ECUADOR VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,533	3	5,429	+ 22,104
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,917	1	9,805	+ 6,113
Lung Disease	3	6,211	8	2,576	+ 3,635
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,862	5	4,321	+ 1,541
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,103	6	3,490	+ 1,613
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,074	9	2,565	+ 2,509
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,819	4	5,083	- 264
Kidney Disease	8	4,372	2	6,184	- 1,812
Liver Cancer	9	4,327	21	954	+ 3,374
Liver Disease	10	4,138	7	3,330	+ 807
Lung Cancers	11	3,687	20	1,075	+ 2,612
Hypertension	12	3,442	10	2,507	+ 935
Falls	13	2,671	18	1,114	+ 1,557
Stomach Cancer	14	2,620	11	2,089	+ 531
Tuberculosis	15	1,635	29	574	+ 1,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,430	19	1,109	+ 321
Asthma	17	1,411	53	85	+ 1,326
Suicide	18	1,255	14	1,326	- 71
Low Birth Weight	19	1,235	16	1,172	+ 63
Oral Cancer	20	1,227	45	166	+ 1,061
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,223	13	1,335	- 112
Breast Cancer	22	1,071	25	825	+ 246
Other Injuries	23	959	17	1,161	- 202
Inflammatory/Heart	24	927	36	308	+ 620
Parkinson's Disease	25	924	26	658	+ 266
Drownings	26	882	32	470	+ 413
HIV/AIDS	27	864	27	609	+ 255
Leukemia	28	848	23	882	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	760	34	410	+ 350
Lymphomas	30	513	22	883	- 370
Cervical Cancer	31	414	24	840	- 426
Birth Trauma	32	405	38	302	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	33	392	42	180	+ 212
Endocrine Disorders	34	361	31	507	- 146
Prostate Cancer	35	331	12	1,362	- 1,031
Violence	36	309	15	1,210	- 901
Measles	37	308	72	0	+ 308
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	296	47	163	+ 133
Encephalitis	39	270	55	82	+ 188
Skin Disease	40	262	51	103	+ 160
Drug Use	41	236	41	214	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	42	201	48	129	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	166	33	417	- 251
Pancreas Cancer	44	161	30	562	- 401
Bladder Cancer	45	155	44	168	- 13
Alcohol	46	150	39	280	- 130
Ovary Cancer	47	150	35	322	- 173
Poisonings	48	144	58	59	+ 85
Maternal Conditions	49	134	46	164	- 31
Pertussis	50	122	56	79	+ 43
Meningitis	51	108	52	90	+ 19
Fires	52	103	43	175	- 72
Epilepsy	53	101	40	273	- 172
Skin Cancers	54	81	37	308	- 227
Hepatitis B	55	66	64	3	+ 63
Syphilis	56	57	54	85	- 28
Other Neoplasms	57	56	57	64	- 8
Tetanus	58	50	62	9	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	39	49	124	- 85
Appendicitis	60	35	50	110	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	61	23	60	18	+ 5
Dengue	62	22	61	10	+ 12
Malnutrition	63	21	28	578	- 558
Hepatitis C	64	14	67	1	+ 13
War	65	6	66	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	6	63	8	- 2
Malaria	67	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.