YEMEN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,110	1	30,158	- 14,048
Stroke	2	9,914	2	13,570	- 3,655
Kidney Disease	3	9,047	15	2,679	+ 6,368
Lung Disease	4	6,387	11	3,196	+ 3,191
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,819	19	1,794	+ 4,025
Hypertension	6	5,268	8	5,293	- 25
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,100	4	11,978	- 6,878
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,994	22	1,405	+ 3,589
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,553	6	8,561	- 4,008
Stomach Cancer	10	4,032	31	902	+ 3,130
Violence	11	3,878	14	2,839	+ 1,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,788	30	913	+ 2,875
Other Injuries	13	3,483	16	2,225	+ 1,258
Prostate Cancer	14	2,735	63	39	+ 2,696
Suicide	15	2,483	21	1,699	+ 785
Breast Cancer	16	2,345	26	1,134	+ 1,211
Liver Cancer	17	2,331	39	609	+ 1,722
Liver Disease	18	2,256	13	2,891	- 635
Lymphomas	19	2,171	45	433	+ 1,739
Lung Cancers	20	2,096	41	569	+ 1,527
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,924	10	4,291	- 2,366
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,792	51	283	+ 1,509
Other Neoplasms	23	1,621	64	21	+ 1,600
Leukemia	24	1,597	34	776	+ 820
HIV/AIDS	25	1,171	46	396	+ 775
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,167	40	585	+ 582
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,119	36	738	+ 381
Low Birth Weight	28	1,086	5	8,810	- 7,724
Cervical Cancer	29	970	57	119	+ 851
Parkinson's Disease	30	843	49	362	+ 481
Skin Cancers	31	834	58	100	+ 735
Skin Disease	32	770	61	44	+ 726
Alcohol	33	770	59	78	+ 692
Epilepsy	34	709	43	539	+ 170
Falls	35	708	24	1,170	- 461
Bladder Cancer	36	609	55	160	+ 448
Drownings	37	590	25	1,142	- 552
Oral Cancer	38	586	42	547	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	533	9	4,372	- 3,839
Ovary Cancer	40	490	52	188	+ 302
Uterin Cancer	41	490	69	5	+ 485
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	449	33	833	- 385
Drug Use	43	385	38	613	- 228
Oesophagus Cancer	44	372	35	765	- 393
Asthma	45	369	17	2,106	- 1,737
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	336	66	14	+ 322
Birth Trauma	47	293	7	5,939	- 5,646
Malnutrition	48	224	27	1,058	- 834
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	197	37	707	- 510
Tuberculosis	50	193	18	1,899	- 1,706
Anemia	51	151	84	0	+ 151
Appendicitis	52	132	54	162	- 30
Schizophrenia	53	126	86	0	+ 126
Meningitis	54	109	28	1,018	- 910
Maternal Conditions	55	104	32	890	- 786
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	80	80	0	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	57	66	62	42	+ 24
Fires	58	62	29	991	- 929
Hepatitis B	59	42	50	299	- 257
Poisonings	60	33	44	532	- 499
Osteoarthritis	61	30	81	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	62	18	70	5	+ 13
Encephalitis	63	15	48	369	- 354
Hepatitis C	64	7	68	8	- 2
Syphilis	65	6	53	175	- 169
Oral conditions	66	6	82	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	74	0	+ 6
War	68	3	3	12,915	- 12,911
Pertussis	69	1	23	1,239	- 1,239
Dengue	70	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	71	0	65	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	72	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Tetanus	74	0	47	395	- 395
Measles	75	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Schistosomiasis	76	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Costa Rica

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.