COLOMBIA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	74,567	3	16,573	+ 57,995
Coronary Heart Disease	2	43,108	1	43,066	+ 42
Lung Disease	3	16,821	4	15,928	+ 893
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,876	11	5,028	+ 10,848
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,820	6	7,765	+ 6,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,741	22	2,157	+ 11,584
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,052	5	10,773	+ 2,278
Kidney Disease	8	11,840	7	6,834	+ 5,006
Liver Cancer	9	11,719	24	2,065	+ 9,655
Liver Disease	10	11,206	19	2,426	+ 8,780
Lung Cancers	11	9,984	10	5,250	+ 4,734
Hypertension	12	9,321	8	6,400	+ 2,922
Falls	13	7,233	29	1,518	+ 5,716
Stomach Cancer	14	7,096	9	6,112	+ 984
Tuberculosis	15	4,429	32	1,272	+ 3,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,872	12	4,371	- 499
Asthma	17	3,821	54	191	+ 3,630
Suicide	18	3,399	26	1,965	+ 1,434
Low Birth Weight	19	3,344	23	2,095	+ 1,249
Oral Cancer	20	3,323	37	807	+ 2,516
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,312	16	2,963	+ 349
Breast Cancer	22	2,901	13	3,669	- 768
Other Injuries	23	2,597	28	1,592	+ 1,005
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,512	31	1,329	+ 1,182
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,503	47	383	+ 2,120
Drownings	26	2,390	40	689	+ 1,701
HIV/AIDS	27	2,341	17	2,683	- 342
Leukemia	28	2,297	21	2,208	+ 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,058	38	747	+ 1,311
Lymphomas	30	1,390	18	2,603	- 1,213
Cervical Cancer	31	1,121	20	2,266	- 1,145
Birth Trauma	32	1,097	41	648	+ 449
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,062	36	835	+ 227
Endocrine Disorders	34	976	30	1,367	- 391
Prostate Cancer	35	896	14	3,584	- 2,688
Violence	36	837	2	19,268	- 18,431
Measles	37	835	78	0	+ 834
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	801	63	38	+ 763
Encephalitis	39	731	64	38	+ 693
Skin Disease	40	710	34	1,102	- 391
Drug Use	41	640	44	492	+ 149
Uterin Cancer	42	543	45	423	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	449	39	698	- 250
Pancreas Cancer	44	436	25	2,022	- 1,587
Bladder Cancer	45	420	42	609	- 189
Alcohol	46	406	68	23	+ 384
Ovary Cancer	47	405	33	1,122	- 717
Poisonings	48	390	61	61	+ 329
Maternal Conditions	49	362	46	394	- 31
Pertussis	50	331	69	18	+ 312
Meningitis	51	293	50	244	+ 49
Fires	52	279	56	127	+ 152
Epilepsy	53	273	43	597	- 324
Skin Cancers	54	219	35	1,028	- 809
Hepatitis B	55	178	62	50	+ 127
Syphilis	56	154	65	30	+ 124
Other Neoplasms	57	152	15	3,205	- 3,052
Tetanus	58	134	71	14	+ 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	105	51	242	- 137
Appendicitis	60	94	52	213	- 118
Multiple Sclerosis	61	64	60	62	+ 1
Dengue	62	59	55	133	- 74
Malnutrition	63	56	27	1,878	- 1,822
Hepatitis C	64	37	59	65	- 28
War	65	16	49	260	- 244
Upper Respiratory	66	16	66	27	- 11
Malaria	67	7	67	26	- 19
Ascariasis	68	4	76	5	- 1
Diphtheria	69	2	80	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	82	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.