COSTA RICA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,918	2	1,624	+ 6,294
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,577	1	2,639	+ 1,938
Lung Disease	3	1,786	4	1,046	+ 740
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,686	5	953	+ 732
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,468	9	746	+ 722
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,459	8	818	+ 641
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,386	7	836	+ 550
Kidney Disease	8	1,257	3	1,482	- 225
Liver Cancer	9	1,244	17	382	+ 863
Liver Disease	10	1,190	18	370	+ 820
Lung Cancers	11	1,060	20	343	+ 717
Hypertension	12	990	6	863	+ 127
Falls	13	768	35	116	+ 652
Stomach Cancer	14	753	10	661	+ 93
Tuberculosis	15	470	50	32	+ 439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	411	12	621	- 209
Asthma	17	406	45	60	+ 345
Suicide	18	361	15	407	- 46
Low Birth Weight	19	355	28	178	+ 177
Oral Cancer	20	353	38	96	+ 257
Congenital Anomalies	21	352	21	315	+ 36
Breast Cancer	22	308	16	384	- 76
Other Injuries	23	276	13	571	- 295
Inflammatory/Heart	24	267	26	191	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	25	266	30	138	+ 128
Drownings	26	254	37	97	+ 157
HIV/AIDS	27	249	25	192	+ 57
Leukemia	28	244	24	262	- 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	219	39	87	+ 131
Lymphomas	30	148	19	356	- 208
Cervical Cancer	31	119	29	159	- 40
Birth Trauma	32	116	47	48	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	33	113	44	61	+ 52
Endocrine Disorders	34	104	27	183	- 80
Prostate Cancer	35	95	14	448	- 353
Violence	36	89	11	635	- 546
Measles	37	89	75	0	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	85	49	32	+ 53
Encephalitis	39	78	63	3	+ 75
Skin Disease	40	75	32	126	- 51
Drug Use	41	68	43	63	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	42	58	41	80	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	48	42	74	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	44	46	22	294	- 247
Bladder Cancer	45	45	36	100	- 55
Alcohol	46	43	33	126	- 83
Ovary Cancer	47	43	40	80	- 37
Poisonings	48	41	60	5	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	49	38	55	17	+ 21
Pertussis	50	35	69	0	+ 35
Meningitis	51	31	54	18	+ 13
Fires	52	30	58	10	+ 19
Epilepsy	53	29	34	116	- 87
Skin Cancers	54	23	31	137	- 113
Hepatitis B	55	19	59	7	+ 12
Syphilis	56	16	65	1	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	57	16	23	266	- 249
Tetanus	58	14	74	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	11	46	55	- 44
Appendicitis	60	10	52	22	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	57	11	- 4
Dengue	62	6	70	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	63	6	48	37	- 31
Hepatitis C	64	4	64	1	+ 3
War	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	3	- 1
Malaria	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	25	- 25
Schizophrenia	82	0	53	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

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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.