YEMEN VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,008	1	30,158	+ 50,850
Hypertension	2	72,699	8	5,293	+ 67,405
Stroke	3	30,046	2	13,570	+ 16,476
Lung Cancers	4	17,693	41	569	+ 17,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	14,186	30	913	+ 13,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,390	4	11,978	- 2,589
Liver Disease	7	8,843	13	2,891	+ 5,952
Prostate Cancer	8	8,036	63	39	+ 7,996
Stomach Cancer	9	7,802	31	902	+ 6,900
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,226	51	283	+ 6,944
Breast Cancer	11	6,998	26	1,134	+ 5,864
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,177	22	1,405	+ 4,772
Lung Disease	13	6,158	11	3,196	+ 2,962
Inflammatory/Heart	14	5,842	40	585	+ 5,257
Lymphomas	15	5,732	45	433	+ 5,299
Suicide	16	5,315	21	1,699	+ 3,616
Kidney Disease	17	4,750	15	2,679	+ 2,072
Alcohol	18	3,995	59	78	+ 3,917
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,933	19	1,794	+ 2,138
Other Injuries	20	3,802	16	2,225	+ 1,577
Bladder Cancer	21	3,386	55	160	+ 3,226
Leukemia	22	3,382	34	776	+ 2,605
Other Neoplasms	23	3,321	64	21	+ 3,300
Falls	24	3,192	24	1,170	+ 2,022
Oral Cancer	25	2,973	42	547	+ 2,426
Liver Cancer	26	2,887	39	609	+ 2,278
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,652	35	765	+ 1,887
Ovary Cancer	28	2,348	52	188	+ 2,159
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,207	49	362	+ 1,845
Skin Cancers	30	2,124	58	100	+ 2,024
Drug Use	31	2,019	38	613	+ 1,407
Cervical Cancer	32	1,819	57	119	+ 1,700
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,775	36	738	+ 1,037
Uterin Cancer	34	1,619	69	5	+ 1,613
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,593	6	8,561	- 6,967
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,481	33	833	+ 648
Epilepsy	37	1,198	43	539	+ 659
Fires	38	1,101	29	991	+ 110
HIV/AIDS	39	1,085	46	396	+ 689
Drownings	40	807	25	1,142	- 335
Skin Disease	41	768	61	44	+ 724
Violence	42	767	14	2,839	- 2,072
Congenital Anomalies	43	674	10	4,291	- 3,617
Asthma	44	648	17	2,106	- 1,458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	580	37	707	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	464	66	14	+ 449
Tuberculosis	47	443	18	1,899	- 1,456
Multiple Sclerosis	48	438	62	42	+ 396
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	327	80	0	+ 327
Osteoarthritis	50	273	81	0	+ 273
Anemia	51	246	84	0	+ 246
Poisonings	52	224	44	532	- 308
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	222	9	4,372	- 4,149
Meningitis	54	200	28	1,018	- 819
Low Birth Weight	55	182	5	8,810	- 8,628
Schizophrenia	56	164	86	0	+ 164
Birth Trauma	57	135	7	5,939	- 5,805
Hepatitis C	58	109	68	8	+ 101
Appendicitis	59	55	54	162	- 107
Oral conditions	60	54	82	0	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	61	31	32	890	- 859
Syphilis	62	27	53	175	- 148
Encephalitis	63	5	48	369	- 364
War	64	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Hepatitis B	65	0	50	299	- 299
Upper Respiratory	66	0	70	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	73	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Ascariasis	74	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	75	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	27	1,058	- 1,058
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	47	395	- 395
Diphtheria	82	0	67	14	- 14
Pertussis	83	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Measles	84	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Estonia

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.