VENEZUELA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	VIET NAM		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	46,992	3	12,133	+ 34,859
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,167	1	26,905	+ 261
Lung Disease	3	10,600	10	5,150	+ 5,451
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,005	4	11,176	- 1,171
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,710	5	11,127	- 2,418
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,660	35	572	+ 8,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,225	7	7,188	+ 1,037
Kidney Disease	8	7,461	8	5,932	+ 1,530
Liver Cancer	9	7,386	26	1,029	+ 6,356
Liver Disease	10	7,062	16	2,340	+ 4,722
Lung Cancers	11	6,292	11	3,900	+ 2,392
Hypertension	12	5,874	9	5,195	+ 679
Falls	13	4,558	28	865	+ 3,693
Stomach Cancer	14	4,472	17	2,175	+ 2,297
Tuberculosis	15	2,791	31	748	+ 2,044
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,440	19	2,037	+ 403
Asthma	17	2,408	46	311	+ 2,097
Suicide	18	2,142	34	585	+ 1,557
Low Birth Weight	19	2,107	12	3,088	- 981
Oral Cancer	20	2,094	38	544	+ 1,550
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,087	14	2,846	- 758
Breast Cancer	22	1,828	15	2,563	- 735
Other Injuries	23	1,637	21	1,693	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,583	33	599	+ 984
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,577	48	252	+ 1,326
Drownings	26	1,506	43	388	+ 1,118
HIV/AIDS	27	1,475	6	7,490	- 6,015
Leukemia	28	1,448	27	1,007	+ 440
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,297	22	1,359	- 62
Lymphomas	30	876	23	1,248	- 372
Cervical Cancer	31	707	20	1,986	- 1,280
Birth Trauma	32	691	24	1,087	- 396
Oesophagus Cancer	33	669	44	370	+ 299
Endocrine Disorders	34	615	30	760	- 145
Prostate Cancer	35	565	13	2,848	- 2,284
Violence	36	528	2	18,132	- 17,604
Measles	37	526	79	0	+ 526
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	505	57	80	+ 425
Encephalitis	39	460	61	37	+ 424
Skin Disease	40	448	66	18	+ 430
Drug Use	41	404	50	225	+ 178
Uterin Cancer	42	342	47	309	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	283	40	418	- 135
Pancreas Cancer	44	275	25	1,082	- 807
Bladder Cancer	45	265	45	365	- 100
Alcohol	46	256	62	34	+ 222
Ovary Cancer	47	255	36	563	- 307
Poisonings	48	246	58	68	+ 178
Maternal Conditions	49	228	39	422	- 194
Pertussis	50	208	64	26	+ 183
Meningitis	51	185	49	251	- 66
Fires	52	176	54	144	+ 31
Epilepsy	53	172	41	411	- 238
Skin Cancers	54	138	37	553	- 415
Hepatitis B	55	112	63	30	+ 82
Syphilis	56	97	67	15	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	57	96	18	2,167	- 2,071
Tetanus	58	85	68	8	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	66	52	180	- 114
Appendicitis	60	59	56	98	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	61	40	60	51	- 11
Dengue	62	37	59	65	- 28
Malnutrition	63	35	32	629	- 594
Hepatitis C	64	23	65	21	+ 2
War	65	10	51	185	- 175
Upper Respiratory	66	10	74	1	+ 9
Malaria	67	4	42	402	- 398
Ascariasis	68	3	70	5	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	29	826	- 826
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	55	126	- 126
Schizophrenia	82	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Viet Nam

Venezuela

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.