MALAWI VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	32,726	5	5,939	+ 26,787
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,919	7	4,929	+ 13,990
Lung Disease	3	7,382	21	1,340	+ 6,042
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,968	14	2,267	+ 4,701
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,065	4	6,221	- 156
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,031	25	782	+ 5,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,728	2	7,739	- 2,010
Kidney Disease	8	5,196	19	1,567	+ 3,629
Liver Cancer	9	5,143	38	317	+ 4,827
Liver Disease	10	4,918	10	3,259	+ 1,659
Lung Cancers	11	4,382	51	131	+ 4,251
Hypertension	12	4,091	17	1,797	+ 2,294
Falls	13	3,175	28	562	+ 2,613
Stomach Cancer	14	3,114	45	206	+ 2,908
Tuberculosis	15	1,944	11	2,992	- 1,048
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,699	44	234	+ 1,465
Asthma	17	1,677	26	705	+ 972
Suicide	18	1,492	23	1,007	+ 485
Low Birth Weight	19	1,468	8	4,339	- 2,871
Oral Cancer	20	1,459	43	251	+ 1,208
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,454	13	2,509	- 1,056
Breast Cancer	22	1,273	27	600	+ 673
Other Injuries	23	1,140	22	1,266	- 126
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,102	35	370	+ 732
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,099	46	200	+ 899
Drownings	26	1,049	30	458	+ 591
HIV/AIDS	27	1,027	1	12,839	- 11,811
Leukemia	28	1,008	56	82	+ 926
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	903	6	5,782	- 4,879
Lymphomas	30	610	24	839	- 229
Cervical Cancer	31	492	12	2,876	- 2,384
Birth Trauma	32	481	9	3,563	- 3,081
Oesophagus Cancer	33	466	16	1,842	- 1,376
Endocrine Disorders	34	429	42	257	+ 172
Prostate Cancer	35	393	40	271	+ 123
Violence	36	367	32	406	- 39
Measles	37	366	67	6	+ 360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	352	49	154	+ 197
Encephalitis	39	321	58	48	+ 273
Skin Disease	40	312	53	101	+ 210
Drug Use	41	281	59	48	+ 234
Uterin Cancer	42	238	62	23	+ 216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	197	39	280	- 83
Pancreas Cancer	44	191	60	38	+ 153
Bladder Cancer	45	184	33	388	- 204
Alcohol	46	178	52	114	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	47	178	48	158	+ 20
Poisonings	48	171	37	325	- 154
Maternal Conditions	49	159	15	1,854	- 1,695
Pertussis	50	145	31	436	- 291
Meningitis	51	128	18	1,792	- 1,664
Fires	52	122	34	380	- 257
Epilepsy	53	120	41	260	- 140
Skin Cancers	54	96	36	331	- 235
Hepatitis B	55	78	55	88	- 10
Syphilis	56	68	29	480	- 413
Other Neoplasms	57	67	63	17	+ 50
Tetanus	58	59	47	178	- 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	46	61	29	+ 17
Appendicitis	60	41	54	94	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	66	9	+ 19
Dengue	62	26	65	9	+ 17
Malnutrition	63	25	20	1,499	- 1,475
Hepatitis C	64	16	64	15	+ 2
War	65	7	71	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	7	57	60	- 53
Malaria	67	3	3	6,308	- 6,305
Ascariasis	68	2	69	4	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	72	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 MALAWI

Viet Nam

Malawi

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.