	4	59	22	- 18
Malaria	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Viet Nam

Belgium

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.