YEMEN VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	68,788	46	396	+ 68,392
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	46,377	4	11,978	+ 34,398
Stroke	3	40,643	2	13,570	+ 27,073
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	33,967	9	4,372	+ 29,595
Coronary Heart Disease	5	30,313	1	30,158	+ 156
Diabetes Mellitus	6	28,851	19	1,794	+ 27,056
Suicide	7	22,212	21	1,699	+ 20,514
Tuberculosis	8	17,434	18	1,899	+ 15,535
Lung Disease	9	15,898	11	3,196	+ 12,703
Kidney Disease	10	14,638	15	2,679	+ 11,959
Hypertension	11	14,283	8	5,293	+ 8,990
Low Birth Weight	12	13,805	5	8,810	+ 4,995
Violence	13	13,331	14	2,839	+ 10,492
Liver Disease	14	11,428	13	2,891	+ 8,537
Birth Trauma	15	10,349	7	5,939	+ 4,410
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,790	6	8,561	+ 1,229
Asthma	17	9,780	17	2,106	+ 7,674
Other Injuries	18	7,688	16	2,225	+ 5,463
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,617	10	4,291	+ 1,326
Cervical Cancer	20	5,373	57	119	+ 5,254
Malnutrition	21	5,153	27	1,058	+ 4,095
Meningitis	22	4,585	28	1,018	+ 3,567
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,402	40	585	+ 3,817
Maternal Conditions	24	4,216	32	890	+ 3,327
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,021	33	833	+ 3,188
Fires	26	3,878	29	991	+ 2,887
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,389	36	738	+ 2,652
Drownings	28	2,884	25	1,142	+ 1,742
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,802	22	1,405	+ 1,397
Epilepsy	30	2,070	43	539	+ 1,531
Falls	31	1,844	24	1,170	+ 674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,811	37	707	+ 1,105
Poisonings	33	1,603	44	532	+ 1,071
Breast Cancer	34	1,401	26	1,134	+ 267
Prostate Cancer	35	1,164	63	39	+ 1,124
Lymphomas	36	1,123	45	433	+ 690
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,059	35	765	+ 295
Alcohol	38	1,022	59	78	+ 943
Liver Cancer	39	1,020	39	609	+ 411
Skin Disease	40	1,008	61	44	+ 964
Parkinson's Disease	41	790	49	362	+ 429
Oral Cancer	42	745	42	547	+ 198
Lung Cancers	43	736	41	569	+ 167
Pertussis	44	736	23	1,239	- 503
Syphilis	45	729	53	175	+ 553
Skin Cancers	46	668	58	100	+ 569
Tetanus	47	651	47	395	+ 257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	572	30	913	- 341
Leukemia	49	561	34	776	- 216
Drug Use	50	456	38	613	- 157
Hepatitis B	51	385	50	299	+ 86
Appendicitis	52	359	54	162	+ 197
Ovary Cancer	53	353	52	188	+ 164
Uterin Cancer	54	338	69	5	+ 333
Upper Respiratory	55	262	70	5	+ 257
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	260	66	14	+ 246
Encephalitis	57	196	48	369	- 173
Pancreas Cancer	58	176	51	283	- 107
Measles	59	169	12	3,019	- 2,850
Stomach Cancer	60	155	31	902	- 747
Bladder Cancer	61	138	55	160	- 22
Other Neoplasms	62	133	64	21	+ 112
Multiple Sclerosis	63	86	62	42	+ 44
Hepatitis C	64	36	68	8	+ 27
Chlamydia	65	22	72	1	+ 21
Otitis Media	66	18	73	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	67	11	65	17	- 6
War	68	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Diphtheria	69	4	67	14	- 10
Dengue	70	1	60	71	- 70
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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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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.