YEMEN VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,139	1	30,158	- 4,018
Stroke	2	17,528	2	13,570	+ 3,959
Hypertension	3	15,470	8	5,293	+ 10,177
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,015	19	1,794	+ 10,221
Violence	5	11,615	14	2,839	+ 8,776
HIV/AIDS	6	10,503	46	396	+ 10,107
Kidney Disease	7	9,370	15	2,679	+ 6,691
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,634	4	11,978	- 4,345
Breast Cancer	9	5,389	26	1,134	+ 4,256
Other Injuries	10	5,243	16	2,225	+ 3,017
Liver Disease	11	5,239	13	2,891	+ 2,348
Prostate Cancer	12	5,119	63	39	+ 5,080
Endocrine Disorders	13	4,825	36	738	+ 4,087
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,179	22	1,405	+ 2,774
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,670	40	585	+ 3,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,313	30	913	+ 2,400
Lung Disease	17	2,599	11	3,196	- 597
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,360	6	8,561	- 6,201
Lung Cancers	19	2,289	41	569	+ 1,720
Skin Disease	20	2,074	61	44	+ 2,030
Drownings	21	2,032	25	1,142	+ 890
Lymphomas	22	1,946	45	433	+ 1,514
Cervical Cancer	23	1,607	57	119	+ 1,488
Alcohol	24	1,571	59	78	+ 1,493
Stomach Cancer	25	1,387	31	902	+ 485
Falls	26	1,376	24	1,170	+ 207
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,316	49	362	+ 954
Low Birth Weight	28	1,289	5	8,810	- 7,520
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,241	10	4,291	- 3,050
Uterin Cancer	30	1,093	69	5	+ 1,088
Suicide	31	1,077	21	1,699	- 621
Liver Cancer	32	924	39	609	+ 315
Fires	33	814	29	991	- 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	812	33	833	- 22
Leukemia	35	789	34	776	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	36	780	52	188	+ 592
Pancreas Cancer	37	764	51	283	+ 481
Oesophagus Cancer	38	682	35	765	- 83
Asthma	39	668	17	2,106	- 1,438
Epilepsy	40	610	43	539	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	41	501	32	890	- 388
Birth Trauma	42	485	7	5,939	- 5,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	405	9	4,372	- 3,967
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	340	37	707	- 366
Malnutrition	45	332	27	1,058	- 726
Oral Cancer	46	271	42	547	- 276
Other Neoplasms	47	256	64	21	+ 236
Drug Use	48	195	38	613	- 417
Meningitis	49	193	28	1,018	- 825
Bladder Cancer	50	165	55	160	+ 4
Encephalitis	51	144	48	369	- 225
Appendicitis	52	140	54	162	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	122	66	14	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	54	117	62	42	+ 76
Skin Cancers	55	64	58	100	- 35
Poisonings	56	51	44	532	- 481
War	57	51	3	12,915	- 12,864
Tuberculosis	58	28	18	1,899	- 1,871
Dengue	59	20	60	71	- 51
Hepatitis B	60	17	50	299	- 283
Upper Respiratory	61	15	70	5	+ 10
Tetanus	62	6	47	395	- 389
Syphilis	63	6	53	175	- 169
Chlamydia	64	5	72	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	2	68	8	- 7
Otitis Media	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	65	17	- 16
Pertussis	68	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Measles	69	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Diphtheria	70	0	67	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	56	124	- 124
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.