ZIMBABWE VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,789	5	5,126	+ 20,663
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,909	3	8,493	+ 6,416
Lung Disease	3	5,818	23	1,163	+ 4,654
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,491	9	3,344	+ 2,147
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,780	4	6,037	- 1,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,753	31	768	+ 3,985
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,514	2	10,779	- 6,265
Kidney Disease	8	4,095	12	2,214	+ 1,881
Liver Cancer	9	4,053	38	510	+ 3,544
Liver Disease	10	3,876	17	1,941	+ 1,934
Lung Cancers	11	3,453	43	286	+ 3,167
Hypertension	12	3,224	24	1,146	+ 2,078
Falls	13	2,502	41	465	+ 2,037
Stomach Cancer	14	2,454	33	559	+ 1,895
Tuberculosis	15	1,532	16	1,999	- 467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,339	40	505	+ 834
Asthma	17	1,322	21	1,531	- 209
Suicide	18	1,176	13	2,069	- 893
Low Birth Weight	19	1,157	7	4,038	- 2,881
Oral Cancer	20	1,149	49	208	+ 942
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,145	11	2,217	- 1,072
Breast Cancer	22	1,003	28	839	+ 164
Other Injuries	23	898	20	1,656	- 757
Inflammatory/Heart	24	869	25	1,047	- 179
Parkinson's Disease	25	866	46	226	+ 640
Drownings	26	827	27	956	- 129
HIV/AIDS	27	810	1	19,988	- 19,179
Leukemia	28	794	45	244	+ 551
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	712	6	4,595	- 3,883
Lymphomas	30	481	26	960	- 479
Cervical Cancer	31	388	14	2,023	- 1,635
Birth Trauma	32	379	8	3,405	- 3,026
Oesophagus Cancer	33	367	29	801	- 434
Endocrine Disorders	34	338	34	553	- 216
Prostate Cancer	35	310	32	628	- 318
Violence	36	290	18	1,916	- 1,627
Measles	37	289	63	30	+ 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	277	36	542	- 265
Encephalitis	39	253	56	117	+ 135
Skin Disease	40	246	52	173	+ 73
Drug Use	41	221	48	213	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	42	188	50	182	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	155	35	548	- 393
Pancreas Cancer	44	151	47	217	- 66
Bladder Cancer	45	145	54	125	+ 21
Alcohol	46	141	61	48	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	47	140	51	173	- 33
Poisonings	48	135	37	515	- 380
Maternal Conditions	49	125	19	1,749	- 1,624
Pertussis	50	114	42	419	- 304
Meningitis	51	101	22	1,325	- 1,224
Fires	52	96	30	793	- 696
Epilepsy	53	94	39	508	- 413
Skin Cancers	54	76	44	264	- 188
Hepatitis B	55	61	60	57	+ 5
Syphilis	56	53	55	124	- 71
Other Neoplasms	57	53	62	37	+ 16
Tetanus	58	46	57	102	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	36	64	26	+ 10
Appendicitis	60	33	58	66	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	61	22	67	14	+ 8
Dengue	62	21	73	0	+ 20
Malnutrition	63	19	10	2,396	- 2,377
Hepatitis C	64	13	66	14	- 2
War	65	6	65	26	- 21
Upper Respiratory	66	5	59	65	- 60
Malaria	67	2	15	2,003	- 2,001
Ascariasis	68	1	70	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	1	72	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
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 ZIMBABWE

Viet Nam

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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.