DR CONGO VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	173,534	6	36,596	+ 136,938
Coronary Heart Disease	2	100,323	7	34,713	+ 65,610
Lung Disease	3	39,146	14	13,527	+ 25,620
Diabetes Mellitus	4	36,948	16	12,902	+ 24,046
Road Traffic Accidents	5	32,163	10	30,256	+ 1,907
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	31,979	28	4,548	+ 27,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	30,375	1	73,546	- 43,171
Kidney Disease	8	27,554	20	9,077	+ 18,477
Liver Cancer	9	27,274	31	3,840	+ 23,434
Liver Disease	10	26,079	13	15,044	+ 11,035
Lung Cancers	11	23,236	47	1,158	+ 22,078
Hypertension	12	21,692	12	15,743	+ 5,950
Falls	13	16,833	33	3,483	+ 13,351
Stomach Cancer	14	16,514	37	2,579	+ 13,935
Tuberculosis	15	10,307	2	43,759	- 33,452
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	9,011	36	2,966	+ 6,045
Asthma	17	8,893	24	7,733	+ 1,160
Suicide	18	7,910	26	5,812	+ 2,098
Low Birth Weight	19	7,782	8	34,668	- 26,886
Oral Cancer	20	7,734	51	1,003	+ 6,731
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,708	11	16,256	- 8,548
Breast Cancer	22	6,751	35	3,416	+ 3,336
Other Injuries	23	6,044	22	8,272	- 2,228
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,845	29	4,045	+ 1,800
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,825	49	1,035	+ 4,790
Drownings	26	5,562	34	3,454	+ 2,108
HIV/AIDS	27	5,448	15	13,286	- 7,838
Leukemia	28	5,346	41	1,871	+ 3,474
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	4,790	5	41,301	- 36,511
Lymphomas	30	3,235	38	2,061	+ 1,174
Cervical Cancer	31	2,609	27	4,823	- 2,213
Birth Trauma	32	2,553	9	33,075	- 30,522
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,471	53	790	+ 1,681
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,272	25	7,380	- 5,107
Prostate Cancer	35	2,086	30	3,948	- 1,863
Violence	36	1,948	18	11,120	- 9,172
Measles	37	1,942	3	42,254	- 40,312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,864	43	1,728	+ 136
Encephalitis	39	1,701	57	680	+ 1,021
Skin Disease	40	1,653	54	781	+ 872
Drug Use	41	1,490	59	638	+ 852
Uterin Cancer	42	1,264	63	352	+ 912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,044	40	1,923	- 879
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,014	50	1,017	- 2
Bladder Cancer	45	978	65	270	+ 708
Alcohol	46	946	60	635	+ 311
Ovary Cancer	47	942	58	656	+ 287
Poisonings	48	908	42	1,729	- 821
Maternal Conditions	49	844	19	10,513	- 9,669
Pertussis	50	769	23	7,921	- 7,152
Meningitis	51	681	17	11,568	- 10,887
Fires	52	649	39	2,007	- 1,359
Epilepsy	53	636	44	1,727	- 1,091
Skin Cancers	54	510	55	765	- 256
Hepatitis B	55	414	61	456	- 42
Syphilis	56	358	32	3,751	- 3,393
Other Neoplasms	57	355	67	88	+ 267
Tetanus	58	313	46	1,166	- 853
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	244	66	217	+ 27
Appendicitis	60	219	56	703	- 484
Multiple Sclerosis	61	148	71	44	+ 104
Dengue	62	138	74	1	+ 137
Malnutrition	63	131	21	8,910	- 8,779
Hepatitis C	64	86	69	69	+ 17
War	65	37	45	1,658	- 1,621
Upper Respiratory	66	37	62	370	- 333
Malaria	67	15	4	41,813	- 41,798
Ascariasis	68	10	68	80	- 70
Diphtheria	69	4	70	47	- 43
Chlamydia	70	1	73	15	- 14
Otitis Media	71	1	72	38	- 37
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	64	347	- 347
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.