BOTSWANA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,685	4	1,588	+ 2,097
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,130	3	1,632	+ 498
Lung Disease	3	831	10	482	+ 350
Diabetes Mellitus	4	785	5	1,273	- 488
Road Traffic Accidents	5	683	7	608	+ 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	679	23	164	+ 515
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	645	2	1,674	- 1,029
Kidney Disease	8	585	9	506	+ 79
Liver Cancer	9	579	35	57	+ 522
Liver Disease	10	554	12	459	+ 95
Lung Cancers	11	493	39	45	+ 448
Hypertension	12	461	11	471	- 10
Falls	13	357	34	62	+ 296
Stomach Cancer	14	351	53	10	+ 340
Tuberculosis	15	219	6	649	- 430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	191	47	28	+ 164
Asthma	17	189	18	232	- 43
Suicide	18	168	15	370	- 202
Low Birth Weight	19	165	13	447	- 282
Oral Cancer	20	164	32	70	+ 94
Congenital Anomalies	21	164	16	287	- 124
Breast Cancer	22	143	33	68	+ 75
Other Injuries	23	128	19	216	- 88
Inflammatory/Heart	24	124	20	177	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	25	124	38	47	+ 76
Drownings	26	118	30	83	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	27	116	1	4,950	- 4,834
Leukemia	28	114	51	13	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	102	8	527	- 425
Lymphomas	30	69	31	77	- 8
Cervical Cancer	31	55	22	164	- 109
Birth Trauma	32	54	17	261	- 207
Oesophagus Cancer	33	52	28	103	- 50
Endocrine Disorders	34	48	27	103	- 54
Prostate Cancer	35	44	41	45	- 0
Violence	36	41	14	389	- 348
Measles	37	41	68	0	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	40	43	37	+ 3
Encephalitis	39	36	59	7	+ 29
Skin Disease	40	35	46	30	+ 5
Drug Use	41	32	48	26	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	42	27	56	9	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	22	29	90	- 68
Pancreas Cancer	44	22	50	16	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	45	21	60	6	+ 14
Alcohol	46	20	45	31	- 11
Ovary Cancer	47	20	49	19	+ 1
Poisonings	48	19	42	42	- 23
Maternal Conditions	49	18	24	118	- 100
Pertussis	50	16	40	45	- 28
Meningitis	51	14	25	108	- 94
Fires	52	14	26	108	- 95
Epilepsy	53	14	36	56	- 43
Skin Cancers	54	11	37	52	- 41
Hepatitis B	55	9	62	6	+ 3
Syphilis	56	8	44	36	- 29
Other Neoplasms	57	8	55	9	- 2
Tetanus	58	7	61	6	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	5	52	11	- 5
Appendicitis	60	5	57	8	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	63	3	+ 0
Dengue	62	3	76	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	3	21	171	- 168
Hepatitis C	64	2	66	1	+ 1
War	65	1	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	7	- 7
Malaria	67	0	64	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

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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.