YEMEN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,484	2	13,570	+ 13,915
Diabetes Mellitus	2	23,642	19	1,794	+ 21,847
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,645	1	30,158	- 10,513
Violence	4	16,895	14	2,839	+ 14,056
Prostate Cancer	5	10,055	63	39	+ 10,016
Kidney Disease	6	9,026	15	2,679	+ 6,348
HIV/AIDS	7	8,620	46	396	+ 8,224
Hypertension	8	7,407	8	5,293	+ 2,113
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,685	22	1,405	+ 5,279
Lung Cancers	10	5,377	41	569	+ 4,808
Lung Disease	11	5,144	11	3,196	+ 1,948
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,054	6	8,561	- 3,507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,967	30	913	+ 4,054
Breast Cancer	14	4,704	26	1,134	+ 3,570
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,472	4	11,978	- 7,506
Cervical Cancer	16	4,074	57	119	+ 3,955
Lymphomas	17	2,856	45	433	+ 2,423
Low Birth Weight	18	2,739	5	8,810	- 6,071
Stomach Cancer	19	2,624	31	902	+ 1,722
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,007	36	738	+ 1,269
Liver Disease	21	1,762	13	2,891	- 1,129
Skin Disease	22	1,654	61	44	+ 1,610
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,579	10	4,291	- 2,712
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,517	40	585	+ 933
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,508	49	362	+ 1,146
Leukemia	26	1,467	34	776	+ 690
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,350	51	283	+ 1,067
Uterin Cancer	28	1,208	69	5	+ 1,202
Liver Cancer	29	1,151	39	609	+ 542
Ovary Cancer	30	1,104	52	188	+ 916
Other Injuries	31	1,034	16	2,225	- 1,192
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	938	33	833	+ 104
Falls	33	934	24	1,170	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	34	840	35	765	+ 75
Suicide	35	798	21	1,699	- 900
Asthma	36	743	17	2,106	- 1,363
Birth Trauma	37	740	7	5,939	- 5,199
Bladder Cancer	38	678	55	160	+ 517
Oral Cancer	39	669	42	547	+ 121
Malnutrition	40	543	27	1,058	- 515
Epilepsy	41	521	43	539	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	394	9	4,372	- 3,978
Maternal Conditions	43	394	32	890	- 496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	303	37	707	- 404
Other Neoplasms	45	211	64	21	+ 191
Fires	46	177	29	991	- 814
Meningitis	47	177	28	1,018	- 842
Drug Use	48	149	38	613	- 464
Encephalitis	49	148	48	369	- 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	129	66	14	+ 115
Drownings	51	117	25	1,142	- 1,026
Skin Cancers	52	114	58	100	+ 15
Appendicitis	53	103	54	162	- 59
Tuberculosis	54	88	18	1,899	- 1,811
Alcohol	55	85	59	78	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	56	38	62	42	- 3
Poisonings	57	27	44	532	- 505
Dengue	58	12	60	71	- 59
Hepatitis B	59	10	50	299	- 289
Syphilis	60	9	53	175	- 167
War	61	6	3	12,915	- 12,909
Chlamydia	62	4	72	1	+ 3
Tetanus	63	3	47	395	- 392
Hepatitis C	64	2	68	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	65	2	70	5	- 3
Ascariasis	66	1	65	17	- 16
Pertussis	67	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Diphtheria	68	0	67	14	- 14
Otitis Media	69	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Jamaica

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.