YEMEN VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,603	2	13,570	+ 6,034
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,937	4	11,978	+ 3,959
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,519	1	30,158	- 16,639
Tuberculosis	4	12,665	18	1,899	+ 10,765
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,097	9	4,372	+ 7,725
Measles	6	10,009	12	3,019	+ 6,990
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,599	6	8,561	+ 38
Hypertension	8	6,775	8	5,293	+ 1,481
Malaria	9	6,009	20	1,719	+ 4,290
Low Birth Weight	10	5,841	5	8,810	- 2,969
Birth Trauma	11	5,835	7	5,939	- 104
Liver Disease	12	5,241	13	2,891	+ 2,350
Malnutrition	13	4,622	27	1,058	+ 3,564
Lung Disease	14	4,318	11	3,196	+ 1,122
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,689	10	4,291	- 602
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,577	19	1,794	+ 1,783
Cervical Cancer	17	3,304	57	119	+ 3,185
Maternal Conditions	18	3,029	32	890	+ 2,140
Asthma	19	2,736	17	2,106	+ 630
Meningitis	20	2,609	28	1,018	+ 1,590
Other Injuries	21	2,574	16	2,225	+ 349
Kidney Disease	22	2,403	15	2,679	- 276
Violence	23	1,908	14	2,839	- 931
Suicide	24	1,610	21	1,699	- 88
HIV/AIDS	25	1,464	46	396	+ 1,068
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,222	22	1,405	- 183
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,179	35	765	+ 414
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,142	40	585	+ 557
Prostate Cancer	29	1,087	63	39	+ 1,047
Liver Cancer	30	1,018	39	609	+ 409
Drownings	31	900	25	1,142	- 242
Oral Cancer	32	760	42	547	+ 213
Syphilis	33	742	53	175	+ 567
Lymphomas	34	736	45	433	+ 304
Fires	35	722	29	991	- 269
Falls	36	713	24	1,170	- 457
Breast Cancer	37	686	26	1,134	- 447
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	685	37	707	- 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	661	30	913	- 252
Poisonings	40	623	44	532	+ 91
Pertussis	41	566	23	1,239	- 673
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	540	33	833	- 293
Skin Cancers	43	510	58	100	+ 410
Endocrine Disorders	44	505	36	738	- 232
Leukemia	45	438	34	776	- 339
Epilepsy	46	420	43	539	- 119
Stomach Cancer	47	401	31	902	- 501
Bladder Cancer	48	312	55	160	+ 152
Parkinson's Disease	49	290	49	362	- 71
Schistosomiasis	50	284	56	124	+ 160
Skin Disease	51	204	61	44	+ 160
Tetanus	52	203	47	395	- 191
Alcohol	53	176	59	78	+ 97
War	54	169	3	12,915	- 12,746
Lung Cancers	55	161	41	569	- 409
Appendicitis	56	160	54	162	- 2
Ovary Cancer	57	147	52	188	- 41
Hepatitis B	58	107	50	299	- 192
Uterin Cancer	59	103	69	5	+ 98
Encephalitis	60	102	48	369	- 267
Pancreas Cancer	61	88	51	283	- 195
Drug Use	62	64	38	613	- 549
Upper Respiratory	63	53	70	5	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	52	66	14	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	65	26	64	21	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	62	42	- 22
Hepatitis C	67	17	68	8	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	11	73	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	69	7	72	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	6	65	17	- 11
Diphtheria	71	3	67	14	- 11
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Madagascar

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.