YEMEN VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,550	1	30,158	+ 10,392
Stroke	2	38,854	2	13,570	+ 25,285
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,643	22	1,405	+ 21,238
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,574	4	11,978	+ 9,595
Lung Cancers	5	13,874	41	569	+ 13,305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,822	30	913	+ 12,909
Lung Disease	7	13,496	11	3,196	+ 10,300
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,340	19	1,794	+ 9,546
Kidney Disease	9	8,827	15	2,679	+ 6,149
Stomach Cancer	10	7,973	31	902	+ 7,071
Prostate Cancer	11	6,688	63	39	+ 6,648
Breast Cancer	12	6,288	26	1,134	+ 5,154
Other Injuries	13	6,099	16	2,225	+ 3,874
Hypertension	14	5,919	8	5,293	+ 626
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,256	51	283	+ 4,973
Lymphomas	16	5,062	45	433	+ 4,629
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,870	36	738	+ 4,133
Liver Cancer	18	4,000	39	609	+ 3,391
Suicide	19	3,690	21	1,699	+ 1,992
Bladder Cancer	20	3,686	55	160	+ 3,526
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,588	49	362	+ 3,226
Liver Disease	22	3,544	13	2,891	+ 653
Falls	23	3,252	24	1,170	+ 2,082
Leukemia	24	3,197	34	776	+ 2,421
Oral Cancer	25	2,872	42	547	+ 2,324
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,862	40	585	+ 2,277
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,639	6	8,561	- 5,921
Other Neoplasms	28	2,053	64	21	+ 2,033
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,961	35	765	+ 1,196
Skin Cancers	30	1,648	58	100	+ 1,549
Epilepsy	31	1,307	43	539	+ 768
Uterin Cancer	32	1,278	69	5	+ 1,273
Ovary Cancer	33	1,251	52	188	+ 1,063
Cervical Cancer	34	1,035	57	119	+ 916
HIV/AIDS	35	1,006	46	396	+ 610
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	726	9	4,372	- 3,646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	720	33	833	- 114
Tuberculosis	38	670	18	1,899	- 1,229
Skin Disease	39	637	61	44	+ 593
Congenital Anomalies	40	618	10	4,291	- 3,672
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	531	37	707	- 175
Anemia	42	475	84	0	+ 475
Asthma	43	461	17	2,106	- 1,645
Drug Use	44	404	38	613	- 208
Alcohol	45	350	59	78	+ 271
Fires	46	341	29	991	- 650
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	311	66	14	+ 297
Violence	48	304	14	2,839	- 2,536
Hepatitis C	49	273	68	8	+ 265
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	260	80	0	+ 260
Drownings	51	250	25	1,142	- 892
Low Birth Weight	52	248	5	8,810	- 8,562
Malnutrition	53	248	27	1,058	- 811
Multiple Sclerosis	54	177	62	42	+ 136
Schizophrenia	55	155	86	0	+ 155
Meningitis	56	134	28	1,018	- 884
Poisonings	57	92	44	532	- 439
Osteoarthritis	58	90	81	0	+ 90
Hepatitis B	59	82	50	299	- 218
Birth Trauma	60	75	7	5,939	- 5,865
Appendicitis	61	66	54	162	- 96
Upper Respiratory	62	46	70	5	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	63	23	32	890	- 867
Syphilis	64	10	53	175	- 166
Oral conditions	65	9	82	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	8	73	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	67	4	48	369	- 365
Leishmaniasis	68	4	71	2	+ 1
War	69	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Leprosy	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	12	3,019	- 3,018
Pertussis	72	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Tetanus	73	0	47	395	- 395
Diphtheria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	78	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	65	17	- 17
Dengue	84	0	60	71	- 71
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Portugal

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.