YEMEN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,618	1	30,158	+ 5,461
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,086	22	1,405	+ 24,680
Stroke	3	12,412	2	13,570	- 1,157
Lung Cancers	4	11,848	41	569	+ 11,278
Lung Disease	5	11,363	11	3,196	+ 8,167
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,268	4	11,978	- 4,710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,484	30	913	+ 5,571
Prostate Cancer	8	5,372	63	39	+ 5,332
Breast Cancer	9	4,710	26	1,134	+ 3,577
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,677	49	362	+ 4,316
Other Injuries	11	4,416	16	2,225	+ 2,190
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,824	51	283	+ 3,541
Suicide	13	3,553	21	1,699	+ 1,854
Lymphomas	14	3,246	45	433	+ 2,813
Kidney Disease	15	2,935	15	2,679	+ 256
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,618	19	1,794	+ 824
Hypertension	17	2,137	8	5,293	- 3,156
Falls	18	2,091	24	1,170	+ 921
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,989	35	765	+ 1,224
Liver Cancer	20	1,975	39	609	+ 1,366
Bladder Cancer	21	1,797	55	160	+ 1,636
Leukemia	22	1,668	34	776	+ 892
Stomach Cancer	23	1,550	31	902	+ 648
Drug Use	24	1,484	38	613	+ 871
Ovary Cancer	25	1,451	52	188	+ 1,263
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,379	40	585	+ 794
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,376	36	738	+ 639
Alcohol	28	1,249	59	78	+ 1,170
Skin Cancers	29	1,147	58	100	+ 1,047
Other Neoplasms	30	859	64	21	+ 838
Liver Disease	31	835	13	2,891	- 2,056
Cervical Cancer	32	811	57	119	+ 692
Oral Cancer	33	754	42	547	+ 207
Congenital Anomalies	34	658	10	4,291	- 3,633
Road Traffic Accidents	35	613	6	8,561	- 7,947
Uterin Cancer	36	610	69	5	+ 605
Epilepsy	37	479	43	539	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	374	66	14	+ 359
Violence	39	354	14	2,839	- 2,485
Anemia	40	324	84	0	+ 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	287	33	833	- 546
Poisonings	42	285	44	532	- 247
Low Birth Weight	43	266	5	8,810	- 8,544
Multiple Sclerosis	44	244	62	42	+ 202
Skin Disease	45	233	61	44	+ 189
Birth Trauma	46	220	7	5,939	- 5,720
Osteoarthritis	47	183	81	0	+ 183
Asthma	48	147	17	2,106	- 1,959
Schizophrenia	49	129	86	0	+ 129
Meningitis	50	113	28	1,018	- 906
Upper Respiratory	51	98	70	5	+ 93
Hepatitis C	52	98	68	8	+ 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	94	80	0	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	92	37	707	- 615
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	86	9	4,372	- 4,286
Drownings	56	81	25	1,142	- 1,062
Malnutrition	57	48	27	1,058	- 1,010
Fires	58	47	29	991	- 943
HIV/AIDS	59	41	46	396	- 355
Maternal Conditions	60	32	32	890	- 858
War	61	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Pertussis	62	1	23	1,239	- 1,238
Hepatitis B	63	0	50	299	- 299
Otitis Media	64	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	67	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Tetanus	68	0	47	395	- 395
Ascariasis	69	0	65	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Malaria	73	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Encephalitis	78	0	48	369	- 369
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	53	175	- 175
Chlamydia	81	0	72	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	18	1,899	- 1,899
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	162	- 162
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Iceland

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.