CUBA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,490	2	10,725	+ 5,765
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,533	1	22,079	- 12,546
Lung Disease	3	3,720	6	5,492	- 1,772
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,511	13	1,791	+ 1,720
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,056	19	1,007	+ 2,049
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,039	5	5,841	- 2,803
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,886	3	8,564	- 5,678
Kidney Disease	8	2,618	14	1,700	+ 918
Liver Cancer	9	2,592	24	815	+ 1,776
Liver Disease	10	2,478	11	1,873	+ 605
Lung Cancers	11	2,208	4	5,985	- 3,777
Hypertension	12	2,061	7	3,469	- 1,408
Falls	13	1,600	10	2,810	- 1,210
Stomach Cancer	14	1,569	20	991	+ 578
Tuberculosis	15	979	60	45	+ 935
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	856	9	2,958	- 2,101
Asthma	17	845	40	301	+ 544
Suicide	18	752	16	1,638	- 886
Low Birth Weight	19	739	48	98	+ 641
Oral Cancer	20	735	23	876	- 141
Congenital Anomalies	21	732	37	368	+ 365
Breast Cancer	22	642	15	1,673	- 1,031
Other Injuries	23	574	12	1,869	- 1,295
Inflammatory/Heart	24	555	17	1,156	- 601
Parkinson's Disease	25	554	27	691	- 137
Drownings	26	529	42	231	+ 298
HIV/AIDS	27	518	34	471	+ 46
Leukemia	28	508	30	633	- 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	455	43	206	+ 249
Lymphomas	30	307	18	1,089	- 782
Cervical Cancer	31	248	29	666	- 418
Birth Trauma	32	243	59	49	+ 194
Oesophagus Cancer	33	235	22	879	- 644
Endocrine Disorders	34	216	36	412	- 196
Prostate Cancer	35	198	8	3,365	- 3,167
Violence	36	185	32	584	- 399
Measles	37	185	76	0	+ 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	177	44	162	+ 15
Encephalitis	39	162	66	6	+ 156
Skin Disease	40	157	41	258	- 101
Drug Use	41	142	51	82	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	42	120	31	602	- 482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	99	35	420	- 321
Pancreas Cancer	44	96	21	905	- 808
Bladder Cancer	45	93	26	734	- 641
Alcohol	46	90	28	675	- 585
Ovary Cancer	47	90	39	323	- 233
Poisonings	48	86	62	17	+ 69
Maternal Conditions	49	80	61	43	+ 37
Pertussis	50	73	73	0	+ 73
Meningitis	51	65	50	83	- 18
Fires	52	62	58	55	+ 7
Epilepsy	53	60	46	108	- 48
Skin Cancers	54	48	33	514	- 466
Hepatitis B	55	39	56	59	- 20
Syphilis	56	34	69	1	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	57	34	25	769	- 735
Tetanus	58	30	71	1	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	23	49	87	- 63
Appendicitis	60	21	47	104	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	57	55	- 41
Dengue	62	13	74	0	+ 13
Malnutrition	63	12	55	64	- 51
Hepatitis C	64	8	45	112	- 104
War	65	4	68	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	3	65	6	- 2
Malaria	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	82	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Viet Nam

Cuba

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.