BRAZIL VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	330,897	2	123,207	+ 207,690
Coronary Heart Disease	2	191,296	1	165,788	+ 25,508
Lung Disease	3	74,644	6	59,373	+ 15,271
Diabetes Mellitus	4	70,453	5	59,608	+ 10,845
Road Traffic Accidents	5	61,329	8	33,871	+ 27,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	60,979	10	30,717	+ 30,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	57,919	3	94,705	- 36,786
Kidney Disease	8	52,540	7	37,690	+ 14,850
Liver Cancer	9	52,006	25	11,514	+ 40,491
Liver Disease	10	49,728	13	21,422	+ 28,306
Lung Cancers	11	44,306	9	31,659	+ 12,648
Hypertension	12	41,363	11	28,822	+ 12,541
Falls	13	32,098	16	18,847	+ 13,251
Stomach Cancer	14	31,489	17	17,992	+ 13,497
Tuberculosis	15	19,654	40	4,895	+ 14,758
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	17,183	12	23,161	- 5,979
Asthma	17	16,958	48	2,595	+ 14,363
Suicide	18	15,083	20	14,540	+ 543
Low Birth Weight	19	14,839	33	6,881	+ 7,958
Oral Cancer	20	14,748	28	9,951	+ 4,796
Congenital Anomalies	21	14,697	23	12,317	+ 2,381
Breast Cancer	22	12,874	14	20,759	- 7,885
Other Injuries	23	11,524	21	13,807	- 2,282
Inflammatory/Heart	24	11,145	18	17,508	- 6,363
Parkinson's Disease	25	11,107	41	4,770	+ 6,337
Drownings	26	10,606	39	4,937	+ 5,669
HIV/AIDS	27	10,388	22	12,558	- 2,170
Leukemia	28	10,193	30	8,531	+ 1,662
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	9,133	35	5,659	+ 3,474
Lymphomas	30	6,168	27	10,376	- 4,208
Cervical Cancer	31	4,976	29	9,511	- 4,535
Birth Trauma	32	4,868	45	3,777	+ 1,091
Oesophagus Cancer	33	4,712	26	10,466	- 5,753
Endocrine Disorders	34	4,333	19	16,927	- 12,594
Prostate Cancer	35	3,977	15	19,001	- 15,023
Violence	36	3,715	4	68,779	- 65,065
Measles	37	3,704	81	4	+ 3,700
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,554	51	2,193	+ 1,361
Encephalitis	39	3,243	72	65	+ 3,178
Skin Disease	40	3,153	31	7,179	- 4,026
Drug Use	41	2,842	49	2,467	+ 375
Uterin Cancer	42	2,411	47	2,780	- 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,991	44	4,258	- 2,267
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,934	24	11,999	- 10,065
Bladder Cancer	45	1,865	36	5,306	- 3,441
Alcohol	46	1,804	32	7,121	- 5,317
Ovary Cancer	47	1,797	43	4,355	- 2,558
Poisonings	48	1,731	66	317	+ 1,414
Maternal Conditions	49	1,608	53	1,507	+ 102
Pertussis	50	1,467	75	30	+ 1,437
Meningitis	51	1,299	54	1,359	- 59
Fires	52	1,237	58	1,028	+ 209
Epilepsy	53	1,212	46	3,263	- 2,051
Skin Cancers	54	972	38	5,032	- 4,060
Hepatitis B	55	789	59	775	+ 14
Syphilis	56	683	68	223	+ 460
Other Neoplasms	57	676	42	4,665	- 3,989
Tetanus	58	596	71	88	+ 508
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	465	61	596	- 131
Appendicitis	60	418	57	1,067	- 649
Multiple Sclerosis	61	282	64	356	- 74
Dengue	62	263	76	14	+ 250
Malnutrition	63	250	34	6,695	- 6,446
Hepatitis C	64	163	52	1,955	- 1,792
War	65	71	56	1,090	- 1,019
Upper Respiratory	66	70	67	260	- 190
Malaria	67	29	74	44	- 15
Ascariasis	68	19	78	7	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	7	79	7	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	80	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	70	94	- 92
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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.