YEMEN VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,350	1	30,158	+ 1,192
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,265	22	1,405	+ 12,859
Lung Cancers	3	12,437	41	569	+ 11,868
Stroke	4	12,304	2	13,570	- 1,265
Lung Disease	5	11,605	11	3,196	+ 8,409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,276	30	913	+ 5,363
Breast Cancer	7	5,423	26	1,134	+ 4,290
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,322	4	11,978	- 6,657
Kidney Disease	9	4,353	15	2,679	+ 1,674
Other Injuries	10	4,230	16	2,225	+ 2,005
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,915	51	283	+ 3,632
Liver Disease	12	3,592	13	2,891	+ 701
Suicide	13	3,321	21	1,699	+ 1,623
Lymphomas	14	3,085	45	433	+ 2,652
Prostate Cancer	15	3,046	63	39	+ 3,006
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,963	49	362	+ 2,601
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,925	19	1,794	+ 1,130
Falls	18	2,901	24	1,170	+ 1,732
Hypertension	19	2,568	8	5,293	- 2,726
Leukemia	20	2,535	34	776	+ 1,759
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,526	36	738	+ 1,788
Stomach Cancer	22	2,449	31	902	+ 1,546
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,349	40	585	+ 1,764
Other Neoplasms	24	2,338	64	21	+ 2,317
Liver Cancer	25	2,323	39	609	+ 1,714
Bladder Cancer	26	2,096	55	160	+ 1,935
Ovary Cancer	27	1,689	52	188	+ 1,500
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,522	35	765	+ 758
Alcohol	29	1,211	59	78	+ 1,133
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,201	6	8,561	- 7,359
Skin Cancers	31	1,034	58	100	+ 935
Malnutrition	32	931	27	1,058	- 127
Oral Cancer	33	910	42	547	+ 362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	905	37	707	+ 198
Epilepsy	35	806	43	539	+ 267
Uterin Cancer	36	749	69	5	+ 744
Congenital Anomalies	37	498	10	4,291	- 3,793
Cervical Cancer	38	459	57	119	+ 340
Drug Use	39	445	38	613	- 168
Anemia	40	404	84	0	+ 404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	323	33	833	- 510
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	295	9	4,372	- 4,076
Schizophrenia	43	278	86	0	+ 278
Skin Disease	44	257	61	44	+ 213
Asthma	45	221	17	2,106	- 1,885
Multiple Sclerosis	46	196	62	42	+ 155
Hepatitis C	47	178	68	8	+ 169
Violence	48	149	14	2,839	- 2,690
Low Birth Weight	49	146	5	8,810	- 8,663
Osteoarthritis	50	126	81	0	+ 126
Fires	51	121	29	991	- 870
HIV/AIDS	52	119	46	396	- 278
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	111	66	14	+ 97
Drownings	54	93	25	1,142	- 1,049
Tuberculosis	55	89	18	1,899	- 1,811
Poisonings	56	71	44	532	- 461
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	57	80	0	+ 57
Meningitis	58	33	28	1,018	- 986
Birth Trauma	59	29	7	5,939	- 5,911
Hepatitis B	60	26	50	299	- 273
Upper Respiratory	61	19	70	5	+ 14
Appendicitis	62	16	54	162	- 146
Maternal Conditions	63	16	32	890	- 874
Oral conditions	64	14	82	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	8	48	369	- 361
Syphilis	66	7	53	175	- 169
War	67	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Pertussis	68	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Tetanus	69	0	47	395	- 395
Measles	70	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Diphtheria	71	0	67	14	- 14
Chlamydia	72	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	60	71	- 71
Schistosomiasis	80	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	81	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	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.