YEMEN VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,873	1	30,158	- 4,285
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,717	22	1,405	+ 17,311
Stroke	3	12,404	2	13,570	- 1,165
Lung Cancers	4	10,528	41	569	+ 9,959
Lung Disease	5	10,191	11	3,196	+ 6,995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,455	30	913	+ 6,542
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,368	19	1,794	+ 3,574
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,338	4	11,978	- 6,640
Prostate Cancer	9	4,522	63	39	+ 4,483
Breast Cancer	10	4,089	26	1,134	+ 2,955
Suicide	11	3,782	21	1,699	+ 2,083
Kidney Disease	12	3,769	15	2,679	+ 1,091
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,743	51	283	+ 3,460
Falls	14	3,741	24	1,170	+ 2,571
Lymphomas	15	3,648	45	433	+ 3,216
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,796	36	738	+ 2,058
Skin Cancers	17	2,784	58	100	+ 2,684
Leukemia	18	2,553	34	776	+ 1,776
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,445	49	362	+ 2,083
Liver Cancer	20	2,445	39	609	+ 1,836
Drug Use	21	2,141	38	613	+ 1,528
Other Injuries	22	1,972	16	2,225	- 253
Hypertension	23	1,959	8	5,293	- 3,335
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,886	40	585	+ 1,301
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,793	35	765	+ 1,029
Liver Disease	26	1,707	13	2,891	- 1,185
Stomach Cancer	27	1,546	31	902	+ 644
Other Neoplasms	28	1,504	64	21	+ 1,483
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,495	6	8,561	- 7,066
Bladder Cancer	30	1,426	55	160	+ 1,265
Ovary Cancer	31	1,204	52	188	+ 1,015
Oral Cancer	32	1,167	42	547	+ 620
Congenital Anomalies	33	853	10	4,291	- 3,438
Skin Disease	34	714	61	44	+ 670
Uterin Cancer	35	629	69	5	+ 624
Asthma	36	547	17	2,106	- 1,559
Alcohol	37	456	59	78	+ 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	455	37	707	- 252
Cervical Cancer	39	410	57	119	+ 291
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	355	9	4,372	- 4,017
Epilepsy	41	342	43	539	- 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	331	33	833	- 502
Low Birth Weight	43	298	5	8,810	- 8,512
Violence	44	292	14	2,839	- 2,547
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	275	66	14	+ 261
Multiple Sclerosis	46	225	62	42	+ 184
Drownings	47	213	25	1,142	- 930
Hepatitis C	48	208	68	8	+ 199
Anemia	49	189	84	0	+ 189
Birth Trauma	50	168	7	5,939	- 5,771
Malnutrition	51	140	27	1,058	- 918
Osteoarthritis	52	137	81	0	+ 137
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	86	80	0	+ 86
Schizophrenia	54	77	86	0	+ 77
Fires	55	66	29	991	- 925
Tuberculosis	56	63	18	1,899	- 1,836
HIV/AIDS	57	60	46	396	- 336
Hepatitis B	58	49	50	299	- 250
Oral conditions	59	48	82	0	+ 48
Meningitis	60	45	28	1,018	- 974
Poisonings	61	42	44	532	- 490
Appendicitis	62	32	54	162	- 130
Maternal Conditions	63	24	32	890	- 865
Upper Respiratory	64	20	70	5	+ 16
War	65	9	3	12,915	- 12,905
Otitis Media	66	7	73	0	+ 7
Syphilis	67	3	53	175	- 172
Encephalitis	68	3	48	369	- 366
Pertussis	69	2	23	1,239	- 1,237
Tetanus	70	2	47	395	- 393
Diphtheria	71	0	67	14	- 13
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	17	- 17
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	72	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Schistosomiasis	79	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	82	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Australia

Yemen

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.