USA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	514,219	4	158,520	+ 355,699
Coronary Heart Disease	2	297,277	1	504,904	- 207,627
Lung Disease	3	115,998	3	195,387	- 79,389
Diabetes Mellitus	4	109,485	10	61,418	+ 48,066
Road Traffic Accidents	5	95,306	17	41,694	+ 53,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	94,762	2	287,198	- 192,437
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	90,007	11	60,317	+ 29,689
Kidney Disease	8	81,648	6	85,861	- 4,212
Liver Cancer	9	80,818	23	27,064	+ 53,753
Liver Disease	10	77,279	16	43,402	+ 33,876
Lung Cancers	11	68,853	5	155,533	- 86,680
Hypertension	12	64,279	8	65,960	- 1,681
Falls	13	49,881	18	40,418	+ 9,463
Stomach Cancer	14	48,934	33	13,077	+ 35,858
Tuberculosis	15	30,542	62	546	+ 29,996
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	26,702	9	61,827	- 35,125
Asthma	17	26,352	46	3,818	+ 22,534
Suicide	18	23,439	12	53,099	- 29,659
Low Birth Weight	19	23,060	39	6,924	+ 16,136
Oral Cancer	20	22,919	35	11,555	+ 11,364
Congenital Anomalies	21	22,840	34	11,762	+ 11,078
Breast Cancer	22	20,006	13	48,671	- 28,665
Other Injuries	23	17,909	25	25,997	- 8,088
Inflammatory/Heart	24	17,320	22	32,529	- 15,209
Parkinson's Disease	25	17,261	21	34,491	- 17,230
Drownings	26	16,481	45	4,070	+ 12,411
HIV/AIDS	27	16,143	42	5,660	+ 10,483
Leukemia	28	15,841	24	26,966	- 11,125
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	14,193	37	9,955	+ 4,239
Lymphomas	30	9,585	19	40,281	- 30,695
Cervical Cancer	31	7,732	38	6,984	+ 748
Birth Trauma	32	7,565	54	1,233	+ 6,332
Oesophagus Cancer	33	7,323	28	17,829	- 10,507
Endocrine Disorders	34	6,733	14	46,985	- 40,252
Prostate Cancer	35	6,181	20	35,612	- 29,432
Violence	36	5,772	27	18,976	- 13,204
Measles	37	5,755	80	0	+ 5,755
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	5,523	47	3,646	+ 1,877
Encephalitis	39	5,039	68	25	+ 5,014
Skin Disease	40	4,899	43	5,409	- 510
Drug Use	41	4,416	7	74,435	- 70,019
Uterin Cancer	42	3,746	36	10,063	- 6,317
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	3,094	48	3,461	- 367
Pancreas Cancer	44	3,005	15	44,293	- 41,287
Bladder Cancer	45	2,898	26	19,622	- 16,724
Alcohol	46	2,803	30	14,659	- 11,857
Ovary Cancer	47	2,792	31	14,591	- 11,799
Poisonings	48	2,690	53	1,674	+ 1,016
Maternal Conditions	49	2,500	56	779	+ 1,721
Pertussis	50	2,279	69	16	+ 2,264
Meningitis	51	2,019	60	606	+ 1,413
Fires	52	1,922	49	3,183	- 1,261
Epilepsy	53	1,884	50	3,162	- 1,278
Skin Cancers	54	1,510	32	14,311	- 12,800
Hepatitis B	55	1,226	59	608	+ 618
Syphilis	56	1,061	66	49	+ 1,012
Other Neoplasms	57	1,051	29	17,743	- 16,692
Tetanus	58	926	71	2	+ 924
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	723	52	2,461	- 1,738
Appendicitis	60	650	63	424	+ 226
Multiple Sclerosis	61	438	44	5,059	- 4,621
Dengue	62	409	76	0	+ 409
Malnutrition	63	388	40	6,762	- 6,374
Hepatitis C	64	254	41	5,684	- 5,430
War	65	110	55	1,198	- 1,088
Upper Respiratory	66	109	65	229	- 120
Malaria	67	45	77	0	+ 45
Ascariasis	68	29	82	0	+ 29
Diphtheria	69	11	75	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	67	34	- 32
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	82	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.