YEMEN VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,266	1	30,158	+ 14,109
Stroke	2	32,870	2	13,570	+ 19,301
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,633	19	1,794	+ 18,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,305	4	11,978	+ 327
Prostate Cancer	5	11,177	63	39	+ 11,137
Hypertension	6	11,061	8	5,293	+ 5,767
Violence	7	10,370	14	2,839	+ 7,531
Lung Disease	8	8,020	11	3,196	+ 4,824
Kidney Disease	9	6,965	15	2,679	+ 4,287
Breast Cancer	10	6,595	26	1,134	+ 5,461
HIV/AIDS	11	6,071	46	396	+ 5,675
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,420	36	738	+ 3,683
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,808	30	913	+ 2,895
Skin Disease	14	3,721	61	44	+ 3,677
Other Injuries	15	3,705	16	2,225	+ 1,479
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,237	40	585	+ 2,652
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,985	10	4,291	- 1,305
Stomach Cancer	18	2,976	31	902	+ 2,074
Uterin Cancer	19	2,768	69	5	+ 2,763
Pancreas Cancer	20	2,718	51	283	+ 2,435
Cervical Cancer	21	2,713	57	119	+ 2,594
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,616	6	8,561	- 5,945
Liver Cancer	23	2,557	39	609	+ 1,948
Lung Cancers	24	2,551	41	569	+ 1,982
Drownings	25	2,446	25	1,142	+ 1,304
Lymphomas	26	2,381	45	433	+ 1,948
Oral Cancer	27	2,000	42	547	+ 1,453
Falls	28	1,983	24	1,170	+ 813
Leukemia	29	1,918	34	776	+ 1,141
Liver Disease	30	1,907	13	2,891	- 984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,840	33	833	+ 1,007
Anemia	32	1,789	84	0	+ 1,789
Ovary Cancer	33	1,464	52	188	+ 1,275
Low Birth Weight	34	1,341	5	8,810	- 7,469
Asthma	35	1,183	17	2,106	- 923
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,173	35	765	+ 408
Malnutrition	37	1,033	27	1,058	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	985	37	707	+ 279
Fires	39	920	29	991	- 71
Other Neoplasms	40	647	64	21	+ 626
Epilepsy	41	642	43	539	+ 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	637	22	1,405	- 769
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	631	9	4,372	- 3,741
Parkinson's Disease	44	600	49	362	+ 238
Bladder Cancer	45	599	55	160	+ 439
Tuberculosis	46	579	18	1,899	- 1,320
Alcohol	47	518	59	78	+ 439
Birth Trauma	48	420	7	5,939	- 5,519
Skin Cancers	49	405	58	100	+ 306
Drug Use	50	392	38	613	- 221
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	379	80	0	+ 379
Suicide	52	344	21	1,699	- 1,354
Maternal Conditions	53	316	32	890	- 574
Otitis Media	54	234	73	0	+ 234
Appendicitis	55	142	54	162	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	123	66	14	+ 108
Osteoarthritis	57	113	81	0	+ 113
War	58	19	3	12,915	- 12,895
Syphilis	59	3	53	175	- 172
Poisonings	60	2	44	532	- 530
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	62	42	- 42
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	72	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	50	299	- 299
Hepatitis C	70	0	68	8	- 8
Meningitis	71	0	28	1,018	- 1,018
Encephalitis	72	0	48	369	- 369
Ascariasis	73	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Pertussis	79	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Tetanus	80	0	47	395	- 395
Measles	81	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Schistosomiasis	82	0	56	124	- 124
Malaria	83	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	76	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.