NETHERLANDS VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,725	4	9,707	+ 17,018
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,450	2	17,601	- 2,151
Lung Disease	3	6,029	5	9,567	- 3,539
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,690	14	2,386	+ 3,304
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,953	31	681	+ 4,272
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,925	1	18,148	- 13,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,678	7	4,946	- 268
Kidney Disease	8	4,243	12	2,530	+ 1,713
Liver Cancer	9	4,200	24	1,163	+ 3,037
Liver Disease	10	4,016	28	936	+ 3,081
Lung Cancers	11	3,578	3	10,980	- 7,401
Hypertension	12	3,341	29	818	+ 2,523
Falls	13	2,592	8	4,131	- 1,538
Stomach Cancer	14	2,543	22	1,361	+ 1,182
Tuberculosis	15	1,587	56	29	+ 1,559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,388	6	5,829	- 4,442
Asthma	17	1,370	46	165	+ 1,204
Suicide	18	1,218	17	2,025	- 807
Low Birth Weight	19	1,198	45	167	+ 1,031
Oral Cancer	20	1,191	30	768	+ 423
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,187	35	544	+ 643
Breast Cancer	22	1,040	9	3,535	- 2,495
Other Injuries	23	931	19	1,648	- 717
Inflammatory/Heart	24	900	23	1,201	- 301
Parkinson's Disease	25	897	16	2,120	- 1,223
Drownings	26	857	49	98	+ 759
HIV/AIDS	27	839	55	33	+ 806
Leukemia	28	823	20	1,578	- 755
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	738	33	584	+ 154
Lymphomas	30	498	13	2,511	- 2,013
Cervical Cancer	31	402	39	266	+ 136
Birth Trauma	32	393	52	74	+ 319
Oesophagus Cancer	33	381	15	2,145	- 1,765
Endocrine Disorders	34	350	26	1,055	- 705
Prostate Cancer	35	321	10	3,265	- 2,944
Violence	36	300	48	107	+ 193
Measles	37	299	73	0	+ 299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	287	41	238	+ 50
Encephalitis	39	262	68	1	+ 261
Skin Disease	40	255	36	295	- 41
Drug Use	41	229	42	231	- 1
Uterin Cancer	42	195	34	566	- 372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	161	47	130	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	44	156	11	2,995	- 2,839
Bladder Cancer	45	151	21	1,471	- 1,321
Alcohol	46	146	32	612	- 467
Ovary Cancer	47	145	25	1,067	- 922
Poisonings	48	140	61	17	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	49	130	65	8	+ 122
Pertussis	50	118	67	1	+ 117
Meningitis	51	105	51	78	+ 26
Fires	52	100	53	49	+ 51
Epilepsy	53	98	38	289	- 191
Skin Cancers	54	78	27	1,024	- 946
Hepatitis B	55	64	62	14	+ 50
Syphilis	56	55	69	1	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	57	55	18	1,831	- 1,776
Tetanus	58	48	72	0	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	38	44	214	- 177
Appendicitis	60	34	58	26	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	23	37	295	- 272
Dengue	62	21	81	0	+ 21
Malnutrition	63	20	63	12	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	13	60	20	- 7
War	65	6	66	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	6	57	28	- 22
Malaria	67	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	249	- 249
Schizophrenia	82	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Viet Nam

Netherlands

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.