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China
COUNTRY #1
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CHINA VS VIET NAM

Compare China and Viet Nam health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Viet Nam
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
China Population Pyramid
1,402,405,167
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Viet Nam Population Pyramid
109,605,010
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Viet Nam VIET NAM
  China CHINA   Viet Nam VIET NAM
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
35.1
37.6
36.3
162
160
162
  
42.6
46.3
44.4
123
119
120
1970
61.0
62.5
61.7
67
79
74
  
46.9
51.9
49.4
129
118
123
1980
64.4
66.7
65.5
67
83
79
  
55.5
59.9
57.7
119
114
116
1990
66.9
69.7
68.3
62
95
87
  
64.1
67.7
65.9
95
108
103
2000
70.1
73.5
71.7
56
86
70
  
68.5
78.2
73.4
76
35
46
2010
73.5
76.7
75.0
42
74
54
  
70.3
80.1
75.2
81
36
51
2019
74.7
80.5
77.4
52
46
48
  
69.6
78.1
73.7
106
73
92
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Viet Nam VIET NAM
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.7
80.5
52
46
69.6
78.1
106
73
Age
74.7
80.5
52
46
69.6
78.1
106
73
Age 5
75.4
81.1
53
46
71.2
79.4
103
69
Age 10
75.4
81.2
53
46
71.3
79.4
107
69
Age 15
75.5
81.2
53
46
71.4
79.5
108
69
Age 20
75.6
81.3
56
47
71.7
79.6
108
69
Age 25
75.9
81.4
56
47
72.0
79.7
108
69
Age 30
76.1
81.4
56
47
72.4
79.9
109
69
Age 35
76.3
81.6
58
47
72.7
80.0
110
69
Age 40
76.7
81.7
60
47
73.1
80.2
112
69
Age 45
77.1
81.9
59
47
73.7
80.5
114
70
Age 50
77.6
82.2
61
50
74.5
80.9
115
71
Age 55
78.3
82.6
62
51
75.5
81.4
116
74
Age 60
79.2
83.1
67
52
76.9
82.0
117
73
Age 65
80.3
83.8
73
57
78.6
82.9
121
76
Age 70
81.7
84.8
87
59
80.7
84.1
125
79
Age 75
83.7
86.2
104
63
83.2
85.7
130
80
Age 80
85.9
88.1
147
70
86.1
87.8
129
87
Age 85
88.7
90.6
172
71
89.4
90.4
132
83
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Viet Nam VIET NAM
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
110.80
58
155.75
20
2. Coronary Heart Disease
97.57
115
86.67
125
3. Lung Disease
54.18
13
34.16
39
4. Lung Cancers
36.63
5
21.48
46
5. Stomach Cancer
20.55
3
15.13
9
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.36
97
23.72
20
7. Hypertension
16.80
98
18.94
88
8. Road Traffic Accidents
15.09
96
29.81
50
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.02
42
8.23
98
10. Oesophagus Cancer
12.42
6
2.23
97
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.28
152
25.84
97
12. Kidney Disease
10.39
141
24.12
83
13. Liver Cancer
9.30
33
24.37
7
14. Breast Cancer
8.95
169
11.36
148
15. Diabetes Mellitus
8.56
148
33.78
78
16. Falls
8.04
50
13.80
10
17. Liver Disease
7.57
146
23.34
81
18. Suicide
6.67
121
7.22
112
19. Prostate Cancer
6.41
152
4.61
166
20. Pancreas Cancer
5.72
59
0.92
167
21. Cervical Cancer
5.16
124
4.34
134
22. Parkinson's Disease
3.95
98
5.18
44
23. Drownings
3.66
56
5.36
24
24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.53
34
1.57
89
25. Other Injuries
3.50
161
5.34
126
26. Leukemia
3.48
97
4.93
22
27. Congenital Anomalies
3.32
150
6.59
63
28. Lymphomas
3.04
145
2.94
151
29. Oral Cancer
2.81
89
7.03
18
30. Ovary Cancer
2.76
153
1.62
178
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.05
106
0.86
155
32. Bladder Cancer
2.04
94
0.90
160
33. Tuberculosis
1.88
111
9.33
70
34. Low Birth Weight
1.76
150
5.69
84
35. Inflammatory/Heart
1.73
168
4.93
88
36. HIV/AIDS
1.62
111
4.72
77
37. Poisonings
1.55
57
0.79
76
38. Endocrine Disorders
1.51
162
2.08
149
39. Birth Trauma
1.40
108
1.86
94
40. Drug Use
