YEMEN VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	128,431	1	30,158	+ 98,273
Stroke	2	74,679	2	13,570	+ 61,109
Lung Cancers	3	12,407	41	569	+ 11,838
Inflammatory/Heart	4	12,338	40	585	+ 11,754
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	11,074	22	1,405	+ 9,669
Liver Disease	6	10,376	13	2,891	+ 7,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,730	30	913	+ 8,817
Suicide	8	8,359	21	1,699	+ 6,661
Lung Disease	9	8,354	11	3,196	+ 5,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	7,396	4	11,978	- 4,582
Stomach Cancer	11	6,707	31	902	+ 5,805
Alcohol	12	6,387	59	78	+ 6,309
Breast Cancer	13	5,305	26	1,134	+ 4,171
Other Injuries	14	5,139	16	2,225	+ 2,914
HIV/AIDS	15	4,853	46	396	+ 4,457
Pancreas Cancer	16	4,629	51	283	+ 4,346
Hypertension	17	4,188	8	5,293	- 1,106
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,187	19	1,794	+ 2,393
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,996	6	8,561	- 4,565
Prostate Cancer	20	3,220	63	39	+ 3,180
Falls	21	2,671	24	1,170	+ 1,502
Kidney Disease	22	2,643	15	2,679	- 35
Violence	23	2,613	14	2,839	- 226
Liver Cancer	24	2,548	39	609	+ 1,939
Oral Cancer	25	2,483	42	547	+ 1,936
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,139	49	362	+ 1,777
Drug Use	27	2,080	38	613	+ 1,467
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,040	33	833	+ 1,206
Lymphomas	29	2,036	45	433	+ 1,603
Tuberculosis	30	1,922	18	1,899	+ 23
Leukemia	31	1,880	34	776	+ 1,104
Ovary Cancer	32	1,854	52	188	+ 1,666
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,696	35	765	+ 931
Cervical Cancer	34	1,694	57	119	+ 1,575
Uterin Cancer	35	1,567	69	5	+ 1,562
Drownings	36	1,513	25	1,142	+ 371
Fires	37	1,458	29	991	+ 467
Bladder Cancer	38	1,439	55	160	+ 1,279
Skin Cancers	39	1,281	58	100	+ 1,181
Poisonings	40	1,270	44	532	+ 738
Congenital Anomalies	41	959	10	4,291	- 3,332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	632	37	707	- 75
Skin Disease	43	624	61	44	+ 580
Low Birth Weight	44	491	5	8,810	- 8,318
Endocrine Disorders	45	457	36	738	- 280
Asthma	46	403	17	2,106	- 1,703
Encephalitis	47	246	48	369	- 123
Meningitis	48	237	28	1,018	- 782
Multiple Sclerosis	49	189	62	42	+ 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	171	66	14	+ 157
Other Neoplasms	51	166	64	21	+ 146
Epilepsy	52	164	43	539	- 375
Birth Trauma	53	163	7	5,939	- 5,777
Appendicitis	54	93	54	162	- 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	92	9	4,372	- 4,280
Maternal Conditions	56	61	32	890	- 829
Malnutrition	57	55	27	1,058	- 1,003
Upper Respiratory	58	36	70	5	+ 31
War	59	28	3	12,915	- 12,887
Hepatitis B	60	10	50	299	- 289
Chlamydia	61	6	72	1	+ 5
Syphilis	62	4	53	175	- 171
Tetanus	63	1	47	395	- 394
Otitis Media	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Hepatitis C	66	0	68	8	- 8
Diphtheria	67	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	68	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	56	124	- 124
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	65	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	60	71	- 71
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.