SOUTH AFRICA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	90,889	4	30,693	+ 60,196
Coronary Heart Disease	2	52,544	3	32,739	+ 19,805
Lung Disease	3	20,503	13	11,895	+ 8,608
Diabetes Mellitus	4	19,352	5	30,188	- 10,836
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,846	11	13,014	+ 3,831
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	16,749	22	4,676	+ 12,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,909	2	39,341	- 23,432
Kidney Disease	8	14,431	9	15,302	- 870
Liver Cancer	9	14,285	33	2,383	+ 11,901
Liver Disease	10	13,659	14	9,013	+ 4,646
Lung Cancers	11	12,170	15	7,705	+ 4,465
Hypertension	12	11,361	12	12,789	- 1,427
Falls	13	8,817	42	1,399	+ 7,417
Stomach Cancer	14	8,649	39	1,535	+ 7,115
Tuberculosis	15	5,398	6	21,965	- 16,567
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,720	28	3,587	+ 1,133
Asthma	17	4,658	18	5,966	- 1,308
Suicide	18	4,143	10	13,774	- 9,631
Low Birth Weight	19	4,076	16	6,250	- 2,174
Oral Cancer	20	4,051	41	1,406	+ 2,645
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,037	25	4,351	- 314
Breast Cancer	22	3,536	23	4,533	- 997
Other Injuries	23	3,165	17	6,014	- 2,848
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,061	21	5,408	- 2,347
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,051	46	1,077	+ 1,974
Drownings	26	2,913	32	2,403	+ 510
HIV/AIDS	27	2,853	1	71,996	- 69,142
Leukemia	28	2,800	40	1,464	+ 1,336
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,509	8	15,843	- 13,334
Lymphomas	30	1,694	31	2,818	- 1,123
Cervical Cancer	31	1,367	20	5,555	- 4,189
Birth Trauma	32	1,337	30	3,004	- 1,666
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,294	29	3,486	- 2,191
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,190	19	5,890	- 4,700
Prostate Cancer	35	1,092	24	4,374	- 3,281
Violence	36	1,020	7	21,000	- 19,979
Measles	37	1,017	57	270	+ 747
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	976	47	1,015	- 38
Encephalitis	39	891	59	234	+ 657
Skin Disease	40	866	45	1,101	- 236
Drug Use	41	781	53	770	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	42	662	54	512	+ 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	547	36	1,894	- 1,347
Pancreas Cancer	44	531	35	2,007	- 1,476
Bladder Cancer	45	512	52	829	- 317
Alcohol	46	495	49	987	- 491
Ovary Cancer	47	494	51	951	- 457
Poisonings	48	475	50	975	- 500
Maternal Conditions	49	442	38	1,700	- 1,258
Pertussis	50	403	43	1,142	- 739
Meningitis	51	357	26	3,660	- 3,304
Fires	52	340	27	3,618	- 3,278
Epilepsy	53	333	37	1,870	- 1,537
Skin Cancers	54	267	48	993	- 726
Hepatitis B	55	217	61	139	+ 77
Syphilis	56	188	44	1,130	- 942
Other Neoplasms	57	186	58	267	- 81
Tetanus	58	164	65	38	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	128	55	376	- 248
Appendicitis	60	115	56	274	- 159
Multiple Sclerosis	61	77	62	113	- 35
Dengue	62	72	73	0	+ 72
Malnutrition	63	69	34	2,381	- 2,312
Hepatitis C	64	45	70	8	+ 37
War	65	19	64	66	- 46
Upper Respiratory	66	19	60	223	- 204
Malaria	67	8	63	83	- 75
Ascariasis	68	5	71	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	69	16	- 14
Chlamydia	70	1	68	18	- 18
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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.