RWANDA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	20,486	2	5,060	+ 15,425
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,843	4	3,605	+ 8,238
Lung Disease	3	4,621	13	1,555	+ 3,067
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,362	11	1,858	+ 2,503
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,797	3	3,718	+ 78
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,775	25	657	+ 3,118
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,586	1	5,280	- 1,694
Kidney Disease	8	3,253	15	1,206	+ 2,047
Liver Cancer	9	3,220	23	706	+ 2,513
Liver Disease	10	3,079	8	2,548	+ 531
Lung Cancers	11	2,743	39	234	+ 2,509
Hypertension	12	2,561	14	1,357	+ 1,203
Falls	13	1,987	31	412	+ 1,575
Stomach Cancer	14	1,949	20	780	+ 1,169
Tuberculosis	15	1,217	26	625	+ 592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,064	28	591	+ 473
Asthma	17	1,050	22	717	+ 333
Suicide	18	934	24	704	+ 230
Low Birth Weight	19	919	9	2,193	- 1,274
Oral Cancer	20	913	37	272	+ 641
Congenital Anomalies	21	910	12	1,777	- 867
Breast Cancer	22	797	27	600	+ 197
Other Injuries	23	713	17	944	- 231
Inflammatory/Heart	24	690	34	347	+ 343
Parkinson's Disease	25	688	47	146	+ 542
Drownings	26	657	36	285	+ 372
HIV/AIDS	27	643	7	2,826	- 2,182
Leukemia	28	631	35	317	+ 314
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	565	6	3,121	- 2,556
Lymphomas	30	382	30	450	- 68
Cervical Cancer	31	308	18	941	- 632
Birth Trauma	32	301	10	1,888	- 1,587
Oesophagus Cancer	33	292	44	213	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	34	268	41	219	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	35	246	32	396	- 150
Violence	36	230	29	548	- 318
Measles	37	229	59	51	+ 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	220	48	136	+ 84
Encephalitis	39	201	61	39	+ 162
Skin Disease	40	195	52	103	+ 92
Drug Use	41	176	60	45	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	42	149	56	58	+ 91
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	123	33	362	- 239
Pancreas Cancer	44	120	43	214	- 94
Bladder Cancer	45	115	62	35	+ 80
Alcohol	46	112	49	125	- 14
Ovary Cancer	47	111	53	92	+ 19
Poisonings	48	107	40	220	- 113
Maternal Conditions	49	100	21	722	- 623
Pertussis	50	91	42	218	- 127
Meningitis	51	80	19	847	- 767
Fires	52	77	38	270	- 193
Epilepsy	53	75	45	191	- 116
Skin Cancers	54	60	50	113	- 53
Hepatitis B	55	49	55	68	- 19
Syphilis	56	42	46	173	- 130
Other Neoplasms	57	42	64	16	+ 26
Tetanus	58	37	58	53	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	29	63	23	+ 6
Appendicitis	60	26	54	70	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	66	7	+ 10
Dengue	62	16	72	0	+ 16
Malnutrition	63	15	16	1,168	- 1,152
Hepatitis C	64	10	65	12	- 2
War	65	4	69	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	4	57	58	- 54
Malaria	67	2	5	3,298	- 3,296
Ascariasis	68	1	67	5	- 3
Diphtheria	69	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	111	- 111
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	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 RWANDA

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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.