YEMEN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,759	1	30,158	+ 12,601
Stroke	2	31,781	2	13,570	+ 18,211
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,148	4	11,978	+ 16,170
Lung Cancers	4	20,789	41	569	+ 20,220
Lung Disease	5	20,393	11	3,196	+ 17,197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,959	30	913	+ 14,046
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,854	22	1,405	+ 13,448
Stomach Cancer	8	13,157	31	902	+ 12,255
Kidney Disease	9	11,682	15	2,679	+ 9,003
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,659	51	283	+ 9,377
Liver Cancer	11	7,666	39	609	+ 7,057
Other Injuries	12	5,757	16	2,225	+ 3,532
Suicide	13	5,078	21	1,699	+ 3,380
Lymphomas	14	5,028	45	433	+ 4,595
Breast Cancer	15	4,123	26	1,134	+ 2,989
Other Neoplasms	16	3,944	64	21	+ 3,924
Liver Disease	17	3,703	13	2,891	+ 812
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,654	49	362	+ 3,293
Prostate Cancer	19	3,526	63	39	+ 3,486
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,213	35	765	+ 2,448
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,996	36	738	+ 2,259
Bladder Cancer	22	2,592	55	160	+ 2,432
Falls	23	2,540	24	1,170	+ 1,370
Leukemia	24	2,506	34	776	+ 1,730
Drownings	25	2,194	25	1,142	+ 1,051
Oral Cancer	26	2,174	42	547	+ 1,627
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,148	40	585	+ 1,563
Hypertension	28	1,741	8	5,293	- 3,553
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,417	19	1,794	- 377
Ovary Cancer	30	1,320	52	188	+ 1,132
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,191	6	8,561	- 7,370
Cervical Cancer	32	991	57	119	+ 872
Uterin Cancer	33	903	69	5	+ 898
Tuberculosis	34	902	18	1,899	- 997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	762	33	833	- 71
Skin Disease	36	732	61	44	+ 688
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	712	9	4,372	- 3,659
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	683	66	14	+ 669
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	667	37	707	- 40
Congenital Anomalies	40	645	10	4,291	- 3,646
Hepatitis C	41	579	68	8	+ 571
Asthma	42	501	17	2,106	- 1,605
Malnutrition	43	498	27	1,058	- 560
Skin Cancers	44	481	58	100	+ 381
Epilepsy	45	407	43	539	- 132
Hepatitis B	46	371	50	299	+ 72
Schizophrenia	47	274	86	0	+ 274
Fires	48	263	29	991	- 728
Anemia	49	228	84	0	+ 228
Drug Use	50	191	38	613	- 422
Alcohol	51	150	59	78	+ 72
Meningitis	52	80	28	1,018	- 938
Violence	53	69	14	2,839	- 2,770
Poisonings	54	66	44	532	- 465
Low Birth Weight	55	53	5	8,810	- 8,757
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	45	80	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	57	42	70	5	+ 37
Appendicitis	58	33	54	162	- 129
Multiple Sclerosis	59	28	62	42	- 13
Oral conditions	60	28	82	0	+ 28
Birth Trauma	61	27	7	5,939	- 5,912
Osteoarthritis	62	22	81	0	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	63	12	46	396	- 384
Maternal Conditions	64	10	32	890	- 880
Syphilis	65	4	53	175	- 171
War	66	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Tetanus	67	2	47	395	- 392
Otitis Media	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	1	48	369	- 368
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Schistosomiasis	72	0	56	124	- 124
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	75	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chlamydia	80	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	83	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.