SPAIN VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	71,097	3	29,004	+ 42,093
Coronary Heart Disease	2	41,102	1	51,684	- 10,582
Lung Disease	3	16,038	5	18,926	- 2,888
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,138	10	7,773	+ 7,364
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,177	31	1,829	+ 11,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,102	2	42,339	- 29,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,444	7	13,717	- 1,272
Kidney Disease	8	11,289	8	9,725	+ 1,564
Liver Cancer	9	11,174	18	5,098	+ 6,076
Liver Disease	10	10,685	23	4,231	+ 6,454
Lung Cancers	11	9,520	4	22,131	- 12,611
Hypertension	12	8,887	9	9,115	- 227
Falls	13	6,897	26	3,246	+ 3,650
Stomach Cancer	14	6,766	14	5,796	+ 970
Tuberculosis	15	4,223	50	270	+ 3,952
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,692	6	16,957	- 13,266
Asthma	17	3,644	35	1,133	+ 2,510
Suicide	18	3,241	25	3,609	- 369
Low Birth Weight	19	3,188	52	253	+ 2,936
Oral Cancer	20	3,169	27	2,583	+ 586
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,158	38	863	+ 2,295
Breast Cancer	22	2,766	11	7,067	- 4,301
Other Injuries	23	2,476	15	5,536	- 3,060
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,395	19	4,984	- 2,589
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,387	20	4,943	- 2,556
Drownings	26	2,279	45	446	+ 1,833
HIV/AIDS	27	2,232	43	538	+ 1,694
Leukemia	28	2,190	24	3,772	- 1,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,962	36	1,064	+ 899
Lymphomas	30	1,325	16	5,335	- 4,009
Cervical Cancer	31	1,069	39	855	+ 214
Birth Trauma	32	1,046	60	113	+ 933
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,012	29	2,011	- 999
Endocrine Disorders	34	931	21	4,863	- 3,932
Prostate Cancer	35	855	13	6,420	- 5,565
Violence	36	798	51	262	+ 537
Measles	37	796	81	0	+ 796
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	764	33	1,612	- 848
Encephalitis	39	697	70	4	+ 693
Skin Disease	40	677	30	1,840	- 1,163
Drug Use	41	611	41	776	- 166
Uterin Cancer	42	518	34	1,612	- 1,094
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	428	44	475	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	44	416	12	6,752	- 6,337
Bladder Cancer	45	401	17	5,222	- 4,822
Alcohol	46	388	46	333	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	47	386	28	2,026	- 1,640
Poisonings	48	372	57	170	+ 201
Maternal Conditions	49	346	64	14	+ 332
Pertussis	50	315	73	2	+ 313
Meningitis	51	279	59	129	+ 150
Fires	52	266	55	185	+ 81
Epilepsy	53	261	40	824	- 563
Skin Cancers	54	209	32	1,803	- 1,594
Hepatitis B	55	169	58	162	+ 7
Syphilis	56	147	67	9	+ 138
Other Neoplasms	57	145	22	4,748	- 4,603
Tetanus	58	128	72	2	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	100	48	294	- 194
Appendicitis	60	90	61	79	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	61	61	49	287	- 226
Dengue	62	57	77	0	+ 57
Malnutrition	63	54	47	302	- 249
Hepatitis C	64	35	42	652	- 617
War	65	15	68	6	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	15	62	47	- 31
Malaria	67	6	83	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	4	78	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	2	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.