SOUTH KOREA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	VIET NAM		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	78,317	3	25,596	+ 52,721
Coronary Heart Disease	2	45,276	1	28,043	+ 17,233
Lung Disease	3	17,667	11	8,526	+ 9,140
Diabetes Mellitus	4	16,675	13	6,812	+ 9,863
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,515	15	4,399	+ 10,116
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,432	6	12,145	+ 2,287
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,708	2	26,650	- 12,942
Kidney Disease	8	12,435	9	10,107	+ 2,328
Liver Cancer	9	12,309	7	11,589	+ 720
Liver Disease	10	11,770	14	6,348	+ 5,421
Lung Cancers	11	10,486	4	20,293	- 9,807
Hypertension	12	9,790	17	3,711	+ 6,079
Falls	13	7,597	20	2,934	+ 4,663
Stomach Cancer	14	7,453	10	8,625	- 1,172
Tuberculosis	15	4,652	24	1,950	+ 2,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,067	8	10,180	- 6,114
Asthma	17	4,014	32	1,150	+ 2,863
Suicide	18	3,570	5	14,636	- 11,066
Low Birth Weight	19	3,512	45	370	+ 3,142
Oral Cancer	20	3,491	29	1,457	+ 2,033
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,479	41	518	+ 2,961
Breast Cancer	22	3,047	21	2,880	+ 167
Other Injuries	23	2,728	18	3,634	- 906
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,638	31	1,325	+ 1,313
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,629	16	3,951	- 1,322
Drownings	26	2,510	42	501	+ 2,009
HIV/AIDS	27	2,459	55	84	+ 2,374
Leukemia	28	2,413	23	2,140	+ 272
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,162	35	929	+ 1,233
Lymphomas	30	1,460	19	3,477	- 2,017
Cervical Cancer	31	1,178	34	1,065	+ 113
Birth Trauma	32	1,152	54	88	+ 1,064
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,115	28	1,733	- 617
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,025	25	1,891	- 865
Prostate Cancer	35	941	22	2,316	- 1,374
Violence	36	879	44	386	+ 493
Measles	37	877	83	0	+ 877
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	841	48	224	+ 617
Encephalitis	39	767	65	19	+ 748
Skin Disease	40	746	36	704	+ 42
Drug Use	41	673	50	154	+ 518
Uterin Cancer	42	571	43	420	+ 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	471	38	540	- 68
Pancreas Cancer	44	458	12	6,994	- 6,536
Bladder Cancer	45	441	27	1,768	- 1,327
Alcohol	46	427	33	1,081	- 654
Ovary Cancer	47	425	30	1,330	- 905
Poisonings	48	410	52	115	+ 295
Maternal Conditions	49	381	61	34	+ 347
Pertussis	50	347	67	6	+ 341
Meningitis	51	307	58	51	+ 257
Fires	52	293	47	263	+ 30
Epilepsy	53	287	40	524	- 237
Skin Cancers	54	230	37	585	- 355
Hepatitis B	55	187	39	526	- 339
Syphilis	56	162	62	27	+ 135
Other Neoplasms	57	160	26	1,807	- 1,647
Tetanus	58	141	69	5	+ 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	110	51	150	- 40
Appendicitis	60	99	57	54	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	61	67	66	11	+ 56
Dengue	62	62	77	0	+ 62
Malnutrition	63	59	53	88	- 29
Hepatitis C	64	39	49	168	- 129
War	65	17	68	5	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	17	63	26	- 9
Malaria	67	7	71	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	4	74	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Viet Nam

South Korea

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.