MEXICO VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	196,597	4	39,790	+ 156,807
Coronary Heart Disease	2	113,655	1	116,238	- 2,582
Lung Disease	3	44,349	7	29,123	+ 15,226
Diabetes Mellitus	4	41,858	2	86,110	- 44,251
Road Traffic Accidents	5	36,438	10	16,303	+ 20,135
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	36,229	30	3,447	+ 32,783
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	34,412	8	24,816	+ 9,596
Kidney Disease	8	31,216	3	44,622	- 13,406
Liver Cancer	9	30,898	21	6,817	+ 24,081
Liver Disease	10	29,545	6	29,838	- 293
Lung Cancers	11	26,324	17	7,349	+ 18,975
Hypertension	12	24,575	9	17,806	+ 6,769
Falls	13	19,071	35	2,628	+ 16,443
Stomach Cancer	14	18,709	19	6,939	+ 11,770
Tuberculosis	15	11,677	38	1,943	+ 9,734
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	10,209	20	6,871	+ 3,338
Asthma	17	10,075	47	1,342	+ 8,733
Suicide	18	8,961	22	6,772	+ 2,190
Low Birth Weight	19	8,816	18	7,163	+ 1,654
Oral Cancer	20	8,762	46	1,355	+ 7,407
Congenital Anomalies	21	8,732	13	10,457	- 1,725
Breast Cancer	22	7,649	16	7,380	+ 269
Other Injuries	23	6,847	11	12,175	- 5,328
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,622	41	1,866	+ 4,756
Parkinson's Disease	25	6,599	43	1,567	+ 5,032
Drownings	26	6,301	42	1,799	+ 4,502
HIV/AIDS	27	6,172	28	4,128	+ 2,044
Leukemia	28	6,056	25	4,830	+ 1,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	5,426	29	3,476	+ 1,951
Lymphomas	30	3,665	24	4,961	- 1,297
Cervical Cancer	31	2,956	26	4,787	- 1,831
Birth Trauma	32	2,892	36	2,552	+ 341
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,800	49	1,252	+ 1,548
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,574	12	11,310	- 8,736
Prostate Cancer	35	2,363	15	7,494	- 5,131
Violence	36	2,207	5	32,450	- 30,243
Measles	37	2,200	80	0	+ 2,200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,112	52	859	+ 1,253
Encephalitis	39	1,927	62	140	+ 1,786
Skin Disease	40	1,873	31	3,029	- 1,155
Drug Use	41	1,688	44	1,470	+ 218
Uterin Cancer	42	1,432	50	902	+ 531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,183	33	2,734	- 1,551
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,149	27	4,510	- 3,361
Bladder Cancer	45	1,108	48	1,272	- 164
Alcohol	46	1,072	32	2,945	- 1,874
Ovary Cancer	47	1,068	34	2,649	- 1,582
Poisonings	48	1,028	57	531	+ 498
Maternal Conditions	49	956	54	750	+ 206
Pertussis	50	871	70	21	+ 850
Meningitis	51	772	58	357	+ 415
Fires	52	735	56	604	+ 131
Epilepsy	53	720	39	1,912	- 1,191
Skin Cancers	54	577	40	1,909	- 1,331
Hepatitis B	55	469	61	210	+ 259
Syphilis	56	406	73	5	+ 401
Other Neoplasms	57	402	23	6,204	- 5,803
Tetanus	58	354	71	10	+ 344
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	276	45	1,415	- 1,139
Appendicitis	60	249	53	774	- 526
Multiple Sclerosis	61	167	60	295	- 128
Dengue	62	156	67	30	+ 126
Malnutrition	63	148	14	7,552	- 7,403
Hepatitis C	64	97	55	625	- 528
War	65	42	66	112	- 70
Upper Respiratory	66	42	64	127	- 85
Malaria	67	17	84	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	68	11	72	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	4	79	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	68	29	- 28
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Schizophrenia	82	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Viet Nam

Mexico

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.