YEMEN VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,866	1	30,158	- 11,292
Stroke	2	14,422	2	13,570	+ 853
Kidney Disease	3	7,954	15	2,679	+ 5,275
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,694	19	1,794	+ 5,899
Lung Disease	5	5,861	11	3,196	+ 2,665
Violence	6	5,247	14	2,839	+ 2,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,010	4	11,978	- 6,968
HIV/AIDS	8	4,696	46	396	+ 4,300
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,250	6	8,561	- 4,310
Hypertension	10	3,666	8	5,293	- 1,627
Stomach Cancer	11	2,854	31	902	+ 1,952
Prostate Cancer	12	2,803	63	39	+ 2,764
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,715	10	4,291	- 1,576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,533	30	913	+ 1,620
Liver Disease	15	2,340	13	2,891	- 551
Lung Cancers	16	2,177	41	569	+ 1,608
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,130	22	1,405	+ 725
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,006	36	738	+ 1,269
Breast Cancer	19	2,003	26	1,134	+ 870
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,941	40	585	+ 1,356
Other Neoplasms	21	1,841	64	21	+ 1,821
Low Birth Weight	22	1,710	5	8,810	- 7,100
Tuberculosis	23	1,603	18	1,899	- 296
Lymphomas	24	1,471	45	433	+ 1,038
Leukemia	25	1,358	34	776	+ 582
Cervical Cancer	26	1,327	57	119	+ 1,208
Liver Cancer	27	1,305	39	609	+ 696
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,172	9	4,372	- 3,200
Pancreas Cancer	29	971	51	283	+ 688
Skin Disease	30	916	61	44	+ 872
Malnutrition	31	879	27	1,058	- 179
Suicide	32	872	21	1,699	- 826
Parkinson's Disease	33	824	49	362	+ 462
Drownings	34	743	25	1,142	- 399
Other Injuries	35	717	16	2,225	- 1,508
Birth Trauma	36	673	7	5,939	- 5,266
Falls	37	660	24	1,170	- 509
Oral Cancer	38	563	42	547	+ 15
Epilepsy	39	478	43	539	- 61
Uterin Cancer	40	472	69	5	+ 467
Ovary Cancer	41	458	52	188	+ 269
Anemia	42	453	84	0	+ 453
Asthma	43	404	17	2,106	- 1,702
Skin Cancers	44	401	58	100	+ 301
Oesophagus Cancer	45	370	35	765	- 394
Bladder Cancer	46	236	55	160	+ 76
Drug Use	47	236	38	613	- 377
Maternal Conditions	48	234	32	890	- 656
Alcohol	49	217	59	78	+ 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	216	33	833	- 618
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	202	80	0	+ 202
Meningitis	52	195	28	1,018	- 824
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	178	37	707	- 528
Upper Respiratory	54	98	70	5	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	98	66	14	+ 84
Appendicitis	56	81	54	162	- 80
Fires	57	81	29	991	- 910
Schizophrenia	58	70	86	0	+ 70
Hepatitis B	59	52	50	299	- 247
Osteoarthritis	60	31	81	0	+ 31
Poisonings	61	28	44	532	- 503
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	62	42	- 22
Encephalitis	63	19	48	369	- 350
Dengue	64	14	60	71	- 58
Syphilis	65	10	53	175	- 165
Hepatitis C	66	5	68	8	- 4
War	67	3	3	12,915	- 12,911
Otitis Media	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Tetanus	69	3	47	395	- 392
Leishmaniasis	70	3	71	2	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	79	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	72	2	82	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	73	2	75	0	+ 2
Pertussis	74	1	23	1,239	- 1,238
Ascariasis	75	1	65	17	- 16
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	79	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Schistosomiasis	80	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	81	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.