YEMEN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,736	4	11,978	+ 13,757
Malaria	2	20,768	20	1,719	+ 19,049
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,558	9	4,372	+ 15,187
Low Birth Weight	4	11,664	5	8,810	+ 2,854
Stroke	5	10,636	2	13,570	- 2,934
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,041	1	30,158	- 20,117
Birth Trauma	7	9,798	7	5,939	+ 3,858
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,255	6	8,561	- 1,306
Meningitis	9	6,390	28	1,018	+ 5,371
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,302	10	4,291	+ 1,011
Liver Disease	11	5,022	13	2,891	+ 2,131
Other Injuries	12	4,668	16	2,225	+ 2,442
Tuberculosis	13	4,518	18	1,899	+ 2,619
Maternal Conditions	14	4,047	32	890	+ 3,158
Pertussis	15	3,486	23	1,239	+ 2,247
Kidney Disease	16	3,334	15	2,679	+ 655
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,209	19	1,794	+ 1,415
Measles	18	2,945	12	3,019	- 75
Violence	19	2,737	14	2,839	- 102
Lung Disease	20	2,650	11	3,196	- 546
Malnutrition	21	2,647	27	1,058	+ 1,589
Asthma	22	2,321	17	2,106	+ 215
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,204	36	738	+ 1,466
Drownings	24	1,929	25	1,142	+ 787
Hypertension	25	1,654	8	5,293	- 3,640
Falls	26	1,583	24	1,170	+ 413
Suicide	27	1,497	21	1,699	- 202
Fires	28	1,367	29	991	+ 376
Breast Cancer	29	1,312	26	1,134	+ 178
HIV/AIDS	30	1,279	46	396	+ 882
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,274	33	833	+ 441
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,047	22	1,405	- 358
Poisonings	33	941	44	532	+ 409
Inflammatory/Heart	34	938	40	585	+ 353
Liver Cancer	35	909	39	609	+ 300
Epilepsy	36	825	43	539	+ 286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	637	30	913	- 276
Cervical Cancer	38	594	57	119	+ 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	570	37	707	- 137
Ovary Cancer	40	518	52	188	+ 330
War	41	500	3	12,915	- 12,415
Tetanus	42	454	47	395	+ 60
Lymphomas	43	427	45	433	- 5
Stomach Cancer	44	367	31	902	- 536
Skin Cancers	45	350	58	100	+ 250
Hepatitis B	46	340	50	299	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	47	336	49	362	- 26
Leukemia	48	314	34	776	- 462
Oral Cancer	49	295	42	547	- 252
Schistosomiasis	50	289	56	124	+ 166
Leishmaniasis	51	289	71	2	+ 287
Skin Disease	52	260	61	44	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	53	197	55	160	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	54	168	51	283	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	55	160	35	765	- 604
Appendicitis	56	156	54	162	- 6
Prostate Cancer	57	156	63	39	+ 116
Drug Use	58	154	38	613	- 458
Ascariasis	59	152	65	17	+ 135
Alcohol	60	147	59	78	+ 69
Encephalitis	61	137	48	369	- 232
Syphilis	62	134	53	175	- 42
Upper Respiratory	63	114	70	5	+ 109
Uterin Cancer	64	105	69	5	+ 100
Diphtheria	65	74	67	14	+ 60
Hepatitis C	66	56	68	8	+ 47
Lung Cancers	67	51	41	569	- 518
Other Neoplasms	68	29	64	21	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	27	62	42	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	22	66	14	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	3	72	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.