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Viet Nam
COUNTRY #1
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
VIET NAM VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Viet Nam and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Viet Nam Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    68.5
    78.2
    73.4
    76
    35
    46
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    69.6
    78.1
    73.7
    106
    73
    92
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    78.1
    106
    73
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    71.2
    79.4
    103
    69
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    71.3
    79.4
    107
    69
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    71.4
    79.5
    108
    69
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    71.7
    79.6
    108
    69
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    72.0
    79.7
    108
    69
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    72.4
    79.9
    109
    69
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    72.7
    80.0
    110
    69
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    73.1
    80.2
    112
    69
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    73.7
    80.5
    114
    70
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    74.5
    80.9
    115
    71
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    75.5
    81.4
    116
    74
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    76.9
    82.0
    117
    73
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.9
    121
    76
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    80.7
    84.1
    125
    79
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    83.2
    85.7
    130
    80
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.8
    129
    87
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.4
    132
    83
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    155.75
    20
    149.10
    25
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.67
    125
    301.71
    6
    3. Lung Disease
    34.16
    39
    37.01
    32
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.78
    78
    40.94
    58
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.81
    50
    19.81
    76
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.84
    97
    49.80
    62
    7. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    4.22
    119
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.12
    83
    46.10
    15
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.72
    20
    22.34
    26
    10. Liver Disease
    23.34
    81
    27.20
    67
    11. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    6.90
    122
    12. Hypertension
    18.94
    88
    65.86
    4
    13. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    10.39
    42
    14. Falls
    13.80
    10
    5.13
    99
    15. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    20.24
    48
    16. Tuberculosis
    9.33
    70
    41.14
    24
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    4.09
    169
    18. Asthma
    7.89
    73
    24.23
    13
    19. Suicide
    7.22
    112
    5.96
    129
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    8.18
    9
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.59
    63
    6.42
    70
    22. Low Birth Weight
    5.69
    84
    12.07
    17
    23. Drownings
    5.36
    24
    2.78
    78
    24. Other Injuries
    5.34
    126
    13.02
    36
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.18
    44
    5.98
    24
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.93
    88
    3.32
    130
    27. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    1.95
    154
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4.72
    77
    1.72
    110
    29. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    4.49
    167
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.47
    82
    9.72
    68
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    5.73
    117
    32. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    4.32
    108
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    8.78
    13
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    3.66
    32
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.08
    149
    4.30
    80
    36. Measles
    2.01
    23
    0.56
    30
    37. Birth Trauma
    1.86
    94
    10.16
    24
    38. Violence
    1.81
    136
    9.87
    52
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    4.07
    106
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.57
    89
    5.86
    17
    41. Encephalitis
    1.54
    9
    4.57
    1
    42. Skin Disease
    1.34
    102
    0.77
    121
    43. Drug Use
    1.31
    83
    1.36
    77
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    1.54
    153
    45. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    1.95
    98
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    155
    10.64
    9
    47. Alcohol
    0.82
    127
    0.68
    133
    48. Poisonings
    0.79
    76
    1.58
    56
    49. Pertussis
    0.79
    71
    3.38
    22
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    95
    25.94
    4
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    159,032
    23.20
    19,060
    8.23
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    91,939
    13.41
    40,195
    17.35
    3. Lung Disease
    35,875
    5.23
    4,650
    2.01
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33,860
    4.94
    5,750
    2.48
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29,475
    4.30
    6,033
    2.60
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29,307
    4.27
    1,765
    0.76
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,836
    4.06
    14,649
    6.32
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,251
    3.68
    6,590
    2.85
    9. Liver Cancer
    24,995
    3.65
    657
    0.28
    10. Liver Disease
    23,900
    3.49
    4,600
    1.99
    11. Lung Cancers
    21,294
    3.11
    1,076
    0.46
    12. Hypertension
    19,880
    2.90
    7,995
    3.45
    13. Falls
    15,427
    2.25
    905
    0.39
    14. Stomach Cancer
    15,134
    2.21
    1,501
    0.65
    15. Tuberculosis
    9,446
    1.38
    9,839
    4.25
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,258
    1.20
    741
    0.32
    17. Asthma
    8,150
    1.19
    3,403
    1.47
    18. Suicide
    7,249
    1.06
    1,573
    0.68
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7,132
    1.04
    12,631
    5.45
    20. Oral Cancer
    7,088
    1.03
    1,467
    0.63
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    7,064
    1.03
    5,001
    2.16
    22. Breast Cancer
    6,187
    0.90
    1,822
    0.79
    23. Other Injuries
    5,539
    0.81
    3,241
    1.40
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,357
    0.78
    527
    0.23
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5,338
    0.78
    628
    0.27
    26. Drownings
    5,097
    0.74
    996
    0.43
    27. HIV/AIDS
    4,993
    0.73
    464
    0.20
    28. Leukemia
    4,899
    0.71
    610
    0.26
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,390
    0.64
    5,555
    2.40
    30. Lymphomas
    2,964
    0.43
    946
    0.41
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2,391
    0.35
    541
    0.23
    32. Birth Trauma
    2,340
    0.34
    10,723
    4.63
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,265
    0.33
    1,314
    0.57
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2,082
    0.30
    1,364
    0.59
    35. Prostate Cancer
    1,911
    0.28
    258
    0.11
    36. Violence
    1,785
    0.26
    3,217
    1.39
    37. Measles
    1,780
    0.26
    350
    0.15
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,708
    0.25
    1,041
    0.45
    39. Encephalitis
    1,558
    0.23
    1,190
    0.51
    40. Skin Disease
    1,515
    0.22
    94
    0.04
    41. Drug Use
    1,366
    0.20
    328
    0.14
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1,159
    0.17
    289
    0.12
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    957
    0.14
    1,505
    0.65
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    929
    0.14
    229
    0.10
    45. Bladder Cancer
    896
    0.13
    272
    0.12
    46. Alcohol
    867
    0.13
    150
    0.06
    47. Ovary Cancer
    864
    0.13
    369
    0.16
    48. Poisonings
    832
    0.12
    384
    0.17
    49. Maternal Conditions
    773
    0.11
    7,807
    3.37
    50. Pertussis
    705
    0.10
    2,107
    0.91
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    4.22
    119
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    6.90
    122
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    10.39
    42
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    20.24
    48
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    4.09
    169
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    8.18
    9
    7. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    1.95
    154
    8. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    4.49
    167
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    5.73
    117
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    4.32
    108
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    8.78
    13
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    3.66
    32
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    4.07
    106
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    1.54
    153
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    1.95
    98
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    165
    1.03
    138
    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.