YEMEN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	144,517	1	30,158	+ 114,359
Stroke	2	105,144	2	13,570	+ 91,575
Hypertension	3	21,301	8	5,293	+ 16,007
Lung Cancers	4	17,066	41	569	+ 16,497
Inflammatory/Heart	5	16,431	40	585	+ 15,846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,884	30	913	+ 11,971
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,841	22	1,405	+ 10,436
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,447	19	1,794	+ 7,652
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,942	4	11,978	- 3,036
Breast Cancer	10	8,430	26	1,134	+ 7,296
Stomach Cancer	11	8,378	31	902	+ 7,476
Prostate Cancer	12	8,279	63	39	+ 8,240
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,783	51	283	+ 7,500
Suicide	14	6,847	21	1,699	+ 5,149
Liver Disease	15	6,508	13	2,891	+ 3,617
Other Injuries	16	6,466	16	2,225	+ 4,241
Kidney Disease	17	6,360	15	2,679	+ 3,682
Lung Disease	18	6,179	11	3,196	+ 2,984
Lymphomas	19	4,379	45	433	+ 3,946
Bladder Cancer	20	4,068	55	160	+ 3,908
Alcohol	21	4,057	59	78	+ 3,978
Oral Cancer	22	3,819	42	547	+ 3,271
Falls	23	3,593	24	1,170	+ 2,423
Ovary Cancer	24	3,505	52	188	+ 3,316
Leukemia	25	3,321	34	776	+ 2,545
Liver Cancer	26	2,796	39	609	+ 2,187
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,739	6	8,561	- 5,821
Other Neoplasms	28	2,724	64	21	+ 2,703
Uterin Cancer	29	2,635	69	5	+ 2,630
Skin Cancers	30	2,577	58	100	+ 2,477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,531	33	833	+ 1,697
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,340	35	765	+ 1,576
Cervical Cancer	33	2,278	57	119	+ 2,159
Drownings	34	2,263	25	1,142	+ 1,121
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,239	49	362	+ 1,877
Fires	36	1,843	29	991	+ 852
Violence	37	1,686	14	2,839	- 1,153
Skin Disease	38	1,364	61	44	+ 1,320
HIV/AIDS	39	1,322	46	396	+ 926
Tuberculosis	40	1,272	18	1,899	- 627
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,054	36	738	+ 317
Hepatitis C	42	943	68	8	+ 935
Congenital Anomalies	43	829	10	4,291	- 3,462
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	811	80	0	+ 811
Epilepsy	45	790	43	539	+ 251
Asthma	46	743	17	2,106	- 1,363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	728	37	707	+ 22
Drug Use	48	727	38	613	+ 115
Poisonings	49	415	44	532	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	50	362	62	42	+ 320
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	354	66	14	+ 340
Meningitis	52	264	28	1,018	- 755
Anemia	53	252	84	0	+ 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	243	9	4,372	- 4,129
Birth Trauma	55	207	7	5,939	- 5,732
Low Birth Weight	56	201	5	8,810	- 8,609
Schizophrenia	57	134	86	0	+ 134
Osteoarthritis	58	123	81	0	+ 123
Appendicitis	59	85	54	162	- 77
Maternal Conditions	60	81	32	890	- 808
Oral conditions	61	64	82	0	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	62	64	70	5	+ 59
Hepatitis B	63	56	50	299	- 243
Malnutrition	64	34	27	1,058	- 1,024
Syphilis	65	23	53	175	- 152
Otitis Media	66	17	73	0	+ 17
Diphtheria	67	13	67	14	- 1
War	68	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Encephalitis	69	1	48	369	- 368
Pertussis	70	1	23	1,239	- 1,239
Tetanus	71	0	47	395	- 395
Measles	72	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	79	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	84	0	65	17	- 17
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.