NIGER VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,612	5	8,717	+ 30,895
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,900	6	8,229	+ 14,671
Lung Disease	3	8,936	20	2,172	+ 6,764
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,434	17	2,630	+ 5,804
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,342	8	5,946	+ 1,396
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,300	32	858	+ 6,442
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,934	1	21,093	- 14,160
Kidney Disease	8	6,290	16	2,732	+ 3,557
Liver Cancer	9	6,226	35	745	+ 5,481
Liver Disease	10	5,953	11	4,116	+ 1,837
Lung Cancers	11	5,304	67	42	+ 5,262
Hypertension	12	4,952	25	1,356	+ 3,596
Falls	13	3,843	26	1,297	+ 2,545
Stomach Cancer	14	3,770	44	300	+ 3,469
Tuberculosis	15	2,353	13	3,703	- 1,350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,057	37	522	+ 1,535
Asthma	17	2,030	22	1,902	+ 128
Suicide	18	1,806	27	1,227	+ 579
Low Birth Weight	19	1,776	4	9,560	- 7,783
Oral Cancer	20	1,766	49	242	+ 1,524
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,759	10	4,346	- 2,586
Breast Cancer	22	1,541	29	1,075	+ 466
Other Injuries	23	1,380	12	3,826	- 2,446
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,334	34	769	+ 566
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,330	47	275	+ 1,054
Drownings	26	1,270	24	1,581	- 311
HIV/AIDS	27	1,244	30	1,048	+ 196
Leukemia	28	1,220	48	258	+ 963
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,093	3	16,030	- 14,937
Lymphomas	30	738	43	350	+ 388
Cervical Cancer	31	596	38	487	+ 109
Birth Trauma	32	583	7	8,030	- 7,448
Oesophagus Cancer	33	564	55	132	+ 433
Endocrine Disorders	34	519	23	1,806	- 1,287
Prostate Cancer	35	476	57	128	+ 348
Violence	36	445	19	2,244	- 1,799
Measles	37	443	18	2,414	- 1,970
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	425	39	467	- 41
Encephalitis	39	388	61	112	+ 276
Skin Disease	40	377	52	213	+ 165
Drug Use	41	340	58	126	+ 214
Uterin Cancer	42	289	64	86	+ 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	238	31	1,044	- 806
Pancreas Cancer	44	232	54	138	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	45	223	53	161	+ 62
Alcohol	46	216	60	120	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	47	215	40	425	- 210
Poisonings	48	207	33	771	- 564
Maternal Conditions	49	193	14	3,317	- 3,125
Pertussis	50	176	15	2,858	- 2,682
Meningitis	51	156	9	5,237	- 5,082
Fires	52	148	28	1,120	- 972
Epilepsy	53	145	36	676	- 531
Skin Cancers	54	116	45	287	- 170
Hepatitis B	55	94	46	279	- 184
Syphilis	56	82	62	110	- 28
Other Neoplasms	57	81	68	24	+ 57
Tetanus	58	71	42	372	- 301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	56	70	18	+ 38
Appendicitis	60	50	56	128	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	69	22	+ 11
Dengue	62	32	73	0	+ 31
Malnutrition	63	30	21	2,170	- 2,140
Hepatitis C	64	20	66	46	- 26
War	65	8	41	409	- 401
Upper Respiratory	66	8	63	94	- 85
Malaria	67	3	2	17,022	- 17,019
Ascariasis	68	2	59	125	- 123
Diphtheria	69	1	65	60	- 60
Chlamydia	70	0	71	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	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 NIGER

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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.