YEMEN VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,455	4	11,978	+ 477
HIV/AIDS	2	11,524	46	396	+ 11,128
Tuberculosis	3	10,846	18	1,899	+ 8,946
Stroke	4	8,771	2	13,570	- 4,799
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,509	9	4,372	+ 4,137
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,212	6	8,561	- 348
Liver Disease	7	7,397	13	2,891	+ 4,505
Malaria	8	6,981	20	1,719	+ 5,262
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,606	1	30,158	- 23,551
Birth Trauma	10	5,494	7	5,939	- 445
Low Birth Weight	11	5,276	5	8,810	- 3,534
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,374	10	4,291	- 916
Maternal Conditions	13	3,118	32	890	+ 2,229
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,118	19	1,794	+ 1,324
Meningitis	15	2,960	28	1,018	+ 1,941
Kidney Disease	16	2,463	15	2,679	- 216
Hypertension	17	2,438	8	5,293	- 2,856
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,413	35	765	+ 1,648
Other Injuries	19	2,392	16	2,225	+ 167
Lung Disease	20	2,362	11	3,196	- 834
Malnutrition	21	2,324	27	1,058	+ 1,266
Cervical Cancer	22	1,870	57	119	+ 1,751
Suicide	23	1,774	21	1,699	+ 75
Violence	24	1,624	14	2,839	- 1,216
Breast Cancer	25	1,467	26	1,134	+ 333
Asthma	26	1,269	17	2,106	- 837
Tetanus	27	1,175	47	395	+ 780
Stomach Cancer	28	1,109	31	902	+ 207
Lymphomas	29	1,066	45	433	+ 633
Oral Cancer	30	1,016	42	547	+ 469
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,008	22	1,405	- 397
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	815	30	913	- 98
Falls	33	808	24	1,170	- 361
Liver Cancer	34	745	39	609	+ 136
Leukemia	35	732	34	776	- 44
Fires	36	726	29	991	- 265
Prostate Cancer	37	713	63	39	+ 674
Poisonings	38	700	44	532	+ 168
Drownings	39	662	25	1,142	- 480
Inflammatory/Heart	40	619	40	585	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	601	33	833	- 233
Pertussis	42	559	23	1,239	- 680
Epilepsy	43	459	43	539	- 80
Endocrine Disorders	44	459	36	738	- 279
Ovary Cancer	45	438	52	188	+ 250
Pancreas Cancer	46	395	51	283	+ 112
Lung Cancers	47	369	41	569	- 200
Skin Cancers	48	352	58	100	+ 253
Hepatitis B	49	288	50	299	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	50	259	49	362	- 102
Skin Disease	51	251	61	44	+ 207
Syphilis	52	248	53	175	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	225	37	707	- 482
Schistosomiasis	54	204	56	124	+ 80
Alcohol	55	196	59	78	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	56	178	69	5	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	57	175	55	160	+ 15
Appendicitis	58	133	54	162	- 29
Leishmaniasis	59	107	71	2	+ 105
Encephalitis	60	104	48	369	- 264
Hepatitis C	61	84	68	8	+ 76
Drug Use	62	63	38	613	- 550
Measles	63	57	12	3,019	- 2,962
Upper Respiratory	64	52	70	5	+ 47
War	65	49	3	12,915	- 12,866
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	46	66	14	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	67	33	64	21	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	68	21	62	42	- 20
Diphtheria	69	7	67	14	- 7
Chlamydia	70	6	72	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	5	65	17	- 12
Otitis Media	72	4	73	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.