CHILE VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	28,066	2	9,731	+ 18,335
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,226	1	10,685	+ 5,541
Lung Disease	3	6,331	4	4,062	+ 2,269
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,976	10	3,177	+ 2,799
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,202	12	2,826	+ 2,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,172	5	4,000	+ 1,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,913	6	3,920	+ 993
Kidney Disease	8	4,456	3	4,065	+ 392
Liver Cancer	9	4,411	19	1,369	+ 3,042
Liver Disease	10	4,218	13	2,647	+ 1,571
Lung Cancers	11	3,758	9	3,452	+ 306
Hypertension	12	3,508	7	3,817	- 308
Falls	13	2,723	23	904	+ 1,818
Stomach Cancer	14	2,671	8	3,631	- 960
Tuberculosis	15	1,667	38	410	+ 1,257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,457	11	3,022	- 1,565
Asthma	17	1,438	42	295	+ 1,144
Suicide	18	1,279	15	1,700	- 421
Low Birth Weight	19	1,259	36	437	+ 821
Oral Cancer	20	1,251	40	307	+ 944
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,247	25	858	+ 389
Breast Cancer	22	1,092	16	1,689	- 597
Other Injuries	23	977	21	1,310	- 333
Inflammatory/Heart	24	945	31	709	+ 236
Parkinson's Disease	25	942	26	790	+ 152
Drownings	26	900	44	283	+ 617
HIV/AIDS	27	881	33	539	+ 342
Leukemia	28	865	24	879	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	775	39	334	+ 440
Lymphomas	30	523	18	1,394	- 871
Cervical Cancer	31	422	27	780	- 358
Birth Trauma	32	413	54	87	+ 326
Oesophagus Cancer	33	400	30	722	- 322
Endocrine Disorders	34	368	22	1,286	- 919
Prostate Cancer	35	337	14	2,435	- 2,098
Violence	36	315	29	744	- 429
Measles	37	314	75	0	+ 314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	301	52	104	+ 197
Encephalitis	39	275	70	2	+ 273
Skin Disease	40	267	28	763	- 496
Drug Use	41	241	50	149	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	42	204	45	275	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	169	46	223	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	44	164	17	1,567	- 1,403
Bladder Cancer	45	158	32	641	- 483
Alcohol	46	153	47	207	- 54
Ovary Cancer	47	152	35	514	- 362
Poisonings	48	147	57	68	+ 79
Maternal Conditions	49	136	63	24	+ 113
Pertussis	50	124	68	3	+ 122
Meningitis	51	110	53	95	+ 15
Fires	52	105	41	295	- 191
Epilepsy	53	103	43	294	- 192
Skin Cancers	54	82	34	526	- 443
Hepatitis B	55	67	60	30	+ 37
Syphilis	56	58	66	5	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	57	57	20	1,358	- 1,300
Tetanus	58	51	69	2	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	39	48	187	- 147
Appendicitis	60	35	59	37	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	24	62	27	- 3
Dengue	62	22	73	0	+ 22
Malnutrition	63	21	37	420	- 399
Hepatitis C	64	14	61	27	- 13
War	65	6	64	14	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	6	67	4	+ 2
Malaria	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	180	- 180
Schizophrenia	82	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.