YEMEN VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NORWAY		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,039	1	30,158	+ 881
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,042	22	1,405	+ 24,636
Lung Disease	3	15,884	11	3,196	+ 12,688
Stroke	4	14,440	2	13,570	+ 871
Lung Cancers	5	13,533	41	569	+ 12,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,480	4	11,978	- 1,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,422	30	913	+ 9,509
Prostate Cancer	8	6,838	63	39	+ 6,799
Falls	9	4,535	24	1,170	+ 3,365
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,492	51	283	+ 4,209
Breast Cancer	11	4,072	26	1,134	+ 2,938
Lymphomas	12	3,766	45	433	+ 3,334
Suicide	13	3,695	21	1,699	+ 1,996
Kidney Disease	14	3,563	15	2,679	+ 884
Other Injuries	15	3,401	16	2,225	+ 1,175
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,264	19	1,794	+ 1,470
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,233	49	362	+ 2,871
Skin Cancers	18	2,377	58	100	+ 2,277
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,093	36	738	+ 1,356
Bladder Cancer	20	2,077	55	160	+ 1,917
Leukemia	21	2,064	34	776	+ 1,287
Stomach Cancer	22	2,003	31	902	+ 1,101
Other Neoplasms	23	1,892	64	21	+ 1,871
Ovary Cancer	24	1,802	52	188	+ 1,614
Drug Use	25	1,538	38	613	+ 925
Liver Cancer	26	1,512	39	609	+ 903
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,446	35	765	+ 681
Hypertension	28	1,341	8	5,293	- 3,953
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,289	40	585	+ 704
Liver Disease	30	1,246	13	2,891	- 1,645
Alcohol	31	1,193	59	78	+ 1,115
Oral Cancer	32	978	42	547	+ 431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	931	33	833	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	34	795	10	4,291	- 3,496
Malnutrition	35	788	27	1,058	- 270
Uterin Cancer	36	782	69	5	+ 777
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	746	9	4,372	- 3,626
Skin Disease	38	745	61	44	+ 701
Cervical Cancer	39	729	57	119	+ 610
Epilepsy	40	696	43	539	+ 157
Multiple Sclerosis	41	695	62	42	+ 653
Road Traffic Accidents	42	666	6	8,561	- 7,895
Asthma	43	493	17	2,106	- 1,613
Anemia	44	435	84	0	+ 435
Drownings	45	377	25	1,142	- 765
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	358	37	707	- 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	353	66	14	+ 338
Fires	48	260	29	991	- 731
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	189	80	0	+ 189
Violence	50	186	14	2,839	- 2,653
Osteoarthritis	51	159	81	0	+ 159
Low Birth Weight	52	137	5	8,810	- 8,673
Schizophrenia	53	133	86	0	+ 133
Birth Trauma	54	102	7	5,939	- 5,838
Hepatitis C	55	98	68	8	+ 90
Tuberculosis	56	87	18	1,899	- 1,812
Poisonings	57	84	44	532	- 448
Meningitis	58	79	28	1,018	- 939
Appendicitis	59	70	54	162	- 91
Upper Respiratory	60	68	70	5	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	61	60	46	396	- 336
Oral conditions	62	50	82	0	+ 50
Hepatitis B	63	20	50	299	- 280
Pertussis	64	7	23	1,239	- 1,232
Otitis Media	65	7	73	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	66	7	32	890	- 883
Syphilis	67	5	53	175	- 171
War	68	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Tetanus	69	2	47	395	- 393
Encephalitis	70	1	48	369	- 368
Diphtheria	71	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	72	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	76	0	65	17	- 17
Chlamydia	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	84	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Norway

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.