SOMALIA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,574	6	8,595	+ 10,979
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,316	7	7,233	+ 4,083
Lung Disease	3	4,416	19	2,442	+ 1,973
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,168	16	2,888	+ 1,280
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,628	11	4,231	- 603
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,607	32	647	+ 2,960
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,426	1	21,712	- 18,285
Kidney Disease	8	3,108	21	2,051	+ 1,057
Liver Cancer	9	3,076	53	256	+ 2,821
Liver Disease	10	2,942	13	3,917	- 975
Lung Cancers	11	2,621	54	233	+ 2,388
Hypertension	12	2,447	18	2,643	- 197
Falls	13	1,899	37	548	+ 1,351
Stomach Cancer	14	1,863	49	310	+ 1,553
Tuberculosis	15	1,163	4	10,261	- 9,099
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,016	38	546	+ 470
Asthma	17	1,003	23	1,878	- 875
Suicide	18	892	27	1,219	- 327
Low Birth Weight	19	878	8	6,250	- 5,372
Oral Cancer	20	872	46	328	+ 545
Congenital Anomalies	21	869	15	3,410	- 2,541
Breast Cancer	22	762	26	1,232	- 470
Other Injuries	23	682	14	3,602	- 2,920
Inflammatory/Heart	24	659	39	521	+ 138
Parkinson's Disease	25	657	56	184	+ 473
Drownings	26	627	25	1,272	- 644
HIV/AIDS	27	615	33	610	+ 5
Leukemia	28	603	35	562	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	540	2	15,363	- 14,822
Lymphomas	30	365	34	605	- 240
Cervical Cancer	31	294	28	883	- 589
Birth Trauma	32	288	5	9,573	- 9,285
Oesophagus Cancer	33	279	40	516	- 238
Endocrine Disorders	34	256	44	406	- 150
Prostate Cancer	35	235	52	285	- 50
Violence	36	220	29	828	- 609
Measles	37	219	3	11,576	- 11,356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	210	41	446	- 236
Encephalitis	39	192	63	91	+ 101
Skin Disease	40	186	58	151	+ 35
Drug Use	41	168	65	54	+ 114
Uterin Cancer	42	143	64	78	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	118	36	559	- 441
Pancreas Cancer	44	114	62	108	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	45	110	61	149	- 39
Alcohol	46	107	59	151	- 44
Ovary Cancer	47	106	50	295	- 189
Poisonings	48	102	31	758	- 656
Maternal Conditions	49	95	12	4,127	- 4,031
Pertussis	50	87	20	2,054	- 1,967
Meningitis	51	77	9	5,381	- 5,304
Fires	52	73	30	810	- 737
Epilepsy	53	72	43	419	- 347
Skin Cancers	54	57	57	164	- 106
Hepatitis B	55	47	48	315	- 268
Syphilis	56	40	45	378	- 337
Other Neoplasms	57	40	70	12	+ 28
Tetanus	58	35	17	2,648	- 2,613
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	28	66	35	- 8
Appendicitis	60	25	55	188	- 163
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	71	8	+ 9
Dengue	62	16	73	1	+ 15
Malnutrition	63	15	10	4,825	- 4,810
Hepatitis C	64	10	67	34	- 25
War	65	4	24	1,318	- 1,314
Upper Respiratory	66	4	47	326	- 322
Malaria	67	2	22	1,942	- 1,940
Ascariasis	68	1	69	30	- 28
Diphtheria	69	0	60	150	- 149
Chlamydia	70	0	72	5	- 5
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	435	- 435
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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 SOMALIA

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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.