YEMEN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,902	1	30,158	+ 34,744
Stroke	2	43,251	2	13,570	+ 29,682
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,446	4	11,978	+ 13,468
Lung Cancers	4	22,599	41	569	+ 22,030
Lung Disease	5	16,979	11	3,196	+ 13,783
Kidney Disease	6	14,620	15	2,679	+ 11,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,104	22	1,405	+ 10,699
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	10,027	30	913	+ 9,114
Hypertension	9	8,978	8	5,293	+ 3,685
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,129	49	362	+ 7,767
Breast Cancer	11	7,743	26	1,134	+ 6,610
Prostate Cancer	12	6,216	63	39	+ 6,177
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,850	51	283	+ 5,568
Liver Cancer	14	4,810	39	609	+ 4,201
Bladder Cancer	15	4,764	55	160	+ 4,604
Stomach Cancer	16	4,717	31	902	+ 3,815
Other Injuries	17	4,465	16	2,225	+ 2,240
Leukemia	18	4,160	34	776	+ 3,383
Lymphomas	19	3,897	45	433	+ 3,464
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,888	19	1,794	+ 2,094
Falls	21	3,825	24	1,170	+ 2,655
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,674	6	8,561	- 5,887
Liver Disease	23	2,486	13	2,891	- 405
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,227	40	585	+ 1,642
Other Neoplasms	25	2,085	64	21	+ 2,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,876	33	833	+ 1,043
Ovary Cancer	27	1,712	52	188	+ 1,524
Suicide	28	1,637	21	1,699	- 62
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,616	36	738	+ 878
Oral Cancer	30	1,352	42	547	+ 805
Skin Cancers	31	1,346	58	100	+ 1,247
Drownings	32	1,337	25	1,142	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	33	1,144	69	5	+ 1,139
Epilepsy	34	765	43	539	+ 226
Oesophagus Cancer	35	755	35	765	- 10
Cervical Cancer	36	748	57	119	+ 629
Drug Use	37	594	38	613	- 19
Congenital Anomalies	38	535	10	4,291	- 3,756
Fires	39	450	29	991	- 541
Multiple Sclerosis	40	415	62	42	+ 374
Low Birth Weight	41	391	5	8,810	- 8,419
Violence	42	319	14	2,839	- 2,520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	307	37	707	- 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	292	9	4,372	- 4,080
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	205	66	14	+ 191
Tuberculosis	46	204	18	1,899	- 1,695
Skin Disease	47	173	61	44	+ 129
Hepatitis B	48	172	50	299	- 128
Alcohol	49	155	59	78	+ 77
HIV/AIDS	50	145	46	396	- 251
Anemia	51	144	84	0	+ 144
Hepatitis C	52	118	68	8	+ 110
Meningitis	53	102	28	1,018	- 916
Schizophrenia	54	84	86	0	+ 84
Asthma	55	84	17	2,106	- 2,022
Poisonings	56	60	44	532	- 472
Birth Trauma	57	52	7	5,939	- 5,888
Appendicitis	58	29	54	162	- 133
Upper Respiratory	59	24	70	5	+ 19
Leishmaniasis	60	11	71	2	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	7	32	890	- 883
Tetanus	62	5	47	395	- 389
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
War	64	3	3	12,915	- 12,911
Syphilis	65	3	53	175	- 172
Malnutrition	66	3	27	1,058	- 1,056
Encephalitis	67	2	48	369	- 367
Measles	68	1	12	3,019	- 3,018
Pertussis	69	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Diphtheria	70	0	67	14	- 14
Dengue	71	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.