YEMEN VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	187,465	1	30,158	+ 157,307
Stroke	2	69,011	2	13,570	+ 55,441
Lung Cancers	3	16,249	41	569	+ 15,680
Hypertension	4	15,764	8	5,293	+ 10,471
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,130	30	913	+ 12,218
Suicide	6	8,823	21	1,699	+ 7,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,000	4	11,978	- 3,979
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	7,936	22	1,405	+ 6,531
Liver Disease	9	7,870	13	2,891	+ 4,978
Stomach Cancer	10	7,817	31	902	+ 6,914
Breast Cancer	11	7,692	26	1,134	+ 6,558
Prostate Cancer	12	7,312	63	39	+ 7,273
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,068	51	283	+ 6,785
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,422	19	1,794	+ 4,627
Falls	15	6,335	24	1,170	+ 5,165
Lung Disease	16	6,273	11	3,196	+ 3,077
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,919	40	585	+ 5,334
Other Injuries	18	5,081	16	2,225	+ 2,856
Kidney Disease	19	4,547	15	2,679	+ 1,869
Oral Cancer	20	4,133	42	547	+ 3,586
Lymphomas	21	3,931	45	433	+ 3,499
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	3,824	33	833	+ 2,991
Bladder Cancer	23	3,576	55	160	+ 3,416
Leukemia	24	3,470	34	776	+ 2,694
Liver Cancer	25	2,921	39	609	+ 2,312
Ovary Cancer	26	2,852	52	188	+ 2,663
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,746	6	8,561	- 5,815
Cervical Cancer	28	2,743	57	119	+ 2,624
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,719	49	362	+ 2,357
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,676	35	765	+ 1,911
Other Neoplasms	31	2,592	64	21	+ 2,571
Skin Cancers	32	2,404	58	100	+ 2,304
Alcohol	33	2,343	59	78	+ 2,265
Uterin Cancer	34	1,949	69	5	+ 1,943
Drownings	35	1,833	25	1,142	+ 691
Violence	36	1,609	14	2,839	- 1,230
Drug Use	37	1,495	38	613	+ 882
Tuberculosis	38	1,452	18	1,899	- 447
Endocrine Disorders	39	881	36	738	+ 143
Epilepsy	40	759	43	539	+ 220
Congenital Anomalies	41	754	10	4,291	- 3,537
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	726	9	4,372	- 3,646
Fires	43	626	29	991	- 365
Skin Disease	44	586	61	44	+ 542
Poisonings	45	564	44	532	+ 33
Asthma	46	555	17	2,106	- 1,551
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	502	66	14	+ 488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	357	37	707	- 350
Multiple Sclerosis	49	352	62	42	+ 310
Hepatitis C	50	286	68	8	+ 278
HIV/AIDS	51	273	46	396	- 124
Meningitis	52	237	28	1,018	- 782
Birth Trauma	53	126	7	5,939	- 5,814
Appendicitis	54	119	54	162	- 42
Low Birth Weight	55	108	5	8,810	- 8,702
Schizophrenia	56	103	86	0	+ 103
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	98	80	0	+ 98
Malnutrition	58	87	27	1,058	- 972
Osteoarthritis	59	76	81	0	+ 76
Anemia	60	65	84	0	+ 65
Hepatitis B	61	58	50	299	- 242
Tetanus	62	30	47	395	- 365
Maternal Conditions	63	26	32	890	- 864
Oral conditions	64	24	82	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	65	20	48	369	- 349
Otitis Media	66	12	73	0	+ 12
War	67	3	3	12,915	- 12,911
Upper Respiratory	68	1	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Syphilis	70	0	53	175	- 175
Chlamydia	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	60	71	- 71
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Diphtheria	82	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	83	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.