YEMEN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,753	4	11,978	+ 17,775
Tuberculosis	2	26,753	18	1,899	+ 24,853
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,640	9	4,372	+ 22,268
HIV/AIDS	4	21,344	46	396	+ 20,947
Stroke	5	18,677	2	13,570	+ 5,107
Malaria	6	18,652	20	1,719	+ 16,933
Coronary Heart Disease	7	16,494	1	30,158	- 13,664
Low Birth Weight	8	12,671	5	8,810	+ 3,861
Birth Trauma	9	12,465	7	5,939	+ 6,526
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,180	6	8,561	+ 1,619
Measles	11	9,243	12	3,019	+ 6,224
Hypertension	12	7,122	8	5,293	+ 1,829
Maternal Conditions	13	6,679	32	890	+ 5,789
Liver Disease	14	6,560	13	2,891	+ 3,668
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,491	19	1,794	+ 4,697
Meningitis	16	5,771	28	1,018	+ 4,753
Violence	17	5,736	14	2,839	+ 2,897
Lung Disease	18	5,438	11	3,196	+ 2,242
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,411	10	4,291	+ 120
Asthma	20	4,327	17	2,106	+ 2,221
Kidney Disease	21	4,039	15	2,679	+ 1,361
Malnutrition	22	3,928	27	1,058	+ 2,870
Other Injuries	23	3,529	16	2,225	+ 1,304
Suicide	24	3,327	21	1,699	+ 1,628
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,406	36	738	+ 1,668
Breast Cancer	26	1,958	26	1,134	+ 824
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,804	33	833	+ 970
War	28	1,783	3	12,915	- 11,132
Tetanus	29	1,594	47	395	+ 1,200
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,535	40	585	+ 950
Pertussis	31	1,508	23	1,239	+ 269
Cervical Cancer	32	1,309	57	119	+ 1,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,160	22	1,405	- 246
Drownings	34	1,150	25	1,142	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,103	37	707	+ 396
Falls	36	1,031	24	1,170	- 139
Schistosomiasis	37	962	56	124	+ 839
Prostate Cancer	38	889	63	39	+ 850
Fires	39	807	29	991	- 184
Poisonings	40	762	44	532	+ 230
Syphilis	41	683	53	175	+ 508
Lymphomas	42	677	45	433	+ 244
Epilepsy	43	676	43	539	+ 137
Liver Cancer	44	663	39	609	+ 55
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	662	30	913	- 251
Oral Cancer	46	518	42	547	- 30
Leukemia	47	501	34	776	- 275
Parkinson's Disease	48	382	49	362	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	49	372	31	902	- 530
Ovary Cancer	50	364	52	188	+ 176
Appendicitis	51	352	54	162	+ 190
Alcohol	52	351	59	78	+ 273
Oesophagus Cancer	53	274	35	765	- 491
Skin Disease	54	274	61	44	+ 230
Lung Cancers	55	266	41	569	- 303
Leishmaniasis	56	259	71	2	+ 257
Drug Use	57	249	38	613	- 363
Skin Cancers	58	244	58	100	+ 144
Trypanosomiasis	59	225	76	0	+ 225
Pancreas Cancer	60	208	51	283	- 75
Hepatitis B	61	188	50	299	- 112
Encephalitis	62	159	48	369	- 210
Upper Respiratory	63	139	70	5	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	64	132	55	160	- 28
Uterin Cancer	65	111	69	5	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	85	66	14	+ 71
Diphtheria	67	60	67	14	+ 47
Otitis Media	68	35	73	0	+ 35
Hepatitis C	69	32	68	8	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	70	27	64	21	+ 7
Ascariasis	71	27	65	17	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	72	22	62	42	- 20
Chlamydia	73	11	72	1	+ 10
Dengue	74	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Central Africa

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.