ITALY VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	91,674	2	62,633	+ 29,041
Coronary Heart Disease	2	52,998	1	97,116	- 44,118
Lung Disease	3	20,680	5	32,382	- 11,702
Diabetes Mellitus	4	19,519	8	19,836	- 317
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,991	30	3,221	+ 13,770
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	16,894	3	41,445	- 24,551
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,046	9	16,339	- 292
Kidney Disease	8	14,556	11	12,726	+ 1,830
Liver Cancer	9	14,408	17	9,620	+ 4,788
Liver Disease	10	13,777	23	5,559	+ 8,218
Lung Cancers	11	12,275	4	34,152	- 21,877
Hypertension	12	11,460	6	29,931	- 18,472
Falls	13	8,893	25	4,222	+ 4,670
Stomach Cancer	14	8,724	14	10,252	- 1,529
Tuberculosis	15	5,445	53	336	+ 5,109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,760	7	21,254	- 16,493
Asthma	17	4,698	47	494	+ 4,205
Suicide	18	4,179	26	4,042	+ 137
Low Birth Weight	19	4,111	51	357	+ 3,754
Oral Cancer	20	4,086	27	3,343	+ 743
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,072	37	1,443	+ 2,629
Breast Cancer	22	3,567	10	13,868	- 10,302
Other Injuries	23	3,193	12	12,112	- 8,919
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,088	24	5,531	- 2,443
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,077	19	8,428	- 5,350
Drownings	26	2,938	52	344	+ 2,594
HIV/AIDS	27	2,878	46	520	+ 2,358
Leukemia	28	2,824	21	6,728	- 3,904
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,530	36	1,622	+ 908
Lymphomas	30	1,709	16	9,670	- 7,961
Cervical Cancer	31	1,378	40	1,154	+ 225
Birth Trauma	32	1,349	59	140	+ 1,208
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,305	34	2,045	- 740
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,200	18	8,431	- 7,230
Prostate Cancer	35	1,102	20	8,409	- 7,307
Violence	36	1,029	50	409	+ 621
Measles	37	1,026	71	1	+ 1,025
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	985	32	2,216	- 1,231
Encephalitis	39	898	68	5	+ 894
Skin Disease	40	873	38	1,440	- 566
Drug Use	41	787	45	654	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	42	668	33	2,198	- 1,530
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	552	43	690	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	44	536	13	12,095	- 11,559
Bladder Cancer	45	517	22	6,711	- 6,194
Alcohol	46	500	55	277	+ 223
Ovary Cancer	47	498	28	3,282	- 2,784
Poisonings	48	480	58	154	+ 326
Maternal Conditions	49	446	67	6	+ 440
Pertussis	50	406	73	1	+ 406
Meningitis	51	360	60	128	+ 232
Fires	52	343	56	271	+ 72
Epilepsy	53	336	39	1,337	- 1,001
Skin Cancers	54	269	29	3,239	- 2,970
Hepatitis B	55	219	54	334	- 115
Syphilis	56	189	69	4	+ 185
Other Neoplasms	57	187	15	9,984	- 9,797
Tetanus	58	165	63	22	+ 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	129	42	701	- 573
Appendicitis	60	116	61	49	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	61	78	44	677	- 599
Dengue	62	73	81	0	+ 73
Malnutrition	63	69	41	775	- 706
Hepatitis C	64	45	31	2,451	- 2,405
War	65	20	66	6	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	19	64	20	- 1
Malaria	67	8	79	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	68	5	80	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Schizophrenia	82	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.