NEPAL VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	46,799	4	12,909	+ 33,891
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,055	2	19,677	+ 7,379
Lung Disease	3	10,557	1	27,027	- 16,470
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,964	14	2,929	+ 7,035
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,674	9	4,654	+ 4,019
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,624	19	2,022	+ 6,602
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,192	6	6,237	+ 1,954
Kidney Disease	8	7,431	10	4,284	+ 3,147
Liver Cancer	9	7,355	46	256	+ 7,099
Liver Disease	10	7,033	5	6,383	+ 650
Lung Cancers	11	6,266	12	3,586	+ 2,680
Hypertension	12	5,850	18	2,092	+ 3,759
Falls	13	4,540	13	3,321	+ 1,219
Stomach Cancer	14	4,454	25	1,379	+ 3,074
Tuberculosis	15	2,780	3	16,535	- 13,755
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,430	26	1,167	+ 1,263
Asthma	17	2,398	8	5,930	- 3,532
Suicide	18	2,133	16	2,571	- 438
Low Birth Weight	19	2,099	11	3,822	- 1,724
Oral Cancer	20	2,086	24	1,389	+ 697
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,079	21	1,949	+ 130
Breast Cancer	22	1,821	27	1,038	+ 783
Other Injuries	23	1,630	22	1,655	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,576	48	217	+ 1,359
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,571	33	760	+ 811
Drownings	26	1,500	23	1,505	- 5
HIV/AIDS	27	1,469	34	737	+ 732
Leukemia	28	1,442	36	668	+ 774
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,292	7	6,071	- 4,779
Lymphomas	30	872	32	768	+ 105
Cervical Cancer	31	704	20	1,969	- 1,266
Birth Trauma	32	689	15	2,676	- 1,987
Oesophagus Cancer	33	666	38	491	+ 175
Endocrine Disorders	34	613	45	257	+ 355
Prostate Cancer	35	563	58	85	+ 477
Violence	36	525	35	704	- 178
Measles	37	524	59	60	+ 464
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	503	17	2,320	- 1,817
Encephalitis	39	459	29	882	- 423
Skin Disease	40	446	67	17	+ 429
Drug Use	41	402	57	93	+ 308
Uterin Cancer	42	341	60	56	+ 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	282	49	191	+ 90
Pancreas Cancer	44	274	41	445	- 172
Bladder Cancer	45	264	44	325	- 61
Alcohol	46	255	52	168	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	47	254	37	585	- 330
Poisonings	48	245	39	474	- 229
Maternal Conditions	49	227	28	977	- 749
Pertussis	50	207	40	453	- 245
Meningitis	51	184	43	377	- 194
Fires	52	175	50	184	- 9
Epilepsy	53	171	30	874	- 702
Skin Cancers	54	137	42	400	- 262
Hepatitis B	55	112	56	117	- 5
Syphilis	56	97	54	134	- 38
Other Neoplasms	57	96	61	50	+ 46
Tetanus	58	84	53	134	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	66	51	173	- 107
Appendicitis	60	59	47	220	- 161
Multiple Sclerosis	61	40	63	38	+ 2
Dengue	62	37	55	120	- 82
Malnutrition	63	35	31	845	- 810
Hepatitis C	64	23	64	29	- 5
War	65	10	65	24	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	10	66	24	- 14
Malaria	67	4	72	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	3	69	4	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	71	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	5	- 5
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Viet Nam

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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.