YEMEN VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,212	1	30,158	- 1,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,666	4	11,978	+ 15,688
Stroke	3	8,310	2	13,570	- 5,260
Lung Cancers	4	8,213	41	569	+ 7,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,411	30	913	+ 5,498
Kidney Disease	6	5,483	15	2,679	+ 2,804
Liver Cancer	7	3,975	39	609	+ 3,366
Hypertension	8	3,902	8	5,293	- 1,391
Suicide	9	3,468	21	1,699	+ 1,769
Breast Cancer	10	3,227	26	1,134	+ 2,094
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,863	51	283	+ 2,580
Stomach Cancer	12	2,157	31	902	+ 1,255
Lymphomas	13	2,116	45	433	+ 1,683
Lung Disease	14	2,041	11	3,196	- 1,154
Oral Cancer	15	1,690	42	547	+ 1,142
Prostate Cancer	16	1,614	63	39	+ 1,574
Leukemia	17	1,329	34	776	+ 553
Falls	18	1,160	24	1,170	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,148	40	585	+ 563
Liver Disease	20	1,115	13	2,891	- 1,776
Ovary Cancer	21	1,086	52	188	+ 898
Other Neoplasms	22	1,041	64	21	+ 1,020
Uterin Cancer	23	784	69	5	+ 779
Oesophagus Cancer	24	730	35	765	- 35
Skin Disease	25	725	61	44	+ 681
Road Traffic Accidents	26	646	6	8,561	- 7,915
Bladder Cancer	27	641	55	160	+ 480
Diabetes Mellitus	28	574	19	1,794	- 1,221
Parkinson's Disease	29	478	49	362	+ 117
Cervical Cancer	30	453	57	119	+ 334
Congenital Anomalies	31	424	10	4,291	- 3,867
Other Injuries	32	421	16	2,225	- 1,804
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	369	33	833	- 464
Skin Cancers	34	299	58	100	+ 199
Asthma	35	197	17	2,106	- 1,909
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	173	22	1,405	- 1,232
Endocrine Disorders	37	162	36	738	- 576
Drownings	38	155	25	1,142	- 988
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	148	9	4,372	- 4,224
Tuberculosis	40	136	18	1,899	- 1,763
Low Birth Weight	41	135	5	8,810	- 8,675
Epilepsy	42	132	43	539	- 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	118	37	707	- 589
Drug Use	44	102	38	613	- 511
HIV/AIDS	45	97	46	396	- 299
Violence	46	78	14	2,839	- 2,761
Alcohol	47	54	59	78	- 24
Meningitis	48	44	28	1,018	- 974
Fires	49	37	29	991	- 954
Appendicitis	50	31	54	162	- 130
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	30	80	0	+ 30
Hepatitis B	52	22	50	299	- 278
Maternal Conditions	53	18	32	890	- 872
Upper Respiratory	54	17	70	5	+ 12
Birth Trauma	55	17	7	5,939	- 5,923
Hepatitis C	56	15	68	8	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	57	14	62	42	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	12	66	14	- 2
War	59	12	3	12,915	- 12,903
Poisonings	60	6	44	532	- 526
Encephalitis	61	0	48	369	- 368
Pertussis	62	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Malnutrition	63	0	27	1,058	- 1,058
Diphtheria	64	0	67	14	- 14
Syphilis	65	0	53	175	- 175
Dengue	66	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	67	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Tetanus	73	0	47	395	- 395
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	56	124	- 124
Otitis Media	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.