YEMEN VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	48,330	2	13,570	+ 34,761
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,940	1	30,158	- 2,217
Lung Disease	3	10,902	11	3,196	+ 7,707
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,290	19	1,794	+ 8,496
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,958	6	8,561	+ 397
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,906	22	1,405	+ 7,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,460	4	11,978	- 3,519
Kidney Disease	8	7,674	15	2,679	+ 4,995
Liver Cancer	9	7,596	39	609	+ 6,987
Liver Disease	10	7,263	13	2,891	+ 4,372
Lung Cancers	11	6,471	41	569	+ 5,902
Hypertension	12	6,041	8	5,293	+ 748
Falls	13	4,688	24	1,170	+ 3,518
Stomach Cancer	14	4,599	31	902	+ 3,697
Tuberculosis	15	2,871	18	1,899	+ 971
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,510	30	913	+ 1,597
Asthma	17	2,477	17	2,106	+ 371
Suicide	18	2,203	21	1,699	+ 505
Low Birth Weight	19	2,167	5	8,810	- 6,642
Oral Cancer	20	2,154	42	547	+ 1,607
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,147	10	4,291	- 2,144
Breast Cancer	22	1,880	26	1,134	+ 747
Other Injuries	23	1,683	16	2,225	- 542
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,628	40	585	+ 1,043
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,622	49	362	+ 1,261
Drownings	26	1,549	25	1,142	+ 407
HIV/AIDS	27	1,517	46	396	+ 1,121
Leukemia	28	1,489	34	776	+ 712
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,334	9	4,372	- 3,038
Lymphomas	30	901	45	433	+ 468
Cervical Cancer	31	727	57	119	+ 608
Birth Trauma	32	711	7	5,939	- 5,228
Oesophagus Cancer	33	688	35	765	- 76
Endocrine Disorders	34	633	36	738	- 105
Prostate Cancer	35	581	63	39	+ 542
Violence	36	543	14	2,839	- 2,297
Measles	37	541	12	3,019	- 2,478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	519	37	707	- 188
Encephalitis	39	474	48	369	+ 105
Skin Disease	40	460	61	44	+ 417
Drug Use	41	415	38	613	- 198
Uterin Cancer	42	352	69	5	+ 347
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	291	33	833	- 543
Pancreas Cancer	44	282	51	283	- 0
Bladder Cancer	45	272	55	160	+ 112
Alcohol	46	263	59	78	+ 185
Ovary Cancer	47	262	52	188	+ 74
Poisonings	48	253	44	532	- 279
Maternal Conditions	49	235	32	890	- 655
Pertussis	50	214	23	1,239	- 1,025
Meningitis	51	190	28	1,018	- 829
Fires	52	181	29	991	- 810
Epilepsy	53	177	43	539	- 362
Skin Cancers	54	142	58	100	+ 42
Hepatitis B	55	115	50	299	- 184
Syphilis	56	100	53	175	- 76
Other Neoplasms	57	99	64	21	+ 78
Tetanus	58	87	47	395	- 308
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	68	66	14	+ 54
Appendicitis	60	61	54	162	- 101
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	62	42	- 0
Dengue	62	38	60	71	- 33
Malnutrition	63	36	27	1,058	- 1,022
Hepatitis C	64	24	68	8	+ 16
War	65	10	3	12,915	- 12,905
Upper Respiratory	66	10	70	5	+ 5
Malaria	67	4	20	1,719	- 1,715
Ascariasis	68	3	65	17	- 14
Diphtheria	69	1	67	14	- 13
Chlamydia	70	0	72	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.