SAUDI ARABIA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	54,953	2	16,793	+ 38,160
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,769	1	39,037	- 7,268
Lung Disease	3	12,396	10	2,842	+ 9,554
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,700	9	3,890	+ 7,810
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,185	3	12,317	- 2,132
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,127	11	2,442	+ 7,685
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,619	5	6,132	+ 3,487
Kidney Disease	8	8,725	4	9,051	- 326
Liver Cancer	9	8,637	21	845	+ 7,792
Liver Disease	10	8,259	7	4,931	+ 3,327
Lung Cancers	11	7,358	26	775	+ 6,583
Hypertension	12	6,869	22	834	+ 6,035
Falls	13	5,331	6	5,340	- 10
Stomach Cancer	14	5,229	36	389	+ 4,841
Tuberculosis	15	3,264	27	752	+ 2,512
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,854	14	1,630	+ 1,223
Asthma	17	2,816	17	1,168	+ 1,649
Suicide	18	2,505	13	2,046	+ 459
Low Birth Weight	19	2,464	18	989	+ 1,476
Oral Cancer	20	2,449	34	465	+ 1,985
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,441	12	2,307	+ 134
Breast Cancer	22	2,138	20	908	+ 1,230
Other Injuries	23	1,914	8	4,004	- 2,090
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,851	16	1,342	+ 509
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,845	25	776	+ 1,068
Drownings	26	1,761	24	821	+ 940
HIV/AIDS	27	1,725	47	192	+ 1,533
Leukemia	28	1,693	19	925	+ 768
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,517	35	457	+ 1,060
Lymphomas	30	1,024	28	716	+ 309
Cervical Cancer	31	826	49	157	+ 670
Birth Trauma	32	808	37	343	+ 465
Oesophagus Cancer	33	783	44	229	+ 553
Endocrine Disorders	34	720	15	1,447	- 728
Prostate Cancer	35	661	50	148	+ 512
Violence	36	617	30	646	- 29
Measles	37	615	68	1	+ 614
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	590	39	280	+ 310
Encephalitis	39	539	43	234	+ 304
Skin Disease	40	524	32	516	+ 7
Drug Use	41	472	33	491	- 19
Uterin Cancer	42	400	38	323	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	331	41	275	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	44	321	31	526	- 205
Bladder Cancer	45	310	46	214	+ 96
Alcohol	46	300	51	128	+ 171
Ovary Cancer	47	298	42	247	+ 51
Poisonings	48	287	40	279	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	49	267	48	172	+ 95
Pertussis	50	244	54	56	+ 187
Meningitis	51	216	45	227	- 11
Fires	52	205	23	825	- 620
Epilepsy	53	201	29	694	- 493
Skin Cancers	54	161	55	55	+ 107
Hepatitis B	55	131	53	57	+ 74
Syphilis	56	113	59	33	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	57	112	57	40	+ 72
Tetanus	58	99	61	16	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	77	62	9	+ 68
Appendicitis	60	69	58	35	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	61	47	56	49	- 2
Dengue	62	44	63	9	+ 35
Malnutrition	63	41	52	79	- 38
Hepatitis C	64	27	64	7	+ 20
War	65	12	65	3	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	12	70	1	+ 11
Malaria	67	5	75	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	3	66	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	25	- 25
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.