YEMEN VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,153	1	30,158	+ 3,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,831	4	11,978	+ 9,852
Stroke	3	20,078	2	13,570	+ 6,508
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,678	6	8,561	- 1,883
Lung Disease	5	6,167	11	3,196	+ 2,971
Kidney Disease	6	6,164	15	2,679	+ 3,486
Liver Disease	7	4,766	13	2,891	+ 1,875
Lung Cancers	8	4,016	41	569	+ 3,447
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,819	19	1,794	+ 2,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,716	22	1,405	+ 2,311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,564	30	913	+ 2,651
Breast Cancer	12	2,856	26	1,134	+ 1,722
HIV/AIDS	13	2,491	46	396	+ 2,095
Other Injuries	14	2,066	16	2,225	- 159
Skin Disease	15	1,921	61	44	+ 1,877
Liver Cancer	16	1,845	39	609	+ 1,236
Oral Cancer	17	1,734	42	547	+ 1,186
Falls	18	1,725	24	1,170	+ 555
Suicide	19	1,695	21	1,699	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,648	9	4,372	- 2,723
Stomach Cancer	21	1,340	31	902	+ 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,324	33	833	+ 491
Leukemia	23	1,313	34	776	+ 537
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,305	10	4,291	- 2,986
Lymphomas	25	1,228	45	433	+ 796
Tuberculosis	26	1,141	18	1,899	- 758
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,129	40	585	+ 544
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,028	49	362	+ 667
Low Birth Weight	29	949	5	8,810	- 7,861
Asthma	30	942	17	2,106	- 1,164
Cervical Cancer	31	939	57	119	+ 820
Pancreas Cancer	32	924	51	283	+ 642
Prostate Cancer	33	840	63	39	+ 801
Violence	34	808	14	2,839	- 2,031
Ovary Cancer	35	769	52	188	+ 581
Drownings	36	762	25	1,142	- 380
Endocrine Disorders	37	753	36	738	+ 15
Hypertension	38	604	8	5,293	- 4,690
Bladder Cancer	39	434	55	160	+ 274
Encephalitis	40	421	48	369	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	41	404	35	765	- 361
Birth Trauma	42	333	7	5,939	- 5,606
Uterin Cancer	43	327	69	5	+ 322
Fires	44	312	29	991	- 679
Drug Use	45	299	38	613	- 313
Meningitis	46	280	28	1,018	- 739
Dengue	47	260	60	71	+ 189
Other Neoplasms	48	246	64	21	+ 225
Malnutrition	49	232	27	1,058	- 827
Skin Cancers	50	230	58	100	+ 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	229	37	707	- 478
Epilepsy	52	210	43	539	- 329
Poisonings	53	196	44	532	- 336
Hepatitis B	54	191	50	299	- 108
Alcohol	55	168	59	78	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	56	155	32	890	- 735
Pertussis	57	74	23	1,239	- 1,165
Appendicitis	58	66	54	162	- 95
Multiple Sclerosis	59	28	62	42	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	66	14	+ 11
Tetanus	61	20	47	395	- 375
Syphilis	62	18	53	175	- 158
War	63	10	3	12,915	- 12,905
Hepatitis C	64	5	68	8	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	4	70	5	- 0
Otitis Media	66	3	73	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	65	17	- 15
Chlamydia	68	1	72	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	67	14	- 13
Measles	70	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	76	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.