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Compare Viet Nam and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    70.3
    73.9
    72.1
    55
    76
    62
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    71.3
    80.7
    76.0
    83
    39
    56
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    80.7
    83
    39
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    73.0
    82.2
    76
    33
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    73.2
    82.3
    76
    32
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    73.4
    82.4
    76
    32
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    73.7
    82.5
    74
    32
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    74.1
    82.7
    74
    32
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    74.6
    82.8
    73
    32
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    75.1
    83.0
    72
    32
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    75.6
    83.2
    68
    31
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    76.3
    83.5
    67
    30
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    77.1
    83.8
    68
    30
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    78.2
    84.2
    60
    31
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.9
    58
    31
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    81.1
    85.8
    57
    31
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    83.1
    87.0
    50
    25
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    85.5
    88.6
    46
    13
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    88.3
    90.6
    27
    7
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    91.5
    93.1
    13
    8
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    95.0
    96.1
    7
    7
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    98.9
    99.5
    7
    9
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    103.1
    103.4
    5
    8
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    139.75
    30
    		  
    29.17
    159
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.28
    159
    		  
    61.92
    136
    3. Lung Disease
    31.91
    29
    		  
    21.34
    69
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.57
    86
    		  
    11.43
    142
    5. Liver Cancer
    24.00
    6
    		  
    1.88
    165
    6. Lung Cancers
    23.31
    45
    		  
    29.45
    26
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.10
    45
    		  
    3.54
    166
    8. Tuberculosis
    20.28
    49
    		  
    0.75
    136
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.08
    110
    		  
    6.00
    162
    10. Liver Disease
    16.87
    80
    		  
    1.70
    172
    11. Stomach Cancer
    15.19
    22
    		  
    4.06
    120
    12. Kidney Disease
    13.00
    98
    		  
    5.45
    151
    13. Other Injuries
    11.82
    85
    		  
    4.17
    158
    14. HIV/AIDS
    11.46
    67
    		  
    0.00
    172
    15. Hypertension
    11.01
    129
    		  
    9.79
    136
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.81
    51
    		  
    2.26
    166
    17. Breast Cancer
    9.15
    153
    		  
    18.65
    64
    18. Falls
    8.94
    49
    		  
    7.00
    70
    19. Low Birth Weight
    8.48
    80
    		  
    1.48
    158
    20. Asthma
    8.16
    60
    		  
    0.42
    169
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.99
    92
    		  
    15.20
    40
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.79
    74
    		  
    0.38
    154
    23. Drownings
    5.94
    50
    		  
    0.63
    160
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.67
    31
    		  
    1.56
    145
    25. Suicide
    5.09
    123
    		  
    14.06
    37
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.87
    119
    		  
    0.92
    170
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    4.04
    110
    		  
    1.68
    154
    28. Leukemia
    3.77
    92
    		  
    3.62
    96
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.66
    92
    		  
    0.38
    166
    30. Malnutrition
    3.44
    75
    		  
    0.38
    128
    31. Meningitis
    3.42
    69
    		  
    0.29
    152
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.40
    142
    		  
    1.74
    169
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    74
    		  
    0.85
    153
    34. Violence
    3.24
    108
    		  
    0.63
    164
    35. Prostate Cancer
    2.98
    161
    		  
    21.29
    53
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    77
    		  
    4.07
    54
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.85
    97
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. Lymphomas
    2.78
    130
    		  
    10.90
    1
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.66
    98
    		  
    34.08
    4
    40. Epilepsy
    2.14
    79
    		  
    0.88
    143
    41. Fires
    1.97
    93
    		  
    0.29
    161
    42. Skin Disease
    1.88
    84
    		  
    0.19
    159
    43. Ovary Cancer
    1.77
    162
    		  
    6.30
    35
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    1.14
    137
    45. Appendicitis
    1.05
    47
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.03
    151
    		  
    2.25
    108
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    152
    		  
    8.28
    29
    48. Measles
    0.97
    47
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.93
    130
    		  
    2.40
    40
    50. Poisonings
    0.93
    106
    		  
    0.48
    144
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    112,626
    23.90
    		  
