JAPAN VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	185,262	2	121,823	+ 63,439
Coronary Heart Disease	2	107,102	1	163,905	- 56,803
Lung Disease	3	41,792	5	78,169	- 36,378
Diabetes Mellitus	4	39,445	29	5,433	+ 34,012
Road Traffic Accidents	5	34,337	31	4,566	+ 29,771
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	34,141	7	56,937	- 22,797
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	32,427	3	107,899	- 75,471
Kidney Disease	8	29,416	9	44,779	- 15,363
Liver Cancer	9	29,117	11	29,384	- 267
Liver Disease	10	27,842	17	14,195	+ 13,647
Lung Cancers	11	24,806	4	79,688	- 54,882
Hypertension	12	23,158	28	6,673	+ 16,485
Falls	13	17,971	23	9,736	+ 8,235
Stomach Cancer	14	17,630	8	50,433	- 32,803
Tuberculosis	15	11,004	34	3,459	+ 7,545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	9,620	6	57,340	- 47,720
Asthma	17	9,494	42	1,922	+ 7,572
Suicide	18	8,445	13	19,466	- 11,021
Low Birth Weight	19	8,308	55	202	+ 8,106
Oral Cancer	20	8,257	26	8,333	- 76
Congenital Anomalies	21	8,229	40	2,473	+ 5,756
Breast Cancer	22	7,208	15	15,805	- 8,597
Other Injuries	23	6,452	12	22,068	- 15,616
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,240	27	8,232	- 1,992
Parkinson's Disease	25	6,219	18	14,007	- 7,789
Drownings	26	5,938	25	8,409	- 2,471
HIV/AIDS	27	5,816	63	48	+ 5,768
Leukemia	28	5,707	24	9,607	- 3,900
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	5,114	37	2,731	+ 2,383
Lymphomas	30	3,453	14	19,273	- 15,819
Cervical Cancer	31	2,786	32	3,799	- 1,013
Birth Trauma	32	2,726	61	104	+ 2,621
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,638	20	12,316	- 9,678
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,426	21	11,486	- 9,060
Prostate Cancer	35	2,227	19	13,515	- 11,289
Violence	36	2,080	53	266	+ 1,814
Measles	37	2,074	75	0	+ 2,074
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,990	39	2,555	- 565
Encephalitis	39	1,815	69	5	+ 1,811
Skin Disease	40	1,765	36	2,806	- 1,041
Drug Use	41	1,591	50	732	+ 859
Uterin Cancer	42	1,350	33	3,461	- 2,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,115	35	2,922	- 1,807
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,083	10	37,027	- 35,944
Bladder Cancer	45	1,044	22	9,936	- 8,892
Alcohol	46	1,010	51	576	+ 434
Ovary Cancer	47	1,006	30	5,061	- 4,055
Poisonings	48	969	54	255	+ 715
Maternal Conditions	49	901	64	39	+ 862
Pertussis	50	821	71	1	+ 820
Meningitis	51	727	52	308	+ 420
Fires	52	693	48	1,007	- 314
Epilepsy	53	679	45	1,558	- 880
Skin Cancers	54	544	44	1,843	- 1,298
Hepatitis B	55	442	46	1,423	- 981
Syphilis	56	382	65	16	+ 366
Other Neoplasms	57	379	16	15,120	- 14,741
Tetanus	58	334	67	9	+ 324
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	260	38	2,618	- 2,357
Appendicitis	60	234	58	126	+ 109
Multiple Sclerosis	61	158	59	108	+ 50
Dengue	62	147	83	0	+ 147
Malnutrition	63	140	43	1,910	- 1,770
Hepatitis C	64	91	41	2,220	- 2,128
War	65	40	66	15	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	66	39	57	159	- 120
Malaria	67	16	79	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	68	10	82	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	82	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.