GABON VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,692	5	896	+ 2,795
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,134	3	1,019	+ 1,115
Lung Disease	3	833	16	215	+ 618
Diabetes Mellitus	4	786	6	643	+ 143
Road Traffic Accidents	5	684	8	518	+ 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	680	19	152	+ 529
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	646	4	966	- 320
Kidney Disease	8	586	12	384	+ 203
Liver Cancer	9	580	35	53	+ 528
Liver Disease	10	555	10	416	+ 138
Lung Cancers	11	494	29	87	+ 407
Hypertension	12	461	11	412	+ 49
Falls	13	358	30	84	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	14	351	48	32	+ 319
Tuberculosis	15	219	1	1,819	- 1,600
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	192	37	43	+ 149
Asthma	17	189	28	90	+ 99
Suicide	18	168	18	183	- 14
Low Birth Weight	19	166	9	494	- 329
Oral Cancer	20	165	34	69	+ 95
Congenital Anomalies	21	164	15	285	- 121
Breast Cancer	22	144	27	92	+ 51
Other Injuries	23	129	22	140	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	24	124	24	101	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	25	124	36	47	+ 77
Drownings	26	118	38	42	+ 77
HIV/AIDS	27	116	2	1,128	- 1,012
Leukemia	28	114	57	17	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	102	14	318	- 216
Lymphomas	30	69	49	32	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	31	56	26	96	- 41
Birth Trauma	32	54	13	362	- 308
Oesophagus Cancer	33	53	44	35	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	34	48	25	98	- 50
Prostate Cancer	35	44	32	80	- 35
Violence	36	41	17	184	- 142
Measles	37	41	20	146	- 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	40	54	20	+ 20
Encephalitis	39	36	60	7	+ 29
Skin Disease	40	35	52	22	+ 14
Drug Use	41	32	45	34	- 2
Uterin Cancer	42	27	55	19	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	22	41	36	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	44	22	53	21	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	45	21	43	35	- 14
Alcohol	46	20	56	19	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	47	20	51	27	- 6
Poisonings	48	19	50	28	- 9
Maternal Conditions	49	18	21	145	- 127
Pertussis	50	16	31	81	- 65
Meningitis	51	14	23	113	- 99
Fires	52	14	39	39	- 25
Epilepsy	53	14	40	37	- 24
Skin Cancers	54	11	46	34	- 23
Hepatitis B	55	9	62	7	+ 2
Syphilis	56	8	47	33	- 25
Other Neoplasms	57	8	64	5	+ 2
Tetanus	58	7	59	8	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	5	63	6	- 1
Appendicitis	60	5	61	7	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	67	2	+ 2
Dengue	62	3	73	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	3	33	78	- 75
Hepatitis C	64	2	68	1	+ 1
War	65	1	65	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	3	- 2
Malaria	67	0	7	540	- 539
Ascariasis	68	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	42	35	- 35
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.