YEMEN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,902	46	396	+ 32,506
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,334	4	11,978	+ 4,356
Malaria	3	11,947	20	1,719	+ 10,228
Low Birth Weight	4	8,177	5	8,810	- 633
Birth Trauma	5	7,890	7	5,939	+ 1,951
Stroke	6	7,823	2	13,570	- 5,747
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,496	1	30,158	- 22,661
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,595	6	8,561	- 1,966
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,243	9	4,372	+ 1,871
Tuberculosis	10	5,743	18	1,899	+ 3,843
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,354	19	1,794	+ 3,560
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,461	10	4,291	+ 171
Liver Disease	13	3,566	13	2,891	+ 675
Kidney Disease	14	3,551	15	2,679	+ 872
Measles	15	3,240	12	3,019	+ 220
Hypertension	16	2,955	8	5,293	- 2,338
Maternal Conditions	17	2,482	32	890	+ 1,592
Syphilis	18	2,396	53	175	+ 2,220
Meningitis	19	2,273	28	1,018	+ 1,255
Lung Disease	20	2,156	11	3,196	- 1,040
Pertussis	21	1,951	23	1,239	+ 712
Suicide	22	1,917	21	1,699	+ 219
Other Injuries	23	1,881	16	2,225	- 344
Breast Cancer	24	1,508	26	1,134	+ 375
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,308	36	738	+ 571
Asthma	26	1,167	17	2,106	- 939
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,129	40	585	+ 544
Cervical Cancer	28	1,003	57	119	+ 884
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	993	22	1,405	- 412
Drug Use	30	900	38	613	+ 287
Malnutrition	31	861	27	1,058	- 198
Falls	32	817	24	1,170	- 353
Violence	33	800	14	2,839	- 2,039
Liver Cancer	34	770	39	609	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	35	766	63	39	+ 727
Drownings	36	707	25	1,142	- 436
Oral Cancer	37	618	42	547	+ 70
Epilepsy	38	578	43	539	+ 39
Fires	39	540	29	991	- 451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	512	30	913	- 401
Lung Cancers	41	478	41	569	- 91
Tetanus	42	417	47	395	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	391	33	833	- 442
Poisonings	44	377	44	532	- 155
Lymphomas	45	346	45	433	- 86
Parkinson's Disease	46	315	49	362	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	47	295	76	0	+ 295
Skin Cancers	48	289	58	100	+ 190
Stomach Cancer	49	279	31	902	- 623
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	254	37	707	- 453
Skin Disease	51	233	61	44	+ 189
Ovary Cancer	52	229	52	188	+ 41
Alcohol	53	213	59	78	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	54	212	35	765	- 553
Pancreas Cancer	55	204	51	283	- 79
Bladder Cancer	56	152	55	160	- 8
Encephalitis	57	139	48	369	- 230
Uterin Cancer	58	138	69	5	+ 133
Appendicitis	59	99	54	162	- 62
Schistosomiasis	60	76	56	124	- 47
Leukemia	61	67	34	776	- 709
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	66	66	14	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	63	56	64	21	+ 35
Diphtheria	64	55	67	14	+ 42
Hepatitis B	65	54	50	299	- 245
Upper Respiratory	66	30	70	5	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	62	42	- 16
Chlamydia	68	8	72	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	5	68	8	- 3
Ascariasis	70	5	65	17	- 12
War	71	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Otitis Media	72	3	73	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Equ. Guinea

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.