YEMEN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,187	1	30,158	+ 26,029
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,550	22	1,405	+ 18,145
Stroke	3	19,025	2	13,570	+ 5,456
Lung Cancers	4	17,790	41	569	+ 17,221
Lung Disease	5	16,352	11	3,196	+ 13,156
Hypertension	6	10,238	8	5,293	+ 4,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,944	30	913	+ 9,031
Kidney Disease	8	8,700	15	2,679	+ 6,022
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,914	4	11,978	- 4,064
Breast Cancer	10	7,199	26	1,134	+ 6,066
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,867	51	283	+ 6,584
Prostate Cancer	12	6,299	63	39	+ 6,260
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,945	19	1,794	+ 4,151
Falls	14	5,855	24	1,170	+ 4,686
Liver Disease	15	5,805	13	2,891	+ 2,914
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,812	49	362	+ 4,450
Lymphomas	17	4,680	45	433	+ 4,247
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,080	36	738	+ 3,342
Suicide	19	3,929	21	1,699	+ 2,231
Stomach Cancer	20	3,690	31	902	+ 2,788
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,397	40	585	+ 2,812
Leukemia	22	3,338	34	776	+ 2,562
Other Injuries	23	3,152	16	2,225	+ 926
Other Neoplasms	24	3,118	64	21	+ 3,097
Liver Cancer	25	3,079	39	609	+ 2,470
Alcohol	26	2,391	59	78	+ 2,313
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,374	35	765	+ 1,609
Bladder Cancer	28	2,366	55	160	+ 2,206
Oral Cancer	29	2,301	42	547	+ 1,754
Ovary Cancer	30	1,984	52	188	+ 1,796
Skin Cancers	31	1,550	58	100	+ 1,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,463	9	4,372	- 2,908
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,381	37	707	+ 675
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,207	6	8,561	- 7,353
Epilepsy	35	1,181	43	539	+ 642
Congenital Anomalies	36	876	10	4,291	- 3,415
Uterin Cancer	37	852	69	5	+ 847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	828	33	833	- 6
Cervical Cancer	39	814	57	119	+ 695
Drug Use	40	737	38	613	+ 125
Multiple Sclerosis	41	600	62	42	+ 559
Skin Disease	42	590	61	44	+ 546
Anemia	43	380	84	0	+ 380
Asthma	44	353	17	2,106	- 1,753
Low Birth Weight	45	294	5	8,810	- 8,516
Violence	46	294	14	2,839	- 2,545
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	207	66	14	+ 193
Hepatitis C	48	194	68	8	+ 185
Drownings	49	175	25	1,142	- 967
Malnutrition	50	172	27	1,058	- 886
Schizophrenia	51	149	86	0	+ 149
Osteoarthritis	52	139	81	0	+ 139
Fires	53	137	29	991	- 854
HIV/AIDS	54	132	46	396	- 264
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	111	80	0	+ 111
Tuberculosis	56	107	18	1,899	- 1,792
Birth Trauma	57	91	7	5,939	- 5,848
Poisonings	58	83	44	532	- 449
Hepatitis B	59	69	50	299	- 230
Meningitis	60	64	28	1,018	- 954
Upper Respiratory	61	53	70	5	+ 48
Appendicitis	62	49	54	162	- 112
Oral conditions	63	24	82	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	15	32	890	- 875
Otitis Media	65	6	73	0	+ 6
War	66	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Encephalitis	67	3	48	369	- 366
Syphilis	68	2	53	175	- 173
Pertussis	69	1	23	1,239	- 1,238
Measles	70	1	12	3,019	- 3,018
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	73	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	47	395	- 394
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	60	71	- 71
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.