CHINA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,129,339	1	2,043,210	+ 86,129
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,231,001	2	1,771,525	- 540,524
Lung Disease	3	480,340	3	968,607	- 488,267
Diabetes Mellitus	4	453,367	14	161,672	+ 291,695
Road Traffic Accidents	5	394,655	8	250,272	+ 144,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	392,400	6	304,455	+ 87,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	372,711	12	183,342	+ 189,369
Kidney Disease	8	338,099	11	192,302	+ 145,797
Liver Cancer	9	334,660	13	180,952	+ 153,708
Liver Disease	10	320,005	15	145,603	+ 174,402
Lung Cancers	11	285,114	4	714,311	- 429,196
Hypertension	12	266,175	7	301,183	- 35,007
Falls	13	206,553	16	138,878	+ 67,675
Stomach Cancer	14	202,633	5	398,439	- 195,805
Tuberculosis	15	126,473	32	34,802	+ 91,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	110,572	9	248,388	- 137,817
Asthma	17	109,123	39	23,147	+ 85,975
Suicide	18	97,061	17	116,324	- 19,263
Low Birth Weight	19	95,491	40	21,631	+ 73,860
Oral Cancer	20	94,904	24	54,695	+ 40,208
Congenital Anomalies	21	94,579	31	36,613	+ 57,966
Breast Cancer	22	82,843	19	92,757	- 9,914
Other Injuries	23	74,160	25	54,087	+ 20,073
Inflammatory/Heart	24	71,721	33	29,954	+ 41,767
Parkinson's Disease	25	71,476	20	70,699	+ 777
Drownings	26	68,248	26	52,807	+ 15,441
HIV/AIDS	27	66,848	34	28,746	+ 38,102
Leukemia	28	65,594	22	58,145	+ 7,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	58,774	50	8,719	+ 50,055
Lymphomas	30	39,693	23	57,838	- 18,146
Cervical Cancer	31	32,018	27	51,650	- 19,632
Birth Trauma	32	31,327	43	17,644	+ 13,683
Oesophagus Cancer	33	30,323	10	242,891	- 212,568
Endocrine Disorders	34	27,882	37	25,613	+ 2,269
Prostate Cancer	35	25,593	28	51,056	- 25,463
Violence	36	23,903	47	11,115	+ 12,789
Measles	37	23,832	62	558	+ 23,275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	22,872	21	65,350	- 42,479
Encephalitis	39	20,866	55	2,796	+ 18,070
Skin Disease	40	20,287	52	5,222	+ 15,065
Drug Use	41	18,286	38	24,214	- 5,928
Uterin Cancer	42	15,513	45	11,751	+ 3,762
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	12,811	30	37,723	- 24,912
Pancreas Cancer	44	12,445	18	111,537	- 99,092
Bladder Cancer	45	12,001	29	37,873	- 25,872
Alcohol	46	11,606	42	19,071	- 7,465
Ovary Cancer	47	11,563	35	28,078	- 16,515
Poisonings	48	11,138	36	25,762	- 14,624
Maternal Conditions	49	10,350	54	3,596	+ 6,754
Pertussis	50	9,439	64	484	+ 8,955
Meningitis	51	8,360	51	5,704	+ 2,657
Fires	52	7,960	48	10,498	- 2,538
Epilepsy	53	7,802	46	11,365	- 3,563
Skin Cancers	54	6,254	41	19,669	- 13,415
Hepatitis B	55	5,076	56	2,757	+ 2,319
Syphilis	56	4,393	58	1,824	+ 2,570
Other Neoplasms	57	4,351	53	4,374	- 23
Tetanus	58	3,835	63	491	+ 3,343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2,993	49	10,108	- 7,115
Appendicitis	60	2,692	60	1,468	+ 1,225
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1,814	59	1,734	+ 80
Dengue	62	1,695	70	12	+ 1,683
Malnutrition	63	1,607	44	12,995	- 11,387
Hepatitis C	64	1,050	66	86	+ 964
War	65	456	61	900	- 445
Upper Respiratory	66	451	57	2,663	- 2,211
Malaria	67	187	75	0	+ 187
Ascariasis	68	120	68	34	+ 86
Diphtheria	69	46	71	11	+ 35
Chlamydia	70	13	67	55	- 42
Otitis Media	71	9	69	15	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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.