VIET NAM VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	87,633	27	4,993	+ 82,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	48,391	7	27,836	+ 20,555
Stroke	3	40,414	1	159,032	- 118,619
Malaria	4	40,078	67	14	+ 40,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	31,909	29	4,390	+ 27,519
Tuberculosis	6	30,209	15	9,446	+ 20,764
Birth Trauma	7	25,737	32	2,340	+ 23,397
Low Birth Weight	8	24,697	19	7,132	+ 17,565
Liver Disease	9	22,885	10	23,900	- 1,015
Coronary Heart Disease	10	22,535	2	91,939	- 69,404
Road Traffic Accidents	11	18,579	5	29,475	- 10,896
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,995	21	7,064	+ 8,932
Hypertension	13	13,304	12	19,880	- 6,576
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,178	4	33,860	- 21,682
Malnutrition	15	11,708	63	120	+ 11,588
Meningitis	16	10,047	51	624	+ 9,423
Cervical Cancer	17	9,145	31	2,391	+ 6,754
Kidney Disease	18	8,951	8	25,251	- 16,300
Other Injuries	19	8,790	23	5,539	+ 3,251
Suicide	20	6,623	18	7,249	- 626
Lung Disease	21	6,470	3	35,875	- 29,404
Maternal Conditions	22	6,040	49	773	+ 5,267
Violence	23	5,864	36	1,785	+ 4,079
Syphilis	24	4,499	56	328	+ 4,171
Pertussis	25	3,776	50	705	+ 3,072
Asthma	26	3,767	17	8,150	- 4,383
Drownings	27	3,503	26	5,097	- 1,594
Falls	28	3,032	13	15,427	- 12,394
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,998	6	29,307	- 26,309
Prostate Cancer	30	2,855	35	1,911	+ 944
Lymphomas	31	2,785	30	2,964	- 179
Fires	32	2,778	52	595	+ 2,183
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,549	24	5,357	- 2,808
Poisonings	34	2,320	48	832	+ 1,488
Breast Cancer	35	1,860	22	6,187	- 4,327
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,824	33	2,265	- 441
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,798	34	2,082	- 284
Epilepsy	38	1,688	53	583	+ 1,105
Leukemia	39	1,328	28	4,899	- 3,571
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,248	43	957	+ 292
Lung Cancers	41	1,148	11	21,294	- 20,146
Stomach Cancer	42	1,050	14	15,134	- 14,084
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,030	16	8,258	- 7,228
Tetanus	44	965	58	286	+ 679
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	965	38	1,708	- 744
Liver Cancer	46	899	9	24,995	- 24,096
Parkinson's Disease	47	834	25	5,338	- 4,505
Oral Cancer	48	789	20	7,088	- 6,299
Alcohol	49	711	46	867	- 155
Bladder Cancer	50	669	45	896	- 227
Schistosomiasis	51	652	77	0	+ 652
Skin Disease	52	640	40	1,515	- 875
Drug Use	53	623	41	1,366	- 743
Skin Cancers	54	549	54	467	+ 82
Hepatitis B	55	530	55	379	+ 151
Appendicitis	56	426	60	201	+ 225
Ovary Cancer	57	419	47	864	- 444
Leishmaniasis	58	368	78	0	+ 368
Encephalitis	59	356	39	1,558	- 1,202
Upper Respiratory	60	344	66	34	+ 310
Measles	61	246	37	1,780	- 1,534
Pancreas Cancer	62	215	44	929	- 714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	152	59	224	- 71
Uterin Cancer	64	151	42	1,159	- 1,007
Other Neoplasms	65	101	57	325	- 224
Hepatitis C	66	90	64	78	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	68	61	135	- 67
Ascariasis	68	44	68	9	+ 35
War	69	33	65	34	- 1
Otitis Media	70	25	71	1	+ 25
Chlamydia	71	17	70	1	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	72	16	79	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	73	14	69	3	+ 11
Dengue	74	5	62	127	- 121
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 VIET NAM

Zambia

Viet Nam

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.