ETHIOPIA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	178,267	3	39,362	+ 138,905
Coronary Heart Disease	2	103,059	4	36,530	+ 66,529
Lung Disease	3	40,214	15	11,870	+ 28,344
Diabetes Mellitus	4	37,956	10	16,258	+ 21,698
Road Traffic Accidents	5	33,040	5	31,564	+ 1,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	32,852	21	8,258	+ 24,594
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	31,203	1	59,931	- 28,727
Kidney Disease	8	28,305	13	12,103	+ 16,202
Liver Cancer	9	28,018	42	1,730	+ 26,288
Liver Disease	10	26,791	8	27,270	- 480
Lung Cancers	11	23,870	38	2,202	+ 21,668
Hypertension	12	22,284	12	13,470	+ 8,814
Falls	13	17,292	28	4,510	+ 12,782
Stomach Cancer	14	16,964	47	1,519	+ 15,446
Tuberculosis	15	10,588	9	21,455	- 10,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	9,257	31	3,755	+ 5,502
Asthma	17	9,136	29	4,484	+ 4,652
Suicide	18	8,126	25	6,030	+ 2,096
Low Birth Weight	19	7,994	7	28,020	- 20,026
Oral Cancer	20	7,945	48	1,477	+ 6,469
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,918	11	15,638	- 7,719
Breast Cancer	22	6,936	20	8,485	- 1,550
Other Injuries	23	6,209	16	11,735	- 5,526
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,004	39	2,168	+ 3,836
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,984	46	1,578	+ 4,406
Drownings	26	5,714	35	3,133	+ 2,581
HIV/AIDS	27	5,596	17	11,471	- 5,875
Leukemia	28	5,492	30	4,222	+ 1,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	4,921	2	44,361	- 39,440
Lymphomas	30	3,323	33	3,590	- 267
Cervical Cancer	31	2,681	27	5,019	- 2,338
Birth Trauma	32	2,623	6	31,107	- 28,484
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,539	40	1,839	+ 700
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,334	45	1,623	+ 711
Prostate Cancer	35	2,143	50	1,244	+ 898
Violence	36	2,001	22	8,076	- 6,075
Measles	37	1,995	24	6,324	- 4,329
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,915	49	1,339	+ 576
Encephalitis	39	1,747	63	386	+ 1,361
Skin Disease	40	1,698	53	904	+ 795
Drug Use	41	1,531	60	513	+ 1,018
Uterin Cancer	42	1,299	62	421	+ 878
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,073	41	1,758	- 686
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,042	61	488	+ 554
Bladder Cancer	45	1,005	51	1,080	- 75
Alcohol	46	972	55	750	+ 222
Ovary Cancer	47	968	36	2,424	- 1,456
Poisonings	48	932	32	3,668	- 2,736
Maternal Conditions	49	867	18	8,887	- 8,020
Pertussis	50	790	23	6,896	- 6,106
Meningitis	51	700	14	12,019	- 11,319
Fires	52	666	34	3,255	- 2,588
Epilepsy	53	653	44	1,625	- 972
Skin Cancers	54	524	52	1,006	- 483
Hepatitis B	55	425	56	742	- 317
Syphilis	56	368	43	1,699	- 1,331
Other Neoplasms	57	364	66	148	+ 216
Tetanus	58	321	37	2,203	- 1,882
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	251	65	221	+ 30
Appendicitis	60	225	58	677	- 452
Multiple Sclerosis	61	152	70	61	+ 91
Dengue	62	142	73	20	+ 122
Malnutrition	63	135	19	8,643	- 8,508
Hepatitis C	64	88	69	115	- 27
War	65	38	64	281	- 242
Upper Respiratory	66	38	57	709	- 671
Malaria	67	16	26	5,626	- 5,610
Ascariasis	68	10	68	130	- 120
Diphtheria	69	4	67	146	- 142
Chlamydia	70	1	72	21	- 20
Otitis Media	71	1	71	39	- 38
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.