SRI LANKA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,056	6	6,805	+ 26,251
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,110	1	26,304	- 7,194
Lung Disease	3	7,457	3	9,456	- 2,000
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,038	2	12,460	- 5,422
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,127	9	4,200	+ 1,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,092	4	6,939	- 847
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,786	8	5,117	+ 669
Kidney Disease	8	5,249	5	6,858	- 1,610
Liver Cancer	9	5,195	19	1,090	+ 4,105
Liver Disease	10	4,968	17	1,303	+ 3,665
Lung Cancers	11	4,426	12	1,775	+ 2,651
Hypertension	12	4,132	20	1,055	+ 3,077
Falls	13	3,207	23	964	+ 2,242
Stomach Cancer	14	3,146	16	1,321	+ 1,825
Tuberculosis	15	1,963	25	769	+ 1,194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,717	24	911	+ 805
Asthma	17	1,694	7	6,471	- 4,777
Suicide	18	1,507	10	2,977	- 1,471
Low Birth Weight	19	1,482	29	536	+ 946
Oral Cancer	20	1,473	11	2,893	- 1,420
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,468	22	989	+ 479
Breast Cancer	22	1,286	15	1,383	- 97
Other Injuries	23	1,151	14	1,529	- 378
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,113	35	425	+ 688
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,110	45	168	+ 942
Drownings	26	1,059	27	731	+ 329
HIV/AIDS	27	1,038	55	39	+ 998
Leukemia	28	1,018	18	1,155	- 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	912	28	605	+ 308
Lymphomas	30	616	21	1,027	- 411
Cervical Cancer	31	497	26	762	- 265
Birth Trauma	32	486	44	193	+ 294
Oesophagus Cancer	33	471	13	1,544	- 1,073
Endocrine Disorders	34	433	32	462	- 30
Prostate Cancer	35	397	30	507	- 110
Violence	36	371	31	499	- 128
Measles	37	370	77	0	+ 370
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	355	53	49	+ 306
Encephalitis	39	324	61	10	+ 313
Skin Disease	40	315	36	293	+ 22
Drug Use	41	284	40	257	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	42	241	42	218	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	199	56	38	+ 161
Pancreas Cancer	44	193	43	214	- 20
Bladder Cancer	45	186	34	432	- 245
Alcohol	46	180	51	82	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	47	179	37	281	- 102
Poisonings	48	173	49	93	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	49	161	48	96	+ 65
Pertussis	50	147	59	15	+ 132
Meningitis	51	130	46	146	- 16
Fires	52	124	41	239	- 115
Epilepsy	53	121	39	269	- 148
Skin Cancers	54	97	52	58	+ 39
Hepatitis B	55	79	62	6	+ 73
Syphilis	56	68	58	15	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	57	68	50	86	- 18
Tetanus	58	60	57	27	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	46	60	11	+ 35
Appendicitis	60	42	64	5	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	69	2	+ 26
Dengue	62	26	47	131	- 105
Malnutrition	63	25	54	43	- 19
Hepatitis C	64	16	75	0	+ 16
War	65	7	38	280	- 273
Upper Respiratory	66	7	66	5	+ 2
Malaria	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Schizophrenia	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.