ESTONIA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,795	3	1,116	+ 679
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,038	1	3,009	- 1,971
Lung Disease	3	405	13	229	+ 176
Diabetes Mellitus	4	382	19	146	+ 236
Road Traffic Accidents	5	333	35	59	+ 274
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	331	12	229	+ 101
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	314	6	349	- 35
Kidney Disease	8	285	17	176	+ 109
Liver Cancer	9	282	26	107	+ 175
Liver Disease	10	270	7	328	- 59
Lung Cancers	11	240	4	657	- 417
Hypertension	12	224	2	2,700	- 2,476
Falls	13	174	24	119	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	14	171	9	290	- 119
Tuberculosis	15	107	47	16	+ 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	93	5	527	- 434
Asthma	17	92	44	24	+ 68
Suicide	18	82	16	197	- 116
Low Birth Weight	19	81	55	7	+ 74
Oral Cancer	20	80	25	110	- 30
Congenital Anomalies	21	80	43	25	+ 55
Breast Cancer	22	70	11	260	- 190
Other Injuries	23	63	20	141	- 79
Inflammatory/Heart	24	60	14	217	- 157
Parkinson's Disease	25	60	29	82	- 22
Drownings	26	58	40	30	+ 28
HIV/AIDS	27	56	39	40	+ 16
Leukemia	28	55	22	126	- 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	50	53	8	+ 41
Lymphomas	30	33	15	213	- 179
Cervical Cancer	31	27	32	68	- 41
Birth Trauma	32	26	57	5	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	33	26	27	99	- 73
Endocrine Disorders	34	24	33	66	- 42
Prostate Cancer	35	22	8	298	- 277
Violence	36	20	42	28	- 8
Measles	37	20	84	0	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	19	45	22	- 2
Encephalitis	39	18	63	0	+ 17
Skin Disease	40	17	41	29	- 11
Drug Use	41	15	31	75	- 60
Uterin Cancer	42	13	34	60	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	11	36	55	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	44	10	10	268	- 258
Bladder Cancer	45	10	21	126	- 116
Alcohol	46	10	18	148	- 139
Ovary Cancer	47	10	28	87	- 77
Poisonings	48	9	52	8	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	49	9	61	1	+ 8
Pertussis	50	8	83	0	+ 8
Meningitis	51	7	54	7	- 0
Fires	52	7	38	41	- 34
Epilepsy	53	7	37	45	- 38
Skin Cancers	54	5	30	79	- 74
Hepatitis B	55	4	65	0	+ 4
Syphilis	56	4	62	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	57	4	23	123	- 120
Tetanus	58	3	81	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	3	46	17	- 15
Appendicitis	60	2	59	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	48	16	- 15
Dengue	62	1	75	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	58	4	- 3
War	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Malaria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	9	- 9
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	60	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.