YEMEN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,769	46	396	+ 23,373
Tuberculosis	2	14,659	18	1,899	+ 12,759
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,579	4	11,978	+ 1,600
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,147	1	30,158	- 17,010
Stroke	5	11,947	2	13,570	- 1,623
Malaria	6	10,421	20	1,719	+ 8,702
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,424	6	8,561	- 136
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,874	9	4,372	+ 2,502
Low Birth Weight	9	6,763	5	8,810	- 2,047
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,532	19	1,794	+ 3,738
Birth Trauma	11	5,257	7	5,939	- 682
Hypertension	12	4,915	8	5,293	- 378
Liver Disease	13	4,905	13	2,891	+ 2,013
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,842	10	4,291	- 449
Kidney Disease	15	3,231	15	2,679	+ 552
Maternal Conditions	16	3,044	32	890	+ 2,155
Lung Disease	17	2,851	11	3,196	- 345
Violence	18	2,840	14	2,839	+ 1
Suicide	19	1,838	21	1,699	+ 139
Other Injuries	20	1,756	16	2,225	- 469
Pertussis	21	1,735	23	1,239	+ 496
Meningitis	22	1,577	28	1,018	+ 558
Asthma	23	1,533	17	2,106	- 573
Malnutrition	24	1,432	27	1,058	+ 374
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,214	22	1,405	- 192
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,157	40	585	+ 572
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,096	36	738	+ 358
Prostate Cancer	28	1,043	63	39	+ 1,003
Cervical Cancer	29	1,034	57	119	+ 915
Liver Cancer	30	893	39	609	+ 284
Measles	31	840	12	3,019	- 2,179
Breast Cancer	32	836	26	1,134	- 297
Falls	33	784	24	1,170	- 386
Syphilis	34	562	53	175	+ 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	554	33	833	- 280
Drownings	36	547	25	1,142	- 595
Fires	37	476	29	991	- 515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	468	30	913	- 445
Stomach Cancer	39	464	31	902	- 438
Epilepsy	40	400	43	539	- 139
Poisonings	41	372	44	532	- 160
Parkinson's Disease	42	364	49	362	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	351	37	707	- 356
Drug Use	44	345	38	613	- 268
Lymphomas	45	322	45	433	- 111
Leukemia	46	303	34	776	- 473
Lung Cancers	47	283	41	569	- 286
Ovary Cancer	48	261	52	188	+ 72
Alcohol	49	243	59	78	+ 164
Skin Disease	50	241	61	44	+ 197
Schistosomiasis	51	236	56	124	+ 112
Pancreas Cancer	52	221	51	283	- 62
Skin Cancers	53	190	58	100	+ 90
Oral Cancer	54	172	42	547	- 375
Tetanus	55	122	47	395	- 273
Encephalitis	56	104	48	369	- 264
Oesophagus Cancer	57	103	35	765	- 662
Appendicitis	58	97	54	162	- 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	79	66	14	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	60	77	69	5	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	61	77	55	160	- 84
Hepatitis B	62	76	50	299	- 223
Other Neoplasms	63	40	64	21	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	64	35	70	5	+ 31
Trypanosomiasis	65	35	76	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	66	20	62	42	- 22
Hepatitis C	67	13	68	8	+ 5
Diphtheria	68	10	67	14	- 4
Ascariasis	69	6	65	17	- 11
Chlamydia	70	5	72	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	73	0	+ 3
War	72	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.