YEMEN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	33,571	46	396	+ 33,175
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,788	4	11,978	+ 4,810
Tuberculosis	3	16,236	18	1,899	+ 14,336
Stroke	4	15,280	2	13,570	+ 1,711
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,993	1	30,158	- 16,165
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,954	6	8,561	+ 1,393
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,304	19	1,794	+ 6,510
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,392	9	4,372	+ 3,020
Low Birth Weight	9	5,915	5	8,810	- 2,895
Lung Disease	10	5,287	11	3,196	+ 2,091
Violence	11	5,155	14	2,839	+ 2,316
Hypertension	12	4,906	8	5,293	- 388
Birth Trauma	13	3,950	7	5,939	- 1,990
Liver Disease	14	3,847	13	2,891	+ 956
Kidney Disease	15	3,687	15	2,679	+ 1,008
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,246	10	4,291	- 1,045
Suicide	17	2,783	21	1,699	+ 1,084
Malnutrition	18	2,563	27	1,058	+ 1,504
Other Injuries	19	2,370	16	2,225	+ 144
Asthma	20	2,298	17	2,106	+ 192
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,013	22	1,405	+ 608
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,855	40	585	+ 1,270
Cervical Cancer	23	1,522	57	119	+ 1,403
Breast Cancer	24	1,389	26	1,134	+ 255
Maternal Conditions	25	1,262	32	890	+ 372
Drownings	26	1,257	25	1,142	+ 114
Meningitis	27	1,247	28	1,018	+ 228
Fires	28	1,247	29	991	+ 256
Skin Cancers	29	1,235	58	100	+ 1,136
Oral Cancer	30	1,143	42	547	+ 596
Prostate Cancer	31	1,081	63	39	+ 1,041
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	868	33	833	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	33	835	36	738	+ 98
Falls	34	712	24	1,170	- 458
Lung Cancers	35	674	41	569	+ 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	624	30	913	- 289
Pertussis	37	621	23	1,239	- 618
Epilepsy	38	564	43	539	+ 25
Poisonings	39	531	44	532	- 1
Lymphomas	40	525	45	433	+ 93
Liver Cancer	41	515	39	609	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	42	497	49	362	+ 136
Syphilis	43	399	53	175	+ 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	379	37	707	- 328
Stomach Cancer	45	373	31	902	- 529
Drug Use	46	363	38	613	- 249
Skin Disease	47	354	61	44	+ 311
Alcohol	48	322	59	78	+ 244
Leukemia	49	271	34	776	- 505
Ovary Cancer	50	267	52	188	+ 78
Malaria	51	247	20	1,719	- 1,472
Oesophagus Cancer	52	240	35	765	- 525
Pancreas Cancer	53	201	51	283	- 82
Bladder Cancer	54	180	55	160	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	55	156	56	124	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	56	130	69	5	+ 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	108	66	14	+ 94
Appendicitis	58	101	54	162	- 61
Encephalitis	59	92	48	369	- 276
Other Neoplasms	60	88	64	21	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	61	73	70	5	+ 68
Tetanus	62	69	47	395	- 326
Hepatitis B	63	51	50	299	- 248
Multiple Sclerosis	64	26	62	42	- 15
Measles	65	23	12	3,019	- 2,996
Hepatitis C	66	6	68	8	- 2
War	67	6	3	12,915	- 12,909
Chlamydia	68	4	72	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	65	17	- 14
Otitis Media	70	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	2	67	14	- 12
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Namibia

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.