    147
    8.77
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,533
    7.75
    		  
    315
    18.81
    3. Lung Disease
    25,542
    5.42
    		  
    106
    6.30
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24,952
    5.29
    		  
    60
    3.60
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    21,337
    4.53
    		  
    14
    0.83
    6. Liver Cancer
    20,223
    4.29
    		  
    9
    0.55
    7. Lung Cancers
    19,012
    4.03
    		  
    138
    8.23
    8. Tuberculosis
    17,095
    3.63
    		  
    4
    0.24
    9. Liver Disease
    14,118
    3.00
    		  
    7
    0.40
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,603
    2.89
    		  
    30
    1.80
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12,475
    2.65
    		  
    18
    1.06
    12. HIV/AIDS
    11,013
    2.34
    		  
    0
    0.02
    13. Kidney Disease
    10,561
    2.24
    		  
    28
    1.69
    14. Other Injuries
    10,337
    2.19
    		  
    18
    1.07
    15. Hypertension
    8,848
    1.88
    		  
    53
    3.15
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    8,019
    1.70
    		  
    7
    0.41
    17. Falls
    7,432
    1.58
    		  
    36
    2.13
    18. Low Birth Weight
    6,893
    1.46
    		  
    4
    0.24
    19. Asthma
    6,559
    1.39
    		  
    2
    0.13
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,706
    1.21
    		  
    74
    4.41
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,584
    1.18
    		  
    2
    0.14
    22. Drownings
    5,230
    1.11
    		  
    3
    0.19
    23. Oral Cancer
    4,758
    1.01
    		  
    8
    0.45
    24. Suicide
    4,600
    0.98
    		  
    49
    2.93
    25. Breast Cancer
    4,172
    0.89
    		  
    46
    2.75
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    3,366
    0.71
    		  
    7
    0.45
    27. Leukemia
    3,304
    0.70
    		  
    18
    1.07
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,045
    0.65
    		  
    2
    0.09
    29. Violence
    3,037
    0.64
    		  
    2
    0.12
    30. Meningitis
    2,887
    0.61
    		  
    1
    0.08
    31. Malnutrition
    2,815
    0.60
    		  
    2
    0.12
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,792
    0.59
    		  
    7
    0.44
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,639
    0.56
    		  
    4
    0.27
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,500
    0.53
    		  
    19
    1.14
    35. Birth Trauma
    2,318
    0.49
    		  
    0
    0.00
    36. Lymphomas
    2,310
    0.49
    		  
    56
    3.36
    37. Cervical Cancer
    2,213
    0.47
    		  
    3
    0.18
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,169
    0.46
    		  
    179
    10.69
    39. Epilepsy
    1,876
    0.40
    		  
    3
    0.15
    40. Fires
    1,668
    0.35
    		  
    1
    0.05
    41. Skin Disease
    1,540
    0.33
    		  
    1
    0.07
    42. Prostate Cancer
    870
    0.18
    		  
    50
    2.95
    43. Appendicitis
    862
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.02
    44. Other Neoplasms
    845
    0.18
    		  
    11
    0.67
    45. Poisonings
    823
    0.17
    		  
    2
    0.10
    46. Ovary Cancer
    800
    0.17
    		  
    14
    0.84
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    794
    0.17
    		  
    39
    2.33
    48. Measles
    792
    0.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Uterin Cancer
    780
    0.17
    		  
    4
    0.21
    50. Skin Cancers
    761
    0.16
    		  
    9
    0.56
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.00
    6
    		  
    1.88
    165
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.31
    45
    		  
    29.45
    26
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.19
    22
    		  
    4.06
    120
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.15
    153
    		  
    18.65
    64
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.99
    92
    		  
    15.20
    40
    6. Oral Cancer
    5.67
    31
    		  
    1.56
    145
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.87
    119
    		  
    0.92
    170
    8. Leukemia
    3.77
    92
    		  
    3.62
    96
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2.98
    161
    		  
    21.29
    53
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    77
    		  
    4.07
    54
    11. Lymphomas
    2.78
    130
    		  
    10.90
    1
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.77
    162
    		  
    6.30
    35
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    1.14
    137
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    152
    		  
    8.28
    29
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.93
    130
    		  
    2.40
    40
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.60
    165
    		  
    2.96
    59
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.