YEMEN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,191	1	30,158	+ 3,034
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,657	22	1,405	+ 24,252
Lung Cancers	3	17,346	41	569	+ 16,776
Lung Disease	4	11,774	11	3,196	+ 8,579
Stroke	5	11,730	2	13,570	- 1,839
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,995	30	913	+ 7,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,157	4	11,978	- 5,822
Breast Cancer	8	4,896	26	1,134	+ 3,763
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,737	19	1,794	+ 2,943
Lymphomas	10	4,264	45	433	+ 3,831
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,190	51	283	+ 3,907
Falls	12	4,001	24	1,170	+ 2,831
Prostate Cancer	13	3,903	63	39	+ 3,863
Kidney Disease	14	3,793	15	2,679	+ 1,114
Suicide	15	3,659	21	1,699	+ 1,961
Drug Use	16	3,054	38	613	+ 2,441
Liver Disease	17	3,002	13	2,891	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,783	49	362	+ 2,421
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,678	36	738	+ 1,940
Liver Cancer	20	2,579	39	609	+ 1,970
Leukemia	21	2,567	34	776	+ 1,790
Hypertension	22	2,123	8	5,293	- 3,170
Bladder Cancer	23	2,088	55	160	+ 1,928
Other Injuries	24	1,982	16	2,225	- 243
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,847	35	765	+ 1,083
Stomach Cancer	26	1,804	31	902	+ 902
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,706	40	585	+ 1,122
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,655	6	8,561	- 6,906
Ovary Cancer	29	1,576	52	188	+ 1,388
Skin Cancers	30	1,455	58	100	+ 1,355
Other Neoplasms	31	1,391	64	21	+ 1,370
Oral Cancer	32	1,319	42	547	+ 772
Alcohol	33	1,235	59	78	+ 1,157
Uterin Cancer	34	980	69	5	+ 975
Congenital Anomalies	35	896	10	4,291	- 3,395
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	696	9	4,372	- 3,676
Multiple Sclerosis	37	573	62	42	+ 532
Skin Disease	38	563	61	44	+ 519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	527	37	707	- 180
Violence	40	501	14	2,839	- 2,338
Cervical Cancer	41	479	57	119	+ 360
Low Birth Weight	42	459	5	8,810	- 8,351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	366	33	833	- 467
Epilepsy	44	318	43	539	- 221
Hepatitis C	45	301	68	8	+ 292
Anemia	46	284	84	0	+ 284
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	267	66	14	+ 253
Drownings	48	235	25	1,142	- 908
Asthma	49	217	17	2,106	- 1,889
Birth Trauma	50	160	7	5,939	- 5,780
Malnutrition	51	159	27	1,058	- 899
Fires	52	159	29	991	- 832
HIV/AIDS	53	135	46	396	- 261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	118	80	0	+ 118
Osteoarthritis	55	115	81	0	+ 115
Poisonings	56	101	44	532	- 431
Schizophrenia	57	98	86	0	+ 98
Tuberculosis	58	81	18	1,899	- 1,819
Meningitis	59	57	28	1,018	- 962
Hepatitis B	60	55	50	299	- 245
Oral conditions	61	42	82	0	+ 42
Appendicitis	62	41	54	162	- 121
Upper Respiratory	63	39	70	5	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	64	37	32	890	- 852
War	65	17	3	12,915	- 12,897
Otitis Media	66	6	73	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	4	53	175	- 171
Encephalitis	68	3	48	369	- 366
Pertussis	69	1	23	1,239	- 1,239
Chagas disease	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	47	395	- 394
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Diphtheria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	74	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	56	124	- 124
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	17	- 17
Chlamydia	83	0	72	1	- 1
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

Canada

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.