YEMEN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	46,375	2	13,570	+ 32,806
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,209	1	30,158	+ 10,051
Lung Disease	3	21,985	11	3,196	+ 18,789
Lung Cancers	4	16,213	41	569	+ 15,644
Stomach Cancer	5	9,044	31	902	+ 8,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,910	22	1,405	+ 5,505
Hypertension	7	6,836	8	5,293	+ 1,543
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,681	6	8,561	- 2,880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,638	30	913	+ 4,725
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,513	35	765	+ 4,748
Kidney Disease	11	4,365	15	2,679	+ 1,686
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,161	4	11,978	- 7,817
Liver Cancer	13	4,107	39	609	+ 3,498
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,670	19	1,794	+ 1,875
Liver Disease	15	3,305	13	2,891	+ 414
Falls	16	3,152	24	1,170	+ 1,982
Suicide	17	2,640	21	1,699	+ 942
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,532	51	283	+ 2,249
Breast Cancer	19	2,105	26	1,134	+ 972
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,605	49	362	+ 1,243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,483	37	707	+ 776
Leukemia	22	1,320	34	776	+ 543
Lymphomas	23	1,313	45	433	+ 880
Oral Cancer	24	1,241	42	547	+ 694
Other Injuries	25	1,228	16	2,225	- 998
Drownings	26	1,199	25	1,142	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	27	1,172	57	119	+ 1,053
Prostate Cancer	28	1,159	63	39	+ 1,120
Bladder Cancer	29	860	55	160	+ 699
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	856	33	833	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	31	831	10	4,291	- 3,460
Tuberculosis	32	790	18	1,899	- 1,110
Inflammatory/Heart	33	680	40	585	+ 95
HIV/AIDS	34	652	46	396	+ 256
Ovary Cancer	35	637	52	188	+ 449
Poisonings	36	585	44	532	+ 53
Endocrine Disorders	37	581	36	738	- 156
Drug Use	38	550	38	613	- 63
Asthma	39	525	17	2,106	- 1,581
Low Birth Weight	40	491	5	8,810	- 8,319
Skin Cancers	41	446	58	100	+ 347
Alcohol	42	433	59	78	+ 355
Birth Trauma	43	400	7	5,939	- 5,539
Malnutrition	44	295	27	1,058	- 763
Uterin Cancer	45	267	69	5	+ 262
Epilepsy	46	258	43	539	- 281
Violence	47	252	14	2,839	- 2,587
Fires	48	238	29	991	- 753
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	229	66	14	+ 215
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	198	9	4,372	- 4,174
Meningitis	51	129	28	1,018	- 889
Skin Disease	52	119	61	44	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	53	99	64	21	+ 79
Maternal Conditions	54	82	32	890	- 808
Encephalitis	55	63	48	369	- 305
Hepatitis B	56	63	50	299	- 237
Upper Respiratory	57	60	70	5	+ 56
Syphilis	58	41	53	175	- 134
Multiple Sclerosis	59	39	62	42	- 2
Appendicitis	60	33	54	162	- 128
War	61	20	3	12,915	- 12,894
Measles	62	13	12	3,019	- 3,007
Tetanus	63	11	47	395	- 383
Pertussis	64	11	23	1,239	- 1,228
Schistosomiasis	65	9	56	124	- 115
Hepatitis C	66	2	68	8	- 6
Chlamydia	67	1	72	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	65	17	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	60	71	- 71
Diphtheria	71	0	67	14	- 13
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	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.