GUATEMALA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,451	6	4,849	+ 22,602
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,870	1	9,825	+ 6,045
Lung Disease	3	6,192	13	1,901	+ 4,291
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,845	3	6,932	- 1,087
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,088	8	4,026	+ 1,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,059	12	1,957	+ 3,102
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,805	2	9,245	- 4,440
Kidney Disease	8	4,359	4	6,277	- 1,918
Liver Cancer	9	4,314	15	1,765	+ 2,549
Liver Disease	10	4,125	5	5,684	- 1,559
Lung Cancers	11	3,676	35	391	+ 3,284
Hypertension	12	3,431	26	679	+ 2,752
Falls	13	2,663	20	1,371	+ 1,291
Stomach Cancer	14	2,612	17	1,570	+ 1,042
Tuberculosis	15	1,630	37	301	+ 1,329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,425	31	464	+ 961
Asthma	17	1,407	36	335	+ 1,072
Suicide	18	1,251	22	1,039	+ 212
Low Birth Weight	19	1,231	16	1,658	- 427
Oral Cancer	20	1,223	49	142	+ 1,081
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,219	18	1,517	- 297
Breast Cancer	22	1,068	28	495	+ 573
Other Injuries	23	956	10	2,466	- 1,510
Inflammatory/Heart	24	925	44	225	+ 699
Parkinson's Disease	25	921	34	393	+ 529
Drownings	26	880	32	463	+ 416
HIV/AIDS	27	862	21	1,173	- 311
Leukemia	28	846	27	601	+ 245
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	758	9	2,617	- 1,860
Lymphomas	30	512	43	229	+ 283
Cervical Cancer	31	413	25	808	- 395
Birth Trauma	32	404	19	1,466	- 1,062
Oesophagus Cancer	33	391	48	144	+ 247
Endocrine Disorders	34	359	29	486	- 126
Prostate Cancer	35	330	24	846	- 516
Violence	36	308	7	4,411	- 4,102
Measles	37	307	72	0	+ 307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	295	54	62	+ 233
Encephalitis	39	269	51	104	+ 165
Skin Disease	40	262	42	232	+ 30
Drug Use	41	236	40	272	- 36
Uterin Cancer	42	200	59	27	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	165	23	1,029	- 864
Pancreas Cancer	44	160	38	282	- 122
Bladder Cancer	45	155	55	57	+ 97
Alcohol	46	150	14	1,799	- 1,649
Ovary Cancer	47	149	50	133	+ 16
Poisonings	48	144	39	275	- 132
Maternal Conditions	49	133	30	468	- 335
Pertussis	50	122	53	70	+ 52
Meningitis	51	108	41	271	- 163
Fires	52	103	45	207	- 105
Epilepsy	53	101	33	463	- 362
Skin Cancers	54	81	46	195	- 114
Hepatitis B	55	65	65	2	+ 63
Syphilis	56	57	64	3	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	57	56	56	42	+ 14
Tetanus	58	49	62	10	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	39	52	82	- 43
Appendicitis	60	35	47	164	- 129
Multiple Sclerosis	61	23	60	21	+ 3
Dengue	62	22	58	33	- 11
Malnutrition	63	21	11	1,981	- 1,960
Hepatitis C	64	14	66	2	+ 11
War	65	6	68	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	6	57	34	- 28
Malaria	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	63	7	- 6
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Viet Nam

Guatemala

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.