YEMEN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,483	4	11,978	+ 8,505
Tuberculosis	2	12,187	18	1,899	+ 10,288
Measles	3	11,768	12	3,019	+ 8,749
Malaria	4	11,645	20	1,719	+ 9,926
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,503	9	4,372	+ 7,131
Stroke	6	10,192	2	13,570	- 3,377
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,668	1	30,158	- 20,490
Low Birth Weight	8	9,655	5	8,810	+ 846
Birth Trauma	9	9,212	7	5,939	+ 3,272
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,427	6	8,561	- 134
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,527	10	4,291	+ 237
Hypertension	12	4,384	8	5,293	- 909
Liver Disease	13	4,190	13	2,891	+ 1,299
Lung Disease	14	3,767	11	3,196	+ 571
HIV/AIDS	15	3,700	46	396	+ 3,304
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,593	19	1,794	+ 1,799
Meningitis	17	3,222	28	1,018	+ 2,203
Violence	18	3,097	14	2,839	+ 258
Maternal Conditions	19	2,928	32	890	+ 2,038
Kidney Disease	20	2,528	15	2,679	- 151
Malnutrition	21	2,482	27	1,058	+ 1,423
Other Injuries	22	2,304	16	2,225	+ 78
Pertussis	23	2,206	23	1,239	+ 967
Asthma	24	2,154	17	2,106	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,055	36	738	+ 1,318
Suicide	26	1,619	21	1,699	- 80
Cervical Cancer	27	1,343	57	119	+ 1,224
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,267	22	1,405	- 139
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,127	40	585	+ 542
Prostate Cancer	30	1,100	63	39	+ 1,060
Liver Cancer	31	1,069	39	609	+ 460
Syphilis	32	1,045	53	175	+ 869
Falls	33	970	24	1,170	- 200
Drownings	34	962	25	1,142	- 180
Breast Cancer	35	951	26	1,134	- 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	826	30	913	- 87
Stomach Cancer	37	718	31	902	- 184
Lymphomas	38	574	45	433	+ 141
Fires	39	559	29	991	- 432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	536	33	833	- 298
Leukemia	41	521	34	776	- 255
Poisonings	42	481	44	532	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	481	37	707	- 226
Epilepsy	44	481	43	539	- 58
War	45	462	3	12,915	- 12,453
Tetanus	46	325	47	395	- 70
Lung Cancers	47	322	41	569	- 247
Schistosomiasis	48	298	56	124	+ 174
Parkinson's Disease	49	288	49	362	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	50	283	51	283	+ 0
Oral Cancer	51	279	42	547	- 268
Leishmaniasis	52	242	71	2	+ 240
Oesophagus Cancer	53	220	35	765	- 545
Skin Disease	54	217	61	44	+ 174
Skin Cancers	55	213	58	100	+ 114
Appendicitis	56	196	54	162	+ 34
Encephalitis	57	189	48	369	- 179
Ovary Cancer	58	183	52	188	- 6
Drug Use	59	178	38	613	- 435
Alcohol	60	177	59	78	+ 98
Hepatitis B	61	127	50	299	- 172
Upper Respiratory	62	103	70	5	+ 98
Uterin Cancer	63	98	69	5	+ 93
Trypanosomiasis	64	97	76	0	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	65	75	55	160	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	60	66	14	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	67	24	64	21	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	22	65	17	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	19	68	8	+ 11
Diphtheria	70	13	67	14	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	12	62	42	- 29
Otitis Media	72	11	73	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	73	4	72	1	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

DR Congo

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.