YEMEN VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,128	1	30,158	- 2,030
Kidney Disease	2	17,006	15	2,679	+ 14,327
Stroke	3	10,708	2	13,570	- 2,861
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,952	19	1,794	+ 8,158
Lung Disease	5	7,555	11	3,196	+ 4,359
Liver Disease	6	5,792	13	2,891	+ 2,901
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,543	4	11,978	- 6,435
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,336	6	8,561	- 3,224
Hypertension	9	5,310	8	5,293	+ 17
Violence	10	2,977	14	2,839	+ 138
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,747	10	4,291	- 1,544
Liver Cancer	12	2,448	39	609	+ 1,839
Low Birth Weight	13	2,357	5	8,810	- 6,453
Stomach Cancer	14	2,299	31	902	+ 1,397
Prostate Cancer	15	1,858	63	39	+ 1,819
Cervical Cancer	16	1,801	57	119	+ 1,682
Other Injuries	17	1,721	16	2,225	- 504
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	1,518	30	913	+ 605
Suicide	19	1,370	21	1,699	- 328
Breast Cancer	20	1,362	26	1,134	+ 229
Alcohol	21	1,341	59	78	+ 1,263
Falls	22	1,329	24	1,170	+ 159
Lung Cancers	23	1,318	41	569	+ 749
Leukemia	24	1,092	34	776	+ 316
Birth Trauma	25	953	7	5,939	- 4,987
Other Neoplasms	26	925	64	21	+ 905
Pancreas Cancer	27	856	51	283	+ 573
Endocrine Disorders	28	788	36	738	+ 50
Lymphomas	29	788	45	433	+ 355
Malnutrition	30	785	27	1,058	- 273
Skin Disease	31	779	61	44	+ 735
Drownings	32	755	25	1,142	- 387
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	717	22	1,405	- 688
Inflammatory/Heart	34	671	40	585	+ 86
HIV/AIDS	35	670	46	396	+ 274
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	589	9	4,372	- 3,783
Tuberculosis	37	552	18	1,899	- 1,347
Asthma	38	505	17	2,106	- 1,601
Maternal Conditions	39	424	32	890	- 466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	412	33	833	- 422
Epilepsy	41	357	43	539	- 182
Parkinson's Disease	42	321	49	362	- 40
Oral Cancer	43	309	42	547	- 238
Ovary Cancer	44	295	52	188	+ 107
Skin Cancers	45	283	58	100	+ 184
Drug Use	46	242	38	613	- 370
Oesophagus Cancer	47	201	35	765	- 563
Uterin Cancer	48	187	69	5	+ 182
Appendicitis	49	153	54	162	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	147	66	14	+ 133
Meningitis	51	139	28	1,018	- 879
Bladder Cancer	52	135	55	160	- 26
Anemia	53	134	84	0	+ 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	96	37	707	- 611
Poisonings	55	85	44	532	- 447
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	81	80	0	+ 81
Fires	57	79	29	991	- 912
Encephalitis	58	49	48	369	- 320
Osteoarthritis	59	47	81	0	+ 47
Syphilis	60	45	53	175	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	61	33	62	42	- 9
Hepatitis B	62	25	50	299	- 275
Oral conditions	63	22	82	0	+ 22
Dengue	64	21	60	71	- 50
Chagas disease	65	19	75	0	+ 19
Schizophrenia	66	16	86	0	+ 16
Pertussis	67	14	23	1,239	- 1,225
Hepatitis C	68	6	68	8	- 2
Ascariasis	69	4	65	17	- 13
War	70	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Leprosy	71	3	74	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	72	2	70	5	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	74	2	72	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	78	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Tetanus	79	0	47	395	- 395
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	84	0	56	124	- 124
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Nicaragua

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.