UGANDA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	74,108	6	11,181	+ 62,927
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,843	9	8,784	+ 34,059
Lung Disease	3	16,717	22	3,051	+ 13,667
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,779	14	4,794	+ 10,984
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,735	4	13,012	+ 723
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,657	30	1,286	+ 12,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,972	2	18,865	- 5,893
Kidney Disease	8	11,767	19	3,168	+ 8,599
Liver Cancer	9	11,647	29	1,522	+ 10,125
Liver Disease	10	11,137	13	5,122	+ 6,015
Lung Cancers	11	9,923	46	441	+ 9,482
Hypertension	12	9,264	21	3,120	+ 6,144
Falls	13	7,189	33	1,127	+ 6,062
Stomach Cancer	14	7,052	45	515	+ 6,537
Tuberculosis	15	4,402	10	7,255	- 2,853
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,848	35	919	+ 2,929
Asthma	17	3,798	27	1,745	+ 2,053
Suicide	18	3,378	24	2,033	+ 1,345
Low Birth Weight	19	3,323	8	9,673	- 6,350
Oral Cancer	20	3,303	40	731	+ 2,572
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,292	11	6,641	- 3,349
Breast Cancer	22	2,883	32	1,128	+ 1,755
Other Injuries	23	2,581	20	3,130	- 549
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,496	37	859	+ 1,637
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,488	48	351	+ 2,136
Drownings	26	2,375	31	1,238	+ 1,138
HIV/AIDS	27	2,327	1	21,188	- 18,862
Leukemia	28	2,283	42	599	+ 1,684
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,046	5	12,103	- 10,058
Lymphomas	30	1,381	26	1,762	- 380
Cervical Cancer	31	1,114	15	4,378	- 3,263
Birth Trauma	32	1,090	7	10,405	- 9,315
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,055	28	1,674	- 619
Endocrine Disorders	34	970	38	761	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	35	891	34	950	- 59
Violence	36	832	12	6,175	- 5,343
Measles	37	829	51	343	+ 486
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	796	50	348	+ 448
Encephalitis	39	726	62	122	+ 604
Skin Disease	40	706	55	242	+ 464
Drug Use	41	636	57	233	+ 404
Uterin Cancer	42	540	56	234	+ 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	446	41	687	- 241
Pancreas Cancer	44	433	47	358	+ 75
Bladder Cancer	45	418	59	181	+ 237
Alcohol	46	404	54	256	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	47	402	44	519	- 117
Poisonings	48	388	39	745	- 357
Maternal Conditions	49	360	17	3,641	- 3,281
Pertussis	50	328	25	1,909	- 1,581
Meningitis	51	291	16	3,718	- 3,427
Fires	52	277	36	872	- 595
Epilepsy	53	272	43	599	- 327
Skin Cancers	54	218	49	349	- 131
Hepatitis B	55	177	61	123	+ 53
Syphilis	56	153	23	2,235	- 2,083
Other Neoplasms	57	151	66	37	+ 114
Tetanus	58	133	53	271	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	104	64	55	+ 49
Appendicitis	60	94	58	211	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	61	63	69	16	+ 47
Dengue	62	59	74	1	+ 58
Malnutrition	63	56	18	3,317	- 3,261
Hepatitis C	64	37	67	30	+ 6
War	65	16	63	88	- 72
Upper Respiratory	66	16	60	144	- 128
Malaria	67	7	3	13,576	- 13,569
Ascariasis	68	4	70	16	- 12
Diphtheria	69	2	72	11	- 9
Chlamydia	70	0	73	6	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	65	50	- 50
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Viet Nam

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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.