YEMEN VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	40,630	2	13,570	+ 27,060
Coronary Heart Disease	2	37,803	1	30,158	+ 7,645
Diabetes Mellitus	3	27,474	19	1,794	+ 25,679
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,375	4	11,978	+ 11,397
Prostate Cancer	5	17,440	63	39	+ 17,401
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,153	30	913	+ 11,240
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,056	22	1,405	+ 10,650
Breast Cancer	8	10,046	26	1,134	+ 8,912
Endocrine Disorders	9	9,863	36	738	+ 9,125
Kidney Disease	10	9,751	15	2,679	+ 7,073
Other Injuries	11	8,297	16	2,225	+ 6,071
Lung Disease	12	7,802	11	3,196	+ 4,606
Hypertension	13	7,606	8	5,293	+ 2,313
Skin Disease	14	6,595	61	44	+ 6,551
Lymphomas	15	5,364	45	433	+ 4,931
Lung Cancers	16	4,509	41	569	+ 3,940
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,122	40	585	+ 3,537
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,093	51	283	+ 3,810
Violence	19	3,417	14	2,839	+ 578
Leukemia	20	3,073	34	776	+ 2,297
HIV/AIDS	21	2,974	46	396	+ 2,578
Stomach Cancer	22	2,928	31	902	+ 2,026
Cervical Cancer	23	2,911	57	119	+ 2,792
Other Neoplasms	24	2,729	64	21	+ 2,708
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,480	6	8,561	- 6,081
Liver Disease	26	2,413	13	2,891	- 478
Uterin Cancer	27	2,239	69	5	+ 2,234
Oral Cancer	28	1,888	42	547	+ 1,341
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,887	10	4,291	- 2,404
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,830	80	0	+ 1,830
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,731	49	362	+ 1,369
Ovary Cancer	32	1,640	52	188	+ 1,452
Liver Cancer	33	1,521	39	609	+ 912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,498	33	833	+ 665
Asthma	35	1,372	17	2,106	- 734
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,216	35	765	+ 452
Anemia	37	1,177	84	0	+ 1,177
Epilepsy	38	994	43	539	+ 455
Bladder Cancer	39	991	55	160	+ 830
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	722	9	4,372	- 3,650
Falls	41	698	24	1,170	- 472
Low Birth Weight	42	558	5	8,810	- 8,252
Birth Trauma	43	550	7	5,939	- 5,390
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	491	66	14	+ 477
Meningitis	45	456	28	1,018	- 562
Alcohol	46	427	59	78	+ 349
Skin Cancers	47	416	58	100	+ 317
Poisonings	48	218	44	532	- 314
Malnutrition	49	209	27	1,058	- 850
Osteoarthritis	50	207	81	0	+ 207
Suicide	51	187	21	1,699	- 1,511
Hepatitis B	52	171	50	299	- 128
Drug Use	53	157	38	613	- 456
Dengue	54	144	60	71	+ 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	124	37	707	- 583
Maternal Conditions	56	122	32	890	- 768
Drownings	57	117	25	1,142	- 1,026
Upper Respiratory	58	110	70	5	+ 105
Schizophrenia	59	109	86	0	+ 109
Tuberculosis	60	107	18	1,899	- 1,792
Multiple Sclerosis	61	80	62	42	+ 38
Fires	62	59	29	991	- 932
Oral conditions	63	59	82	0	+ 59
Syphilis	64	41	53	175	- 134
Appendicitis	65	34	54	162	- 127
War	66	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Pertussis	67	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Measles	68	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Diphtheria	69	0	67	14	- 14
Tetanus	70	0	47	395	- 395
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	17	- 17
Malaria	76	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	72	1	- 1
Encephalitis	82	0	48	369	- 369
Hepatitis C	83	0	68	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Barbados

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.