YEMEN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,244	1	30,158	- 914
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,709	22	1,405	+ 18,304
Lung Cancers	3	11,766	41	569	+ 11,197
Lung Disease	4	11,764	11	3,196	+ 8,568
Stroke	5	10,868	2	13,570	- 2,701
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,973	4	11,978	- 4,005
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,726	30	913	+ 5,813
Breast Cancer	8	4,665	26	1,134	+ 3,532
Prostate Cancer	9	3,592	63	39	+ 3,553
Kidney Disease	10	3,479	15	2,679	+ 800
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,258	51	283	+ 2,975
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,253	49	362	+ 2,891
Lymphomas	13	3,149	45	433	+ 2,717
Suicide	14	2,886	21	1,699	+ 1,187
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,570	35	765	+ 1,806
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,540	19	1,794	+ 745
Stomach Cancer	17	2,190	31	902	+ 1,288
Liver Cancer	18	1,953	39	609	+ 1,344
Liver Disease	19	1,715	13	2,891	- 1,176
Leukemia	20	1,681	34	776	+ 905
Ovary Cancer	21	1,676	52	188	+ 1,487
Bladder Cancer	22	1,572	55	160	+ 1,411
Skin Cancers	23	1,546	58	100	+ 1,446
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,531	36	738	+ 793
Falls	25	1,516	24	1,170	+ 346
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,473	40	585	+ 888
Other Neoplasms	27	1,338	64	21	+ 1,317
Oral Cancer	28	1,122	42	547	+ 575
Hypertension	29	1,073	8	5,293	- 4,220
Other Injuries	30	1,049	16	2,225	- 1,176
Drug Use	31	1,024	38	613	+ 411
Congenital Anomalies	32	940	10	4,291	- 3,351
Road Traffic Accidents	33	940	6	8,561	- 7,621
Uterin Cancer	34	775	69	5	+ 770
Cervical Cancer	35	632	57	119	+ 513
Epilepsy	36	522	43	539	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	37	510	62	42	+ 468
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	411	33	833	- 423
Alcohol	39	394	59	78	+ 316
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	362	66	14	+ 348
Asthma	41	356	17	2,106	- 1,750
Skin Disease	42	354	61	44	+ 310
Drownings	43	351	25	1,142	- 791
Low Birth Weight	44	343	5	8,810	- 8,467
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	323	9	4,372	- 4,049
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	306	37	707	- 401
Violence	47	234	14	2,839	- 2,605
Fires	48	184	29	991	- 807
Anemia	49	177	84	0	+ 177
Tuberculosis	50	142	18	1,899	- 1,758
Osteoarthritis	51	120	81	0	+ 120
Hepatitis C	52	118	68	8	+ 110
Poisonings	53	86	44	532	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	84	80	0	+ 84
Schizophrenia	55	71	86	0	+ 71
Birth Trauma	56	62	7	5,939	- 5,878
HIV/AIDS	57	53	46	396	- 343
Meningitis	58	45	28	1,018	- 973
Hepatitis B	59	36	50	299	- 263
Appendicitis	60	21	54	162	- 141
Maternal Conditions	61	19	32	890	- 871
Oral conditions	62	14	82	0	+ 14
Malnutrition	63	11	27	1,058	- 1,048
Upper Respiratory	64	6	70	5	+ 1
War	65	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Encephalitis	66	1	48	369	- 368
Pertussis	67	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Syphilis	68	0	53	175	- 175
Chlamydia	69	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Ascariasis	77	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	78	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	47	395	- 395
Diphtheria	82	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	83	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Ireland

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.