CANADA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	58,337	5	14,159	+ 44,178
Coronary Heart Disease	2	33,725	1	40,063	- 6,338
Lung Disease	3	13,160	4	14,212	- 1,053
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,421	9	5,718	+ 6,703
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,812	28	1,998	+ 8,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,750	2	30,970	- 20,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,211	7	7,431	+ 2,780
Kidney Disease	8	9,263	14	4,578	+ 4,685
Liver Cancer	9	9,169	20	3,113	+ 6,056
Liver Disease	10	8,767	17	3,624	+ 5,143
Lung Cancers	11	7,811	3	20,937	- 13,126
Hypertension	12	7,292	22	2,563	+ 4,730
Falls	13	5,659	12	4,829	+ 830
Stomach Cancer	14	5,551	26	2,177	+ 3,374
Tuberculosis	15	3,465	58	97	+ 3,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,029	6	9,651	- 6,622
Asthma	17	2,990	49	262	+ 2,727
Suicide	18	2,659	15	4,417	- 1,757
Low Birth Weight	19	2,616	42	553	+ 2,063
Oral Cancer	20	2,600	32	1,592	+ 1,008
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,591	35	1,081	+ 1,510
Breast Cancer	22	2,270	8	5,910	- 3,641
Other Injuries	23	2,032	24	2,392	- 361
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,965	27	2,060	- 95
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,958	18	3,359	- 1,401
Drownings	26	1,870	48	283	+ 1,587
HIV/AIDS	27	1,831	53	163	+ 1,669
Leukemia	28	1,797	21	3,098	- 1,301
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,610	36	840	+ 770
Lymphomas	30	1,087	10	5,146	- 4,059
Cervical Cancer	31	877	41	578	+ 299
Birth Trauma	32	858	50	193	+ 665
Oesophagus Cancer	33	831	25	2,230	- 1,399
Endocrine Disorders	34	764	19	3,233	- 2,469
Prostate Cancer	35	701	13	4,711	- 4,010
Violence	36	655	40	605	+ 50
Measles	37	653	74	0	+ 653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	627	39	636	- 9
Encephalitis	39	572	68	3	+ 569
Skin Disease	40	556	38	679	- 123
Drug Use	41	501	16	3,686	- 3,185
Uterin Cancer	42	425	34	1,183	- 758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	351	43	442	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	44	341	11	5,057	- 4,716
Bladder Cancer	45	329	23	2,521	- 2,192
Alcohol	46	318	33	1,491	- 1,173
Ovary Cancer	47	317	29	1,902	- 1,585
Poisonings	48	305	56	121	+ 184
Maternal Conditions	49	284	64	45	+ 238
Pertussis	50	259	69	1	+ 258
Meningitis	51	229	59	68	+ 161
Fires	52	218	52	192	+ 26
Epilepsy	53	214	44	384	- 170
Skin Cancers	54	171	30	1,756	- 1,585
Hepatitis B	55	139	60	66	+ 73
Syphilis	56	120	67	5	+ 115
Other Neoplasms	57	119	31	1,679	- 1,559
Tetanus	58	105	71	0	+ 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	82	47	322	- 240
Appendicitis	60	74	62	49	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	61	50	37	692	- 643
Dengue	62	46	72	0	+ 46
Malnutrition	63	44	51	192	- 148
Hepatitis C	64	29	45	363	- 334
War	65	12	65	21	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	12	63	47	- 34
Malaria	67	5	76	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	343	- 343
Schizophrenia	82	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.