NIGERIA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	356,002	8	57,744	+ 298,259
Coronary Heart Disease	2	205,810	7	61,374	+ 144,437
Lung Disease	3	80,308	22	12,569	+ 67,739
Diabetes Mellitus	4	75,798	18	22,497	+ 53,301
Road Traffic Accidents	5	65,982	12	41,693	+ 24,289
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	65,605	31	6,786	+ 58,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	62,313	1	207,281	- 144,968
Kidney Disease	8	56,527	20	18,189	+ 38,337
Liver Cancer	9	55,952	39	5,289	+ 50,663
Liver Disease	10	53,501	13	38,326	+ 15,176
Lung Cancers	11	47,668	57	1,295	+ 46,373
Hypertension	12	44,502	24	10,692	+ 33,810
Falls	13	34,533	28	7,528	+ 27,005
Stomach Cancer	14	33,878	50	2,129	+ 31,749
Tuberculosis	15	21,145	3	127,335	- 106,191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	18,486	43	4,152	+ 14,334
Asthma	17	18,244	27	8,192	+ 10,052
Suicide	18	16,227	30	7,019	+ 9,209
Low Birth Weight	19	15,965	6	95,959	- 79,994
Oral Cancer	20	15,867	48	2,238	+ 13,628
Congenital Anomalies	21	15,813	9	49,696	- 33,884
Breast Cancer	22	13,850	23	11,884	+ 1,966
Other Injuries	23	12,399	17	22,696	- 10,297
Inflammatory/Heart	24	11,991	42	4,826	+ 7,165
Parkinson's Disease	25	11,950	46	2,473	+ 9,477
Drownings	26	11,410	32	6,584	+ 4,826
HIV/AIDS	27	11,176	10	44,124	- 32,947
Leukemia	28	10,967	47	2,257	+ 8,710
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	9,826	2	144,724	- 134,898
Lymphomas	30	6,636	40	5,202	+ 1,435
Cervical Cancer	31	5,353	25	10,574	- 5,221
Birth Trauma	32	5,238	5	100,186	- 94,949
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,070	64	560	+ 4,509
Endocrine Disorders	34	4,662	21	15,799	- 11,137
Prostate Cancer	35	4,279	35	5,914	- 1,635
Violence	36	3,996	19	18,407	- 14,411
Measles	37	3,985	14	29,439	- 25,454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,824	52	1,946	+ 1,878
Encephalitis	39	3,489	59	937	+ 2,552
Skin Disease	40	3,392	56	1,468	+ 1,924
Drug Use	41	3,057	34	6,273	- 3,216
Uterin Cancer	42	2,594	62	679	+ 1,915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,142	37	5,846	- 3,704
Pancreas Cancer	44	2,081	51	1,975	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	45	2,006	63	670	+ 1,337
Alcohol	46	1,940	58	1,031	+ 909
Ovary Cancer	47	1,933	49	2,133	- 199
Poisonings	48	1,862	33	6,570	- 4,708
Maternal Conditions	49	1,730	15	23,540	- 21,809
Pertussis	50	1,578	16	23,282	- 21,704
Meningitis	51	1,398	11	43,651	- 42,253
Fires	52	1,331	29	7,132	- 5,801
Epilepsy	53	1,304	41	5,001	- 3,697
Skin Cancers	54	1,046	53	1,933	- 888
Hepatitis B	55	849	55	1,488	- 640
Syphilis	56	735	38	5,449	- 4,715
Other Neoplasms	57	727	66	290	+ 437
Tetanus	58	641	26	8,355	- 7,714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	500	69	165	+ 336
Appendicitis	60	450	60	760	- 310
Multiple Sclerosis	61	303	68	179	+ 124
Dengue	62	283	73	2	+ 282
Malnutrition	63	269	36	5,896	- 5,627
Hepatitis C	64	176	65	304	- 128
War	65	76	45	3,245	- 3,169
Upper Respiratory	66	75	67	259	- 183
Malaria	67	31	4	100,963	- 100,932
Ascariasis	68	20	61	685	- 665
Diphtheria	69	8	44	3,800	- 3,792
Chlamydia	70	2	71	14	- 11
Otitis Media	71	1	72	3	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Viet Nam

Nigeria

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.