UNITED KINGDOM VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	102,944	4	37,626	+ 65,317
Coronary Heart Disease	2	59,513	2	71,728	- 12,215
Lung Disease	3	23,222	6	32,896	- 9,674
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,918	17	5,842	+ 16,076
Road Traffic Accidents	5	19,080	33	2,169	+ 16,911
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	18,971	1	98,135	- 79,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,019	3	40,540	- 22,521
Kidney Disease	8	16,346	18	5,471	+ 10,875
Liver Cancer	9	16,179	21	5,237	+ 10,943
Liver Disease	10	15,471	14	7,666	+ 7,805
Lung Cancers	11	13,784	5	35,715	- 21,931
Hypertension	12	12,868	23	5,208	+ 7,660
Falls	13	9,986	15	7,618	+ 2,368
Stomach Cancer	14	9,796	24	4,999	+ 4,797
Tuberculosis	15	6,114	47	351	+ 5,763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,346	7	18,446	- 13,100
Asthma	17	5,276	41	1,302	+ 3,973
Suicide	18	4,692	20	5,325	- 633
Low Birth Weight	19	4,617	40	1,313	+ 3,303
Oral Cancer	20	4,588	30	3,109	+ 1,479
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,572	35	2,127	+ 2,446
Breast Cancer	22	4,005	9	12,718	- 8,713
Other Injuries	23	3,585	19	5,464	- 1,879
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,467	29	3,126	+ 341
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,456	13	8,573	- 5,117
Drownings	26	3,299	49	301	+ 2,999
HIV/AIDS	27	3,232	55	188	+ 3,044
Leukemia	28	3,171	22	5,211	- 2,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,841	38	1,599	+ 1,243
Lymphomas	30	1,919	10	9,350	- 7,431
Cervical Cancer	31	1,548	43	1,099	+ 449
Birth Trauma	32	1,515	54	190	+ 1,325
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,466	12	8,727	- 7,261
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,348	28	3,297	- 1,949
Prostate Cancer	35	1,237	8	13,289	- 12,052
Violence	36	1,156	46	868	+ 288
Measles	37	1,152	75	0	+ 1,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,106	45	876	+ 230
Encephalitis	39	1,009	68	6	+ 1,003
Skin Disease	40	981	34	2,134	- 1,153
Drug Use	41	884	31	2,824	- 1,940
Uterin Cancer	42	750	32	2,346	- 1,596
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	619	36	2,090	- 1,471
Pancreas Cancer	44	602	11	8,995	- 8,394
Bladder Cancer	45	580	16	6,133	- 5,553
Alcohol	46	561	39	1,555	- 994
Ovary Cancer	47	559	25	4,019	- 3,460
Poisonings	48	538	53	221	+ 318
Maternal Conditions	49	500	64	47	+ 454
Pertussis	50	456	69	3	+ 453
Meningitis	51	404	52	232	+ 172
Fires	52	385	48	334	+ 50
Epilepsy	53	377	42	1,193	- 816
Skin Cancers	54	302	27	3,727	- 3,425
Hepatitis B	55	245	65	40	+ 206
Syphilis	56	212	62	49	+ 164
Other Neoplasms	57	210	26	3,986	- 3,776
Tetanus	58	185	72	0	+ 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	145	44	1,014	- 869
Appendicitis	60	130	59	105	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	61	88	37	1,856	- 1,768
Dengue	62	82	73	0	+ 82
Malnutrition	63	78	58	116	- 38
Hepatitis C	64	51	51	267	- 216
War	65	22	67	10	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	22	63	48	- 27
Malaria	67	9	76	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	68	6	80	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.