YEMEN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,003	1	30,158	+ 10,846
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,267	22	1,405	+ 23,861
Stroke	3	19,877	2	13,570	+ 6,308
Lung Cancers	4	18,185	41	569	+ 17,616
Lung Disease	5	17,276	11	3,196	+ 14,080
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,234	4	11,978	+ 3,256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,932	30	913	+ 8,019
Kidney Disease	8	7,921	15	2,679	+ 5,242
Breast Cancer	9	6,941	26	1,134	+ 5,808
Suicide	10	5,665	21	1,699	+ 3,966
Other Injuries	11	5,384	16	2,225	+ 3,158
Other Neoplasms	12	4,904	64	21	+ 4,883
Prostate Cancer	13	4,896	63	39	+ 4,856
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,855	51	283	+ 4,572
Falls	15	4,711	24	1,170	+ 3,541
Lymphomas	16	4,165	45	433	+ 3,733
Liver Disease	17	3,845	13	2,891	+ 953
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,842	36	738	+ 3,104
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,697	49	362	+ 3,335
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,406	19	1,794	+ 1,612
Leukemia	21	3,218	34	776	+ 2,442
Bladder Cancer	22	2,894	55	160	+ 2,734
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,846	40	585	+ 2,261
Liver Cancer	24	2,618	39	609	+ 2,009
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,410	35	765	+ 1,645
Stomach Cancer	26	2,316	31	902	+ 1,414
Hypertension	27	1,985	8	5,293	- 3,309
Oral Cancer	28	1,810	42	547	+ 1,263
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,787	6	8,561	- 6,774
Ovary Cancer	30	1,751	52	188	+ 1,563
Skin Cancers	31	1,401	58	100	+ 1,302
Alcohol	32	1,341	59	78	+ 1,262
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,121	9	4,372	- 3,251
Uterin Cancer	34	1,031	69	5	+ 1,026
Skin Disease	35	1,018	61	44	+ 975
Epilepsy	36	933	43	539	+ 394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	786	37	707	+ 79
Malnutrition	38	780	27	1,058	- 278
Drug Use	39	771	38	613	+ 159
Congenital Anomalies	40	756	10	4,291	- 3,534
Cervical Cancer	41	651	57	119	+ 532
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	570	33	833	- 263
Anemia	43	534	84	0	+ 534
Violence	44	401	14	2,839	- 2,438
Multiple Sclerosis	45	394	62	42	+ 353
Asthma	46	343	17	2,106	- 1,763
Drownings	47	211	25	1,142	- 931
Fires	48	201	29	991	- 790
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	195	66	14	+ 181
Low Birth Weight	50	187	5	8,810	- 8,623
Osteoarthritis	51	157	81	0	+ 157
Hepatitis C	52	142	68	8	+ 134
Birth Trauma	53	126	7	5,939	- 5,814
Tuberculosis	54	122	18	1,899	- 1,777
Poisonings	55	110	44	532	- 421
Schizophrenia	56	106	86	0	+ 106
HIV/AIDS	57	97	46	396	- 299
Meningitis	58	76	28	1,018	- 942
Upper Respiratory	59	59	70	5	+ 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	54	80	0	+ 54
Oral conditions	61	51	82	0	+ 51
Appendicitis	62	45	54	162	- 117
Hepatitis B	63	44	50	299	- 255
Maternal Conditions	64	16	32	890	- 874
Otitis Media	65	5	73	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	3	48	369	- 365
War	67	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Pertussis	68	2	23	1,239	- 1,237
Diphtheria	69	0	67	14	- 14
Syphilis	70	0	53	175	- 175
Chlamydia	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	76	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	47	395	- 395
Measles	79	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	83	0	60	71	- 71
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

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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.