YEMEN VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	54,988	19	1,794	+ 53,194
Coronary Heart Disease	2	50,028	1	30,158	+ 19,871
Stroke	3	19,680	2	13,570	+ 6,110
Kidney Disease	4	9,353	15	2,679	+ 6,674
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,716	4	11,978	- 4,262
Asthma	6	7,628	17	2,106	+ 5,522
Hypertension	7	5,743	8	5,293	+ 450
Breast Cancer	8	5,487	26	1,134	+ 4,353
Lung Disease	9	4,750	11	3,196	+ 1,554
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,371	10	4,291	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,062	6	8,561	- 4,498
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,254	9	4,372	- 1,118
Cervical Cancer	13	2,917	57	119	+ 2,798
Low Birth Weight	14	2,902	5	8,810	- 5,908
Liver Disease	15	2,760	13	2,891	- 132
Suicide	16	2,693	21	1,699	+ 995
Other Injuries	17	2,594	16	2,225	+ 369
Liver Cancer	18	2,300	39	609	+ 1,691
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,124	22	1,405	+ 719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	2,094	37	707	+ 1,387
Drownings	21	2,010	25	1,142	+ 868
Lung Cancers	22	1,614	41	569	+ 1,045
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,529	40	585	+ 944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,527	30	913	+ 614
Prostate Cancer	25	1,368	63	39	+ 1,329
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,361	49	362	+ 1,000
Tuberculosis	27	1,323	18	1,899	- 577
Birth Trauma	28	1,228	7	5,939	- 4,711
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,137	33	833	+ 304
Leukemia	30	1,045	34	776	+ 269
HIV/AIDS	31	1,013	46	396	+ 617
Ovary Cancer	32	981	52	188	+ 793
Fires	33	935	29	991	- 56
Endocrine Disorders	34	932	36	738	+ 194
Lymphomas	35	921	45	433	+ 488
Falls	36	903	24	1,170	- 267
Stomach Cancer	37	789	31	902	- 113
Pancreas Cancer	38	703	51	283	+ 420
Uterin Cancer	39	675	69	5	+ 669
Violence	40	657	14	2,839	- 2,182
Skin Disease	41	646	61	44	+ 602
Oesophagus Cancer	42	600	35	765	- 164
Meningitis	43	580	28	1,018	- 439
Epilepsy	44	551	43	539	+ 12
Malnutrition	45	484	27	1,058	- 574
Oral Cancer	46	422	42	547	- 125
Syphilis	47	374	53	175	+ 198
Pertussis	48	332	23	1,239	- 907
Maternal Conditions	49	291	32	890	- 599
Bladder Cancer	50	276	55	160	+ 115
Encephalitis	51	247	48	369	- 122
Drug Use	52	131	38	613	- 481
Other Neoplasms	53	111	64	21	+ 91
Appendicitis	54	94	54	162	- 67
Dengue	55	89	60	71	+ 17
Poisonings	56	76	44	532	- 456
Alcohol	57	59	59	78	- 20
Tetanus	58	47	47	395	- 348
Hepatitis B	59	36	50	299	- 264
Multiple Sclerosis	60	27	62	42	- 14
Skin Cancers	61	22	58	100	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	12	66	14	- 3
Measles	63	8	12	3,019	- 3,011
Chlamydia	64	7	72	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	4	68	8	- 4
War	66	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Ascariasis	67	3	65	17	- 14
Diphtheria	68	2	67	14	- 12
Upper Respiratory	69	0	70	5	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	75	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	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

Fiji

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.