YEMEN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	32,820	22	1,405	+ 31,415
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,830	1	30,158	+ 1,672
Lung Cancers	3	19,856	41	569	+ 19,287
Stroke	4	17,555	2	13,570	+ 3,985
Lung Disease	5	17,302	11	3,196	+ 14,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,542	30	913	+ 9,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,945	4	11,978	- 3,033
Falls	8	7,470	24	1,170	+ 6,300
Breast Cancer	9	6,393	26	1,134	+ 5,259
Prostate Cancer	10	5,905	63	39	+ 5,865
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,416	51	283	+ 5,134
Kidney Disease	12	4,576	15	2,679	+ 1,897
Lymphomas	13	4,541	45	433	+ 4,109
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,315	19	1,794	+ 2,521
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,880	35	765	+ 3,115
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,833	49	362	+ 3,472
Suicide	17	3,662	21	1,699	+ 1,963
Other Neoplasms	18	3,311	64	21	+ 3,291
Other Injuries	19	2,981	16	2,225	+ 756
Leukemia	20	2,855	34	776	+ 2,078
Bladder Cancer	21	2,661	55	160	+ 2,500
Stomach Cancer	22	2,461	31	902	+ 1,559
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,172	40	585	+ 1,587
Liver Cancer	24	2,103	39	609	+ 1,494
Ovary Cancer	25	1,929	52	188	+ 1,741
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,907	36	738	+ 1,170
Skin Cancers	27	1,852	58	100	+ 1,752
Liver Disease	28	1,692	13	2,891	- 1,199
Hypertension	29	1,480	8	5,293	- 3,814
Oral Cancer	30	1,388	42	547	+ 841
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,232	6	8,561	- 7,329
Alcohol	32	1,108	59	78	+ 1,029
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,056	9	4,372	- 3,316
Uterin Cancer	34	1,024	69	5	+ 1,019
Congenital Anomalies	35	984	10	4,291	- 3,307
Skin Disease	36	534	61	44	+ 490
Multiple Sclerosis	37	533	62	42	+ 492
Epilepsy	38	523	43	539	- 16
Cervical Cancer	39	481	57	119	+ 362
Anemia	40	451	84	0	+ 451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	430	37	707	- 277
Drug Use	42	417	38	613	- 195
Osteoarthritis	43	398	81	0	+ 398
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	387	66	14	+ 373
Low Birth Weight	45	303	5	8,810	- 8,507
Asthma	46	299	17	2,106	- 1,807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	235	33	833	- 598
Violence	48	194	14	2,839	- 2,645
Drownings	49	177	25	1,142	- 965
Schizophrenia	50	173	86	0	+ 173
Meningitis	51	142	28	1,018	- 877
Birth Trauma	52	134	7	5,939	- 5,806
Fires	53	89	29	991	- 902
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	75	80	0	+ 75
HIV/AIDS	55	59	46	396	- 337
Tuberculosis	56	52	18	1,899	- 1,848
Upper Respiratory	57	51	70	5	+ 46
Appendicitis	58	46	54	162	- 116
Oral conditions	59	38	82	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	60	37	68	8	+ 29
Poisonings	61	31	44	532	- 500
Hepatitis B	62	24	50	299	- 275
Malnutrition	63	22	27	1,058	- 1,036
Otitis Media	64	18	73	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	65	15	32	890	- 875
War	66	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Pertussis	67	2	23	1,239	- 1,237
Encephalitis	68	2	48	369	- 367
Syphilis	69	1	53	175	- 174
Leishmaniasis	70	1	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	67	14	- 14
Tetanus	72	0	47	395	- 395
Measles	73	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Schistosomiasis	74	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chlamydia	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	82	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Netherlands

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.