VIET NAM VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,028	2	91,939	+ 2,089
Diabetes Mellitus	2	69,656	4	33,860	+ 35,796
Kidney Disease	3	36,096	8	25,251	+ 10,845
Stroke	4	32,187	1	159,032	- 126,845
Violence	5	26,250	36	1,785	+ 24,465
Liver Disease	6	24,137	10	23,900	+ 237
Lung Disease	7	23,558	3	35,875	- 12,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	20,074	7	27,836	- 7,762
Hypertension	9	14,404	12	19,880	- 5,476
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,188	5	29,475	- 16,287
Other Injuries	11	9,848	23	5,539	+ 4,310
Endocrine Disorders	12	9,149	34	2,082	+ 7,067
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,459	21	7,064	+ 1,395
Malnutrition	14	6,109	63	120	+ 5,989
Prostate Cancer	15	6,062	35	1,911	+ 4,151
Breast Cancer	16	5,970	22	6,187	- 218
Lung Cancers	17	5,945	11	21,294	- 15,349
Low Birth Weight	18	5,794	19	7,132	- 1,338
Stomach Cancer	19	5,613	14	15,134	- 9,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	5,558	16	8,258	- 2,700
Liver Cancer	21	5,515	9	24,995	- 19,480
Suicide	22	5,478	18	7,249	- 1,771
Other Neoplasms	23	5,019	57	325	+ 4,694
Lymphomas	24	4,013	30	2,964	+ 1,049
Leukemia	25	3,907	28	4,899	- 992
Cervical Cancer	26	3,872	31	2,391	+ 1,481
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,648	44	929	+ 2,719
HIV/AIDS	28	3,339	27	4,993	- 1,654
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,812	29	4,390	- 1,578
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,788	6	29,307	- 26,519
Skin Disease	31	2,450	40	1,515	+ 935
Alcohol	32	2,383	46	867	+ 1,516
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,212	43	957	+ 1,255
Ovary Cancer	34	2,143	47	864	+ 1,279
Falls	35	2,126	13	15,427	- 13,301
Birth Trauma	36	2,064	32	2,340	- 275
Anemia	37	1,765	81	0	+ 1,765
Tuberculosis	38	1,572	15	9,446	- 7,874
Epilepsy	39	1,547	53	583	+ 964
Skin Cancers	40	1,544	54	467	+ 1,077
Inflammatory/Heart	41	1,510	24	5,357	- 3,847
Drownings	42	1,455	26	5,097	- 3,642
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,268	25	5,338	- 4,070
Drug Use	44	1,189	41	1,366	- 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,145	59	224	+ 921
Oral Cancer	46	1,096	20	7,088	- 5,992
Asthma	47	1,086	17	8,150	- 7,064
Bladder Cancer	48	1,029	45	896	+ 133
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,013	33	2,265	- 1,252
Uterin Cancer	50	729	42	1,159	- 429
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	723	84	0	+ 723
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	695	38	1,708	- 1,013
Appendicitis	53	626	60	201	+ 425
Maternal Conditions	54	606	49	773	- 167
Hepatitis C	55	506	64	78	+ 427
Fires	56	488	52	595	- 106
Poisonings	57	429	48	832	- 402
Meningitis	58	289	51	624	- 335
Osteoarthritis	59	246	85	0	+ 246
Multiple Sclerosis	60	239	61	135	+ 103
Hepatitis B	61	170	55	379	- 209
Encephalitis	62	113	39	1,558	- 1,445
Schizophrenia	63	103	82	0	+ 103
Upper Respiratory	64	102	66	34	+ 69
Oral conditions	65	101	86	0	+ 101
War	66	90	65	34	+ 56
Dengue	67	24	62	127	- 102
Otitis Media	68	24	71	1	+ 23
Chagas disease	69	20	76	0	+ 20
Pertussis	70	17	50	705	- 688
Tetanus	71	8	58	286	- 279
Ascariasis	72	4	68	9	- 5
Syphilis	73	4	56	328	- 324
Iodine Deficiency	74	2	75	0	+ 2
Leprosy	75	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	77	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	80	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	67	14	- 14
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.