YEMEN VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,633	1	30,158	+ 67,475
Stroke	2	27,119	2	13,570	+ 13,550
Lung Cancers	3	21,385	41	569	+ 20,816
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,589	4	11,978	+ 4,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,119	30	913	+ 11,206
Lung Disease	6	11,345	11	3,196	+ 8,149
Other Neoplasms	7	7,678	64	21	+ 7,658
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,422	19	1,794	+ 5,628
Breast Cancer	9	6,608	26	1,134	+ 5,475
Liver Disease	10	6,563	13	2,891	+ 3,672
Prostate Cancer	11	5,383	63	39	+ 5,343
Stomach Cancer	12	4,903	31	902	+ 4,001
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,504	51	283	+ 4,221
Alcohol	14	4,345	59	78	+ 4,267
Hypertension	15	4,095	8	5,293	- 1,198
Falls	16	3,908	24	1,170	+ 2,738
Bladder Cancer	17	3,899	55	160	+ 3,739
Suicide	18	3,552	21	1,699	+ 1,853
Lymphomas	19	3,435	45	433	+ 3,003
Kidney Disease	20	3,372	15	2,679	+ 693
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,070	22	1,405	+ 1,665
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,949	6	8,561	- 5,612
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,899	40	585	+ 2,314
Leukemia	24	2,866	34	776	+ 2,090
Oral Cancer	25	2,801	42	547	+ 2,254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,564	33	833	+ 1,731
Ovary Cancer	27	2,430	52	188	+ 2,241
Other Injuries	28	2,096	16	2,225	- 129
Liver Cancer	29	1,900	39	609	+ 1,291
Uterin Cancer	30	1,794	69	5	+ 1,789
Skin Cancers	31	1,787	58	100	+ 1,688
Cervical Cancer	32	1,582	57	119	+ 1,463
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,495	35	765	+ 731
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,244	49	362	+ 883
Epilepsy	35	950	43	539	+ 411
Congenital Anomalies	36	760	10	4,291	- 3,531
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	696	9	4,372	- 3,676
Endocrine Disorders	38	689	36	738	- 48
Drownings	39	528	25	1,142	- 614
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	507	37	707	- 199
Tuberculosis	41	495	18	1,899	- 1,405
Low Birth Weight	42	480	5	8,810	- 8,330
Asthma	43	448	17	2,106	- 1,658
Multiple Sclerosis	44	417	62	42	+ 375
Fires	45	393	29	991	- 598
Skin Disease	46	389	61	44	+ 345
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	306	66	14	+ 292
Drug Use	48	266	38	613	- 346
Violence	49	244	14	2,839	- 2,595
Malnutrition	50	241	27	1,058	- 817
Poisonings	51	170	44	532	- 362
Hepatitis C	52	156	68	8	+ 148
Meningitis	53	141	28	1,018	- 877
HIV/AIDS	54	95	46	396	- 301
Appendicitis	55	57	54	162	- 105
Hepatitis B	56	43	50	299	- 256
Birth Trauma	57	43	7	5,939	- 5,896
Schizophrenia	58	25	86	0	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	24	80	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	60	16	70	5	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	61	15	81	0	+ 15
Anemia	62	10	84	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	63	8	32	890	- 882
Encephalitis	64	5	48	369	- 363
Oral conditions	65	3	82	0	+ 3
War	66	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Tetanus	67	1	47	395	- 393
Otitis Media	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	53	175	- 175
Diphtheria	70	0	67	14	- 13
Pertussis	71	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Measles	72	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Chlamydia	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	60	71	- 71
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Poland

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.