YEMEN VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	63,524	22	1,405	+ 62,118
Coronary Heart Disease	2	56,159	1	30,158	+ 26,001
Stroke	3	23,506	2	13,570	+ 9,937
Lung Cancers	4	13,208	41	569	+ 12,639
Hypertension	5	11,596	8	5,293	+ 6,303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,187	30	913	+ 7,274
Falls	7	7,570	24	1,170	+ 6,400
Lung Disease	8	7,365	11	3,196	+ 4,169
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,124	51	283	+ 6,841
Liver Disease	10	6,101	13	2,891	+ 3,210
Prostate Cancer	11	5,542	63	39	+ 5,503
Breast Cancer	12	5,417	26	1,134	+ 4,283
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,872	49	362	+ 4,510
Lymphomas	14	4,860	45	433	+ 4,428
Suicide	15	4,833	21	1,699	+ 3,135
Liver Cancer	16	3,114	39	609	+ 2,505
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,959	40	585	+ 2,374
Alcohol	18	2,653	59	78	+ 2,574
Stomach Cancer	19	2,552	31	902	+ 1,650
Other Injuries	20	2,495	16	2,225	+ 270
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,492	4	11,978	- 9,486
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,387	19	1,794	+ 592
Other Neoplasms	23	2,153	64	21	+ 2,132
Leukemia	24	2,120	34	776	+ 1,344
Ovary Cancer	25	1,967	52	188	+ 1,779
Kidney Disease	26	1,953	15	2,679	- 726
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,827	35	765	+ 1,062
Bladder Cancer	28	1,762	55	160	+ 1,601
Skin Cancers	29	1,697	58	100	+ 1,598
Drug Use	30	1,538	38	613	+ 925
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,466	36	738	+ 728
Uterin Cancer	32	1,286	69	5	+ 1,281
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,228	6	8,561	- 7,333
Oral Cancer	34	1,183	42	547	+ 636
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,096	10	4,291	- 3,194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	865	33	833	+ 32
Drownings	37	605	25	1,142	- 537
Epilepsy	38	595	43	539	+ 56
Schizophrenia	39	531	86	0	+ 531
Asthma	40	484	17	2,106	- 1,622
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	474	66	14	+ 460
Multiple Sclerosis	42	458	62	42	+ 416
Violence	43	367	14	2,839	- 2,472
Cervical Cancer	44	355	57	119	+ 236
Fires	45	352	29	991	- 639
Tuberculosis	46	183	18	1,899	- 1,717
Skin Disease	47	155	61	44	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	48	149	5	8,810	- 8,660
Poisonings	49	142	44	532	- 390
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	109	37	707	- 598
Osteoarthritis	51	96	81	0	+ 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	87	9	4,372	- 4,284
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	62	80	0	+ 62
Appendicitis	54	54	54	162	- 107
Meningitis	55	54	28	1,018	- 965
Birth Trauma	56	44	7	5,939	- 5,895
Malnutrition	57	38	27	1,058	- 1,021
Anemia	58	32	84	0	+ 32
HIV/AIDS	59	32	46	396	- 364
Hepatitis C	60	26	68	8	+ 18
Oral conditions	61	21	82	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	11	70	5	+ 6
Hepatitis B	63	9	50	299	- 290
Maternal Conditions	64	9	32	890	- 881
War	65	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Encephalitis	66	3	48	369	- 366
Syphilis	67	2	53	175	- 173
Otitis Media	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Tetanus	70	0	47	395	- 395
Diphtheria	71	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	72	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	82	0	60	71	- 71
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Finland

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.