VIET NAM VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,235	2	91,939	+ 7,296
Stroke	2	44,651	1	159,032	- 114,381
War	3	42,497	65	34	+ 42,463
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	39,415	7	27,836	+ 11,579
Low Birth Weight	5	28,989	19	7,132	+ 21,857
Road Traffic Accidents	6	28,169	5	29,475	- 1,306
Birth Trauma	7	19,544	32	2,340	+ 17,204
Hypertension	8	17,418	12	19,880	- 2,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	14,385	29	4,390	+ 9,996
Congenital Anomalies	10	14,119	21	7,064	+ 7,055
Lung Disease	11	10,516	3	35,875	- 25,359
Measles	12	9,935	37	1,780	+ 8,155
Liver Disease	13	9,514	10	23,900	- 14,386
Violence	14	9,342	36	1,785	+ 7,557
Kidney Disease	15	8,814	8	25,251	- 16,438
Other Injuries	16	7,322	23	5,539	+ 1,784
Asthma	17	6,930	17	8,150	- 1,220
Tuberculosis	18	6,250	15	9,446	- 3,196
Diabetes Mellitus	19	5,904	4	33,860	- 27,956
Malaria	20	5,656	67	14	+ 5,642
Suicide	21	5,589	18	7,249	- 1,660
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,624	6	29,307	- 24,683
Pertussis	23	4,077	50	705	+ 3,373
Falls	24	3,849	13	15,427	- 11,577
Drownings	25	3,758	26	5,097	- 1,339
Breast Cancer	26	3,730	22	6,187	- 2,457
Malnutrition	27	3,482	63	120	+ 3,362
Meningitis	28	3,351	51	624	+ 2,727
Fires	29	3,261	52	595	+ 2,666
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	3,004	16	8,258	- 5,254
Stomach Cancer	31	2,969	14	15,134	- 12,165
Maternal Conditions	32	2,928	49	773	+ 2,155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,743	43	957	+ 1,786
Leukemia	34	2,555	28	4,899	- 2,344
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,516	33	2,265	+ 251
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,427	34	2,082	+ 345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,326	38	1,708	+ 618
Drug Use	38	2,016	41	1,366	+ 650
Liver Cancer	39	2,004	9	24,995	- 22,991
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,924	24	5,357	- 3,432
Lung Cancers	41	1,873	11	21,294	- 19,421
Oral Cancer	42	1,801	20	7,088	- 5,287
Epilepsy	43	1,773	53	583	+ 1,191
Poisonings	44	1,750	48	832	+ 918
Lymphomas	45	1,424	30	2,964	- 1,541
HIV/AIDS	46	1,303	27	4,993	- 3,689
Tetanus	47	1,299	58	286	+ 1,012
Encephalitis	48	1,214	39	1,558	- 345
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,190	25	5,338	- 4,149
Hepatitis B	50	985	55	379	+ 606
Pancreas Cancer	51	931	44	929	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	52	619	47	864	- 244
Syphilis	53	577	56	328	+ 249
Appendicitis	54	532	60	201	+ 331
Bladder Cancer	55	528	45	896	- 369
Schistosomiasis	56	407	77	0	+ 407
Cervical Cancer	57	392	31	2,391	- 2,000
Skin Cancers	58	328	54	467	- 139
Alcohol	59	258	46	867	- 609
Dengue	60	235	62	127	+ 108
Skin Disease	61	144	40	1,515	- 1,371
Multiple Sclerosis	62	137	61	135	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	63	129	35	1,911	- 1,782
Other Neoplasms	64	68	57	325	- 257
Ascariasis	65	56	68	9	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	47	59	224	- 177
Diphtheria	67	45	69	3	+ 42
Hepatitis C	68	27	64	78	- 51
Uterin Cancer	69	17	42	1,159	- 1,142
Upper Respiratory	70	16	66	34	- 18
Leishmaniasis	71	7	78	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	72	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.