POLAND VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	58,264	2	32,693	+ 25,571
Coronary Heart Disease	2	33,683	1	117,700	- 84,017
Lung Disease	3	13,143	6	13,677	- 533
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,405	8	8,947	+ 3,458
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,799	22	3,555	+ 7,244
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,737	21	3,701	+ 7,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,198	4	19,998	- 9,800
Kidney Disease	8	9,251	20	4,065	+ 5,186
Liver Cancer	9	9,157	29	2,290	+ 6,867
Liver Disease	10	8,756	10	7,912	+ 844
Lung Cancers	11	7,801	3	25,781	- 17,979
Hypertension	12	7,283	15	4,937	+ 2,346
Falls	13	5,652	16	4,712	+ 940
Stomach Cancer	14	5,545	12	5,910	- 366
Tuberculosis	15	3,461	41	597	+ 2,864
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,026	5	14,610	- 11,585
Asthma	17	2,986	43	540	+ 2,446
Suicide	18	2,656	18	4,282	- 1,626
Low Birth Weight	19	2,613	42	579	+ 2,034
Oral Cancer	20	2,597	25	3,377	- 780
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,588	36	916	+ 1,672
Breast Cancer	22	2,267	9	7,967	- 5,700
Other Injuries	23	2,029	28	2,527	- 497
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,962	23	3,495	- 1,532
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,956	34	1,500	+ 455
Drownings	26	1,867	39	636	+ 1,231
HIV/AIDS	27	1,829	54	115	+ 1,714
Leukemia	28	1,795	24	3,456	- 1,661
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,608	37	839	+ 769
Lymphomas	30	1,086	19	4,141	- 3,055
Cervical Cancer	31	876	32	1,907	- 1,031
Birth Trauma	32	857	57	52	+ 805
Oesophagus Cancer	33	830	33	1,803	- 973
Endocrine Disorders	34	763	38	831	- 68
Prostate Cancer	35	700	11	6,489	- 5,789
Violence	36	654	49	294	+ 360
Measles	37	652	72	0	+ 652
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	626	40	612	+ 14
Encephalitis	39	571	64	6	+ 564
Skin Disease	40	555	46	469	+ 86
Drug Use	41	500	48	321	+ 179
Uterin Cancer	42	424	30	2,163	- 1,738
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	351	26	3,091	- 2,740
Pancreas Cancer	44	341	13	5,430	- 5,089
Bladder Cancer	45	328	17	4,700	- 4,372
Alcohol	46	318	14	5,238	- 4,921
Ovary Cancer	47	316	27	2,929	- 2,613
Poisonings	48	305	51	205	+ 100
Maternal Conditions	49	283	63	10	+ 274
Pertussis	50	258	71	0	+ 258
Meningitis	51	229	53	171	+ 58
Fires	52	218	45	474	- 256
Epilepsy	53	213	35	1,145	- 932
Skin Cancers	54	171	31	2,155	- 1,984
Hepatitis B	55	139	56	52	+ 87
Syphilis	56	120	69	0	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	57	119	7	9,256	- 9,137
Tetanus	58	105	67	2	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	82	47	369	- 287
Appendicitis	60	74	55	69	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	50	44	502	- 453
Dengue	62	46	84	0	+ 46
Malnutrition	63	44	50	291	- 247
Hepatitis C	64	29	52	188	- 159
War	65	12	66	4	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	12	60	19	- 7
Malaria	67	5	78	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Schizophrenia	82	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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.