VIET NAM VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	123,259	27	4,993	+ 118,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	66,472	7	27,836	+ 38,636
Coronary Heart Disease	3	52,372	2	91,939	- 39,567
Road Traffic Accidents	4	37,230	5	29,475	+ 7,755
Stroke	5	31,610	1	159,032	- 127,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	28,333	29	4,390	+ 23,943
Low Birth Weight	7	24,898	19	7,132	+ 17,766
Birth Trauma	8	21,000	32	2,340	+ 18,660
Diabetes Mellitus	9	20,620	4	33,860	- 13,240
Malnutrition	10	14,776	63	120	+ 14,655
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,673	21	7,064	+ 6,609
Kidney Disease	12	13,650	8	25,251	- 11,601
Suicide	13	12,756	18	7,249	+ 5,507
Cervical Cancer	14	12,474	31	2,391	+ 10,083
Malaria	15	12,352	67	14	+ 12,338
Tuberculosis	16	12,327	15	9,446	+ 2,882
Liver Disease	17	11,971	10	23,900	- 11,929
Violence	18	11,816	36	1,785	+ 10,031
Maternal Conditions	19	10,786	49	773	+ 10,013
Other Injuries	20	10,209	23	5,539	+ 4,670
Asthma	21	9,439	17	8,150	+ 1,289
Meningitis	22	8,171	51	624	+ 7,547
Lung Disease	23	7,174	3	35,875	- 28,701
Hypertension	24	7,066	12	19,880	- 12,814
Inflammatory/Heart	25	6,458	24	5,357	+ 1,102
Lymphomas	26	5,918	30	2,964	+ 2,954
Drownings	27	5,894	26	5,097	+ 797
Breast Cancer	28	5,174	22	6,187	- 1,013
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,942	33	2,265	+ 2,678
Fires	30	4,887	52	595	+ 4,293
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,733	6	29,307	- 24,574
Prostate Cancer	32	3,872	35	1,911	+ 1,961
Stomach Cancer	33	3,446	14	15,134	- 11,688
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,413	34	2,082	+ 1,331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,380	43	957	+ 2,423
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	3,342	38	1,708	+ 1,634
Poisonings	37	3,177	48	832	+ 2,345
Liver Cancer	38	3,143	9	24,995	- 21,851
Epilepsy	39	3,131	53	583	+ 2,549
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,115	16	8,258	- 5,144
Falls	41	2,866	13	15,427	- 12,560
Pertussis	42	2,582	50	705	+ 1,877
Lung Cancers	43	1,763	11	21,294	- 19,532
Skin Cancers	44	1,628	54	467	+ 1,161
Leukemia	45	1,502	28	4,899	- 3,397
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,392	25	5,338	- 3,947
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,336	44	929	+ 407
Drug Use	48	1,311	41	1,366	- 55
Oral Cancer	49	1,280	20	7,088	- 5,808
Uterin Cancer	50	1,122	42	1,159	- 36
Ovary Cancer	51	1,069	47	864	+ 206
Skin Disease	52	1,067	40	1,515	- 448
Schistosomiasis	53	1,061	77	0	+ 1,061
Bladder Cancer	54	769	45	896	- 127
Syphilis	55	768	56	328	+ 440
Encephalitis	56	724	39	1,558	- 834
Tetanus	57	627	58	286	+ 341
Appendicitis	58	408	60	201	+ 207
Upper Respiratory	59	401	66	34	+ 368
Hepatitis B	60	350	55	379	- 29
Alcohol	61	297	46	867	- 570
Other Neoplasms	62	229	57	325	- 96
Measles	63	188	37	1,780	- 1,592
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	162	59	224	- 62
War	65	161	65	34	+ 127
Hepatitis C	66	88	64	78	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	87	61	135	- 49
Otitis Media	68	20	71	1	+ 20
Chlamydia	69	19	70	1	+ 18
Ascariasis	70	14	68	9	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	13	79	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	72	12	69	3	+ 9
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 125
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	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.