YEMEN VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,354	1	30,158	+ 32,196
Diabetes Mellitus	2	39,602	19	1,794	+ 37,808
Stroke	3	38,436	2	13,570	+ 24,866
Kidney Disease	4	18,147	15	2,679	+ 15,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,708	4	11,978	+ 4,730
Lung Disease	6	13,302	11	3,196	+ 10,107
Suicide	7	10,362	21	1,699	+ 8,664
Hypertension	8	8,750	8	5,293	+ 3,456
Liver Disease	9	7,651	13	2,891	+ 4,760
Lung Cancers	10	7,400	41	569	+ 6,831
Drownings	11	5,558	25	1,142	+ 4,415
Breast Cancer	12	5,480	26	1,134	+ 4,346
Asthma	13	5,133	17	2,106	+ 3,027
Low Birth Weight	14	4,830	5	8,810	- 3,980
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,428	37	707	+ 3,721
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	4,333	9	4,372	- 39
Other Injuries	17	4,294	16	2,225	+ 2,069
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,285	10	4,291	- 6
Tuberculosis	19	4,038	18	1,899	+ 2,138
Stomach Cancer	20	3,789	31	902	+ 2,887
Birth Trauma	21	3,491	7	5,939	- 2,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,721	30	913	+ 1,808
Cervical Cancer	23	2,686	57	119	+ 2,567
Liver Cancer	24	2,633	39	609	+ 2,024
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,135	33	833	+ 1,302
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,104	22	1,405	+ 698
Falls	27	1,985	24	1,170	+ 815
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,944	40	585	+ 1,359
Prostate Cancer	29	1,778	63	39	+ 1,738
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,712	36	738	+ 974
Violence	31	1,700	14	2,839	- 1,139
Leukemia	32	1,621	34	776	+ 844
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,506	49	362	+ 1,145
Maternal Conditions	34	1,183	32	890	+ 293
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,170	51	283	+ 887
Lymphomas	36	1,161	45	433	+ 728
Pertussis	37	1,137	23	1,239	- 102
Oral Cancer	38	1,089	42	547	+ 542
Meningitis	39	1,030	28	1,018	+ 12
Syphilis	40	975	53	175	+ 799
Uterin Cancer	41	924	69	5	+ 919
Skin Disease	42	884	61	44	+ 840
Epilepsy	43	880	43	539	+ 341
Malnutrition	44	857	27	1,058	- 201
Ovary Cancer	45	745	52	188	+ 557
Alcohol	46	734	59	78	+ 656
Oesophagus Cancer	47	704	35	765	- 61
Fires	48	650	29	991	- 341
Bladder Cancer	49	504	55	160	+ 343
Poisonings	50	328	44	532	- 203
Skin Cancers	51	293	58	100	+ 194
Drug Use	52	199	38	613	- 413
Encephalitis	53	192	48	369	- 177
Appendicitis	54	143	54	162	- 19
Other Neoplasms	55	120	64	21	+ 99
Measles	56	112	12	3,019	- 2,907
Hepatitis B	57	97	50	299	- 202
Road Traffic Accidents	58	59	6	8,561	- 8,502
Tetanus	59	54	47	395	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	47	66	14	+ 33
Dengue	61	45	60	71	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	62	42	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	12	68	8	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	11	67	14	- 2
Ascariasis	65	10	65	17	- 7
War	66	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Chlamydia	67	4	72	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	3	70	5	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	46	396	- 396
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	56	124	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Micronesia

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.