1.34
79
1.31
83
41. Asthma
1.29
123
7.89
73
42. Uterin Cancer
1.16
157
2.12
103
43. Alcohol
1.05
111
0.82
127
44. Skin Cancers
1.05
137
0.46
165
45. Malnutrition
0.78
107
0.11
151
46. Epilepsy
0.74
163
0.58
171
47. Violence
0.73
166
1.81
136
48. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.72
150
4.47
82
49. Fires
0.62
129
0.58
132
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.55
41
0.23
117
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  China CHINA   Viet Nam VIET NAM
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2.043m
21.27
159,032
23.20
2. Coronary Heart Disease
1.772m
18.44
91,939
13.41
3. Lung Disease
968,607
10.08
35,875
5.23
4. Lung Cancers
714,311
7.44
21,294
3.11
5. Stomach Cancer
398,439
4.15
15,134
2.21
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
304,455
3.17
29,307
4.27
7. Hypertension
301,183
3.14
19,880
2.90
8. Road Traffic Accidents
250,272
2.61
29,475
4.30
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
248,388
2.59
8,258
1.20
10. Oesophagus Cancer
242,891
2.53
2,265
0.33
11. Kidney Disease
192,302
2.00
25,251
3.68
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
183,342
1.91
27,836
4.06
13. Liver Cancer
180,952
1.88
24,995
3.65
14. Diabetes Mellitus
161,672
1.68
33,860
4.94
15. Liver Disease
145,603
1.52
23,900
3.49
16. Falls
138,878
1.45
15,427
2.25
17. Suicide
116,324
1.21
7,249
1.06
18. Pancreas Cancer
111,537
1.16
929
0.14
19. Breast Cancer
92,757
0.97
6,187
0.90
20. Parkinson's Disease
70,699
0.74
5,338
0.78
21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
65,350
0.68
1,708
0.25
22. Leukemia
58,145
0.61
4,899
0.71
23. Lymphomas
57,838
0.60
2,964
0.43
24. Oral Cancer
54,695
0.57
7,088
1.03
25. Other Injuries
54,087
0.56
5,539
0.81
26. Drownings
52,807
0.55
5,097
0.74
27. Cervical Cancer
51,650
0.54
2,391
0.35
28. Prostate Cancer
51,056
0.53
1,911
0.28
29. Bladder Cancer
37,873
0.39
896
0.13
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
37,723
0.39
957
0.14
31. Congenital Anomalies
36,613
0.38
7,064
1.03
32. Tuberculosis
34,802
0.36
9,446
1.38
33. Inflammatory/Heart
29,954
0.31
5,357
0.78
34. HIV/AIDS
28,746
0.30
4,993
0.73
35. Ovary Cancer
28,078
0.29
864
0.13
36. Poisonings
25,762
0.27
832
0.12
37. Endocrine Disorders
25,613
0.27
2,082
0.30
38. Drug Use
24,214
0.25
1,366
0.20
39. Asthma
23,147
0.24
8,150
1.19
40. Low Birth Weight
21,631
0.23
7,132
1.04
41. Skin Cancers
19,669
0.20
467
0.07
42. Alcohol
19,071
0.20
867
0.13
43. Birth Trauma
17,644
0.18
2,340
0.34
44. Malnutrition
12,995
0.14
120
0.02
45. Uterin Cancer
11,751
0.12
1,159
0.17
46. Epilepsy
11,365
0.12
583
0.09
47. Violence
11,115
0.12
1,785
0.26
48. Fires
10,498
0.11
595
0.09
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
10,108
0.11
224
0.03
50. Diarrhoeal diseases
8,719
0.09
4,390
0.64
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Viet Nam VIET NAM
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
36.63
5
21.48
46
2. Stomach Cancer
20.55
3
15.13
9
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.02
42
8.23
98
4. Oesophagus Cancer
12.42
6
2.23
97
5. Liver Cancer
9.30
33
24.37
7
6. Breast Cancer
8.95
169
11.36
148
7. Prostate Cancer
6.41
152
4.61
166
8. Pancreas Cancer
5.72
59
0.92
167
9. Cervical Cancer
5.16
124
4.34
134
10. Leukemia
3.48
97
4.93
22
11. Lymphomas
3.04
145
2.94
151
12. Oral Cancer
2.81
89
7.03
18
13. Ovary Cancer
2.76
153
1.62
178
14. Bladder Cancer
2.04
94
0.90
160
15. Uterin Cancer
1.16
157
2.12
103
16. Skin Cancers
1.05
137
0.46
165
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.