ZAMBIA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	31,276	3	7,948	+ 23,328
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,081	10	4,432	+ 13,649
Lung Disease	3	7,055	21	1,273	+ 5,783
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,659	14	2,395	+ 4,264
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,797	11	3,654	+ 2,143
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,764	29	590	+ 5,174
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,474	2	9,517	- 4,042
Kidney Disease	8	4,966	18	1,760	+ 3,206
Liver Cancer	9	4,916	46	177	+ 4,739
Liver Disease	10	4,700	9	4,501	+ 200
Lung Cancers	11	4,188	41	226	+ 3,962
Hypertension	12	3,910	13	2,616	+ 1,293
Falls	13	3,034	28	596	+ 2,438
Stomach Cancer	14	2,976	42	206	+ 2,770
Tuberculosis	15	1,858	6	5,941	- 4,083
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,624	43	203	+ 1,421
Asthma	17	1,603	26	741	+ 862
Suicide	18	1,426	20	1,303	+ 123
Low Birth Weight	19	1,403	8	4,857	- 3,454
Oral Cancer	20	1,394	48	155	+ 1,239
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,389	12	3,146	- 1,757
Breast Cancer	22	1,217	35	366	+ 851
Other Injuries	23	1,089	19	1,729	- 639
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,053	33	501	+ 552
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,050	47	164	+ 886
Drownings	26	1,002	27	689	+ 314
HIV/AIDS	27	982	1	17,234	- 16,253
Leukemia	28	963	39	261	+ 702
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	863	5	6,275	- 5,412
Lymphomas	30	583	31	548	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	31	470	17	1,799	- 1,328
Birth Trauma	32	460	7	5,062	- 4,601
Oesophagus Cancer	33	445	36	359	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	34	410	37	354	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	35	376	30	561	- 186
Violence	36	351	23	1,153	- 802
Measles	37	350	61	48	+ 302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	336	45	190	+ 146
Encephalitis	39	306	59	70	+ 236
Skin Disease	40	298	52	126	+ 172
Drug Use	41	269	53	122	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	42	228	64	30	+ 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	188	40	246	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	44	183	62	42	+ 140
Bladder Cancer	45	176	50	132	+ 45
Alcohol	46	170	49	140	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	47	170	57	82	+ 87
Poisonings	48	164	34	456	- 293
Maternal Conditions	49	152	22	1,188	- 1,036
Pertussis	50	139	25	743	- 604
Meningitis	51	123	16	1,976	- 1,853
Fires	52	117	32	546	- 429
Epilepsy	53	115	38	332	- 217
Skin Cancers	54	92	54	108	- 16
Hepatitis B	55	75	55	104	- 30
Syphilis	56	65	24	885	- 820
Other Neoplasms	57	64	65	20	+ 44
Tetanus	58	56	44	190	- 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	44	63	30	+ 14
Appendicitis	60	40	56	84	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	61	27	67	13	+ 13
Dengue	62	25	74	1	+ 24
Malnutrition	63	24	15	2,303	- 2,279
Hepatitis C	64	15	66	18	- 2
War	65	7	69	6	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	7	60	68	- 61
Malaria	67	3	4	7,882	- 7,879
Ascariasis	68	2	68	9	- 7
Diphtheria	69	1	73	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	71	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
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	51	128	- 128
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Viet Nam

Zambia

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.