SWITZERLAND VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,324	3	3,918	+ 9,406
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,703	1	10,713	- 3,011
Lung Disease	3	3,006	5	2,902	+ 104
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,837	17	1,022	+ 1,815
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,469	34	193	+ 2,276
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,455	2	7,192	- 4,737
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,332	8	1,949	+ 383
Kidney Disease	8	2,116	13	1,261	+ 854
Liver Cancer	9	2,094	19	805	+ 1,289
Liver Disease	10	2,002	21	677	+ 1,325
Lung Cancers	11	1,784	4	3,520	- 1,735
Hypertension	12	1,666	6	2,471	- 806
Falls	13	1,292	9	1,919	- 627
Stomach Cancer	14	1,268	24	614	+ 654
Tuberculosis	15	791	56	21	+ 770
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	692	7	1,995	- 1,303
Asthma	17	683	46	95	+ 588
Suicide	18	607	14	1,249	- 642
Low Birth Weight	19	598	43	105	+ 493
Oral Cancer	20	594	26	500	+ 93
Congenital Anomalies	21	592	31	305	+ 287
Breast Cancer	22	518	11	1,577	- 1,059
Other Injuries	23	464	30	410	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	24	449	16	1,027	- 578
Parkinson's Disease	25	447	18	857	- 410
Drownings	26	427	50	49	+ 378
HIV/AIDS	27	418	54	29	+ 389
Leukemia	28	410	22	671	- 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	368	35	186	+ 182
Lymphomas	30	248	15	1,131	- 883
Cervical Cancer	31	200	42	105	+ 95
Birth Trauma	32	196	52	32	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	33	190	28	491	- 301
Endocrine Disorders	34	174	25	593	- 418
Prostate Cancer	35	160	10	1,579	- 1,419
Violence	36	150	51	42	+ 107
Measles	37	149	75	0	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	143	48	78	+ 65
Encephalitis	39	131	68	1	+ 130
Skin Disease	40	127	40	129	- 2
Drug Use	41	114	36	176	- 62
Uterin Cancer	42	97	33	224	- 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	80	41	122	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	44	78	12	1,486	- 1,408
Bladder Cancer	45	75	23	669	- 594
Alcohol	46	73	32	229	- 156
Ovary Cancer	47	72	29	457	- 385
Poisonings	48	70	60	13	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	49	65	64	4	+ 61
Pertussis	50	59	73	0	+ 59
Meningitis	51	52	57	20	+ 32
Fires	52	50	55	21	+ 28
Epilepsy	53	49	39	159	- 110
Skin Cancers	54	39	27	493	- 454
Hepatitis B	55	32	63	5	+ 27
Syphilis	56	27	65	2	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	57	27	20	681	- 654
Tetanus	58	24	70	0	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	19	49	68	- 49
Appendicitis	60	17	59	15	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	11	38	160	- 149
Dengue	62	11	81	0	+ 11
Malnutrition	63	10	47	84	- 74
Hepatitis C	64	7	58	15	- 8
War	65	3	67	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	3	61	11	- 8
Malaria	67	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	102	- 102
Schizophrenia	82	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Viet Nam

Switzerland

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.