YEMEN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,729	1	30,158	+ 1,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,879	22	1,405	+ 17,474
Stroke	3	14,810	2	13,570	+ 1,241
Lung Cancers	4	11,666	41	569	+ 11,097
Lung Disease	5	11,302	11	3,196	+ 8,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,308	30	913	+ 8,395
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,729	4	11,978	- 6,249
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,786	19	1,794	+ 2,992
Prostate Cancer	9	4,601	63	39	+ 4,562
Breast Cancer	10	4,588	26	1,134	+ 3,454
Falls	11	3,902	24	1,170	+ 2,732
Skin Cancers	12	3,808	58	100	+ 3,709
Lymphomas	13	3,787	45	433	+ 3,355
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,380	51	283	+ 3,098
Suicide	15	3,290	21	1,699	+ 1,592
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,852	6	8,561	- 5,709
Kidney Disease	17	2,690	15	2,679	+ 12
Leukemia	18	2,435	34	776	+ 1,659
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,198	49	362	+ 1,837
Hypertension	20	2,035	8	5,293	- 3,258
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,021	36	738	+ 1,283
Stomach Cancer	22	2,010	31	902	+ 1,108
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,949	40	585	+ 1,364
Liver Cancer	24	1,793	39	609	+ 1,184
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,737	35	765	+ 973
Bladder Cancer	26	1,661	55	160	+ 1,501
Other Neoplasms	27	1,525	64	21	+ 1,505
Other Injuries	28	1,358	16	2,225	- 867
Ovary Cancer	29	1,288	52	188	+ 1,100
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,093	10	4,291	- 3,198
Oral Cancer	31	1,019	42	547	+ 472
Liver Disease	32	981	13	2,891	- 1,910
Uterin Cancer	33	900	69	5	+ 895
Skin Disease	34	734	61	44	+ 690
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	701	37	707	- 6
Asthma	36	564	17	2,106	- 1,542
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	503	9	4,372	- 3,868
Low Birth Weight	38	488	5	8,810	- 8,322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	437	33	833	- 396
Drug Use	40	430	38	613	- 182
Cervical Cancer	41	378	57	119	+ 259
Violence	42	357	14	2,839	- 2,482
Epilepsy	43	342	43	539	- 197
Drownings	44	338	25	1,142	- 804
Alcohol	45	320	59	78	+ 242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	293	66	14	+ 279
Multiple Sclerosis	47	270	62	42	+ 229
Hepatitis C	48	184	68	8	+ 176
Osteoarthritis	49	149	81	0	+ 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	138	80	0	+ 138
Anemia	51	109	84	0	+ 109
Tuberculosis	52	107	18	1,899	- 1,793
Fires	53	105	29	991	- 886
Birth Trauma	54	91	7	5,939	- 5,849
Malnutrition	55	88	27	1,058	- 971
Hepatitis B	56	86	50	299	- 213
HIV/AIDS	57	65	46	396	- 331
Poisonings	58	58	44	532	- 474
Meningitis	59	56	28	1,018	- 963
Schizophrenia	60	50	86	0	+ 50
Oral conditions	61	48	82	0	+ 48
Appendicitis	62	36	54	162	- 125
Maternal Conditions	63	30	32	890	- 860
Upper Respiratory	64	23	70	5	+ 18
Pertussis	65	5	23	1,239	- 1,235
Encephalitis	66	4	48	369	- 364
Otitis Media	67	4	73	0	+ 4
War	68	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Tetanus	69	2	47	395	- 392
Syphilis	70	2	53	175	- 173
Chlamydia	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	76	0	65	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	78	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Diphtheria	83	0	67	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

New Zealand

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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.