YEMEN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	27,911	11	3,196	+ 24,715
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,320	1	30,158	- 9,838
Tuberculosis	3	17,075	18	1,899	+ 15,176
Stroke	4	13,331	2	13,570	- 239
Liver Disease	5	6,592	13	2,891	+ 3,701
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,441	4	11,978	- 5,537
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,269	9	4,372	+ 1,897
Asthma	8	6,124	17	2,106	+ 4,018
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,807	6	8,561	- 3,754
Kidney Disease	10	4,424	15	2,679	+ 1,746
Low Birth Weight	11	3,947	5	8,810	- 4,862
Lung Cancers	12	3,703	41	569	+ 3,134
Falls	13	3,430	24	1,170	+ 2,260
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,025	19	1,794	+ 1,231
Birth Trauma	15	2,763	7	5,939	- 3,176
Suicide	16	2,655	21	1,699	+ 957
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,396	37	707	+ 1,689
Hypertension	18	2,160	8	5,293	- 3,133
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,088	22	1,405	+ 683
Cervical Cancer	20	2,034	57	119	+ 1,915
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,012	10	4,291	- 2,278
Other Injuries	22	1,709	16	2,225	- 517
Drownings	23	1,554	25	1,142	+ 412
Oral Cancer	24	1,434	42	547	+ 887
Stomach Cancer	25	1,424	31	902	+ 522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,205	30	913	+ 293
Breast Cancer	27	1,072	26	1,134	- 62
Maternal Conditions	28	1,009	32	890	+ 119
Encephalitis	29	911	48	369	+ 542
Epilepsy	30	903	43	539	+ 364
Malnutrition	31	873	27	1,058	- 186
Lymphomas	32	793	45	433	+ 360
Parkinson's Disease	33	785	49	362	+ 423
HIV/AIDS	34	761	46	396	+ 365
Violence	35	727	14	2,839	- 2,112
Leukemia	36	690	34	776	- 87
Ovary Cancer	37	604	52	188	+ 415
Oesophagus Cancer	38	507	35	765	- 258
Poisonings	39	489	44	532	- 43
Pertussis	40	467	23	1,239	- 772
Pancreas Cancer	41	460	51	283	+ 177
Skin Cancers	42	413	58	100	+ 313
Meningitis	43	390	28	1,018	- 629
Bladder Cancer	44	335	55	160	+ 175
Endocrine Disorders	45	266	36	738	- 472
Liver Cancer	46	264	39	609	- 345
Appendicitis	47	228	54	162	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	48	224	40	585	- 360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	198	33	833	- 636
Fires	50	190	29	991	- 801
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	179	66	14	+ 164
Alcohol	52	173	59	78	+ 95
Tetanus	53	139	47	395	- 256
Syphilis	54	138	53	175	- 37
Dengue	55	124	60	71	+ 52
Hepatitis B	56	121	50	299	- 179
Drug Use	57	96	38	613	- 516
Prostate Cancer	58	88	63	39	+ 49
Measles	59	62	12	3,019	- 2,957
Uterin Cancer	60	58	69	5	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	61	51	64	21	+ 31
Leishmaniasis	62	40	71	2	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	63	40	62	42	- 2
Hepatitis C	64	29	68	8	+ 21
War	65	25	3	12,915	- 12,890
Upper Respiratory	66	25	70	5	+ 20
Skin Disease	67	17	61	44	- 26
Chlamydia	68	5	72	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	65	17	- 13
Otitis Media	70	4	73	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	1	67	14	- 12
Malaria	72	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	73	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
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
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.