YEMEN VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,199	1	30,158	+ 21,041
Stroke	2	33,020	2	13,570	+ 19,450
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	21,849	22	1,405	+ 20,444
Lung Cancers	4	18,005	41	569	+ 17,436
Lung Disease	5	17,072	11	3,196	+ 13,876
Hypertension	6	15,780	8	5,293	+ 10,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,205	30	913	+ 10,292
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,457	19	1,794	+ 8,663
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,614	4	11,978	- 3,365
Breast Cancer	10	7,311	26	1,134	+ 6,178
Kidney Disease	11	6,709	15	2,679	+ 4,030
Other Injuries	12	6,386	16	2,225	+ 4,160
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,376	51	283	+ 6,093
Stomach Cancer	14	5,405	31	902	+ 4,503
Other Neoplasms	15	5,264	64	21	+ 5,243
Lymphomas	16	5,098	45	433	+ 4,666
Liver Cancer	17	5,072	39	609	+ 4,463
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,445	36	738	+ 3,707
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,443	49	362	+ 4,082
Prostate Cancer	20	4,433	63	39	+ 4,394
Leukemia	21	3,547	34	776	+ 2,771
Bladder Cancer	22	3,538	55	160	+ 3,377
Liver Disease	23	2,931	13	2,891	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,916	40	585	+ 2,331
Falls	25	2,226	24	1,170	+ 1,056
Suicide	26	2,131	21	1,699	+ 432
Oral Cancer	27	1,763	42	547	+ 1,215
Ovary Cancer	28	1,730	52	188	+ 1,542
Skin Cancers	29	1,708	58	100	+ 1,608
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,698	6	8,561	- 6,863
Hepatitis C	31	1,292	68	8	+ 1,284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,168	37	707	+ 461
Uterin Cancer	33	1,159	69	5	+ 1,154
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,078	35	765	+ 314
Anemia	35	882	84	0	+ 882
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	855	9	4,372	- 3,517
Congenital Anomalies	37	761	10	4,291	- 3,530
Skin Disease	38	759	61	44	+ 715
Epilepsy	39	705	43	539	+ 166
Cervical Cancer	40	608	57	119	+ 489
Malnutrition	41	409	27	1,058	- 649
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	370	66	14	+ 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	364	33	833	- 470
Multiple Sclerosis	44	357	62	42	+ 315
Drug Use	45	345	38	613	- 268
HIV/AIDS	46	274	46	396	- 122
Asthma	47	260	17	2,106	- 1,846
Osteoarthritis	48	254	81	0	+ 254
Schizophrenia	49	224	86	0	+ 224
Violence	50	215	14	2,839	- 2,624
Low Birth Weight	51	188	5	8,810	- 8,621
Drownings	52	181	25	1,142	- 961
Tuberculosis	53	177	18	1,899	- 1,722
Hepatitis B	54	176	50	299	- 123
Alcohol	55	146	59	78	+ 68
Fires	56	143	29	991	- 848
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	127	80	0	+ 127
Poisonings	58	81	44	532	- 451
Birth Trauma	59	74	7	5,939	- 5,866
Meningitis	60	67	28	1,018	- 951
Appendicitis	61	26	54	162	- 136
Oral conditions	62	25	82	0	+ 25
Tetanus	63	11	47	395	- 383
Upper Respiratory	64	11	70	5	+ 6
Otitis Media	65	8	73	0	+ 8
War	66	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Maternal Conditions	67	3	32	890	- 887
Encephalitis	68	2	48	369	- 366
Syphilis	69	2	53	175	- 173
Leishmaniasis	70	2	71	2	- 1
Measles	71	1	12	3,019	- 3,019
Chagas disease	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	79	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Ascariasis	80	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	81	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	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

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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.