THAILAND VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	105,142	2	50,273	+ 54,869
Coronary Heart Disease	2	60,784	1	51,305	+ 9,479
Lung Disease	3	23,718	9	19,474	+ 4,244
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,386	10	18,776	+ 3,610
Road Traffic Accidents	5	19,487	7	22,428	- 2,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,376	6	22,851	- 3,475
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,404	3	31,289	- 12,886
Kidney Disease	8	16,695	4	26,822	- 10,128
Liver Cancer	9	16,525	5	23,883	- 7,358
Liver Disease	10	15,801	11	17,596	- 1,795
Lung Cancers	11	14,078	8	22,296	- 8,218
Hypertension	12	13,143	34	2,179	+ 10,964
Falls	13	10,199	18	5,409	+ 4,790
Stomach Cancer	14	10,006	27	3,451	+ 6,555
Tuberculosis	15	6,245	14	9,551	- 3,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,460	13	9,908	- 4,449
Asthma	17	5,388	24	4,182	+ 1,206
Suicide	18	4,793	16	6,147	- 1,354
Low Birth Weight	19	4,715	40	1,548	+ 3,168
Oral Cancer	20	4,686	20	4,961	- 275
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,670	35	2,107	+ 2,563
Breast Cancer	22	4,091	17	6,053	- 1,962
Other Injuries	23	3,662	21	4,869	- 1,207
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,541	32	2,879	+ 663
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,529	23	4,292	- 763
Drownings	26	3,370	25	3,956	- 586
HIV/AIDS	27	3,301	12	13,922	- 10,622
Leukemia	28	3,239	26	3,902	- 663
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,902	15	6,863	- 3,961
Lymphomas	30	1,960	22	4,539	- 2,579
Cervical Cancer	31	1,581	19	5,110	- 3,529
Birth Trauma	32	1,547	50	533	+ 1,013
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,497	29	3,156	- 1,658
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,377	37	1,888	- 511
Prostate Cancer	35	1,264	30	3,013	- 1,749
Violence	36	1,180	31	2,965	- 1,785
Measles	37	1,177	63	56	+ 1,121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,129	51	436	+ 694
Encephalitis	39	1,030	46	722	+ 309
Skin Disease	40	1,002	28	3,375	- 2,374
Drug Use	41	903	45	794	+ 109
Uterin Cancer	42	766	44	864	- 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	633	39	1,679	- 1,046
Pancreas Cancer	44	614	33	2,383	- 1,768
Bladder Cancer	45	593	38	1,798	- 1,206
Alcohol	46	573	49	548	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	47	571	36	2,003	- 1,432
Poisonings	48	550	57	132	+ 418
Maternal Conditions	49	511	52	227	+ 284
Pertussis	50	466	62	77	+ 389
Meningitis	51	413	43	931	- 518
Fires	52	393	48	617	- 224
Epilepsy	53	385	47	689	- 304
Skin Cancers	54	309	41	1,133	- 824
Hepatitis B	55	251	56	153	+ 97
Syphilis	56	217	64	36	+ 181
Other Neoplasms	57	215	54	192	+ 23
Tetanus	58	189	58	116	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	148	53	194	- 47
Appendicitis	60	133	59	114	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	61	90	61	86	+ 4
Dengue	62	84	55	172	- 88
Malnutrition	63	79	42	962	- 882
Hepatitis C	64	52	67	7	+ 44
War	65	22	60	87	- 65
Upper Respiratory	66	22	65	18	+ 5
Malaria	67	9	66	13	- 4
Ascariasis	68	6	69	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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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.