YEMEN VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,123	1	30,158	+ 12,965
Stroke	2	29,629	2	13,570	+ 16,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,393	4	11,978	+ 4,415
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,244	19	1,794	+ 12,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,651	9	4,372	+ 5,280
Lung Disease	6	9,226	11	3,196	+ 6,030
Malaria	7	6,435	20	1,719	+ 4,716
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,894	6	8,561	- 3,667
Suicide	9	4,345	21	1,699	+ 2,646
Liver Disease	10	3,929	13	2,891	+ 1,037
Drownings	11	3,554	25	1,142	+ 2,412
Asthma	12	3,469	17	2,106	+ 1,363
Hypertension	13	3,363	8	5,293	- 1,930
Low Birth Weight	14	2,854	5	8,810	- 5,956
Kidney Disease	15	2,813	15	2,679	+ 135
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,788	10	4,291	- 1,503
Other Injuries	17	2,647	16	2,225	+ 422
Liver Cancer	18	2,645	39	609	+ 2,036
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,600	37	707	+ 1,894
Falls	20	2,417	24	1,170	+ 1,247
Birth Trauma	21	2,271	7	5,939	- 3,668
Maternal Conditions	22	2,027	32	890	+ 1,137
Tuberculosis	23	1,976	18	1,899	+ 77
Dengue	24	1,833	60	71	+ 1,762
Cervical Cancer	25	1,831	57	119	+ 1,712
Breast Cancer	26	1,495	26	1,134	+ 361
Lung Cancers	27	1,479	41	569	+ 909
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,408	22	1,405	+ 2
Syphilis	29	1,234	53	175	+ 1,058
Violence	30	1,154	14	2,839	- 1,685
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,019	30	913	+ 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	981	33	833	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	33	945	52	188	+ 757
Parkinson's Disease	34	924	49	362	+ 563
Leukemia	35	900	34	776	+ 123
Malnutrition	36	841	27	1,058	- 217
Inflammatory/Heart	37	770	40	585	+ 185
Poisonings	38	678	44	532	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	39	654	36	738	- 83
Fires	40	632	29	991	- 359
Prostate Cancer	41	572	63	39	+ 533
Lymphomas	42	567	45	433	+ 135
Meningitis	43	557	28	1,018	- 462
Stomach Cancer	44	518	31	902	- 384
Epilepsy	45	468	43	539	- 71
Skin Disease	46	447	61	44	+ 404
Uterin Cancer	47	381	69	5	+ 376
Alcohol	48	381	59	78	+ 303
Oral Cancer	49	334	42	547	- 213
Pertussis	50	329	23	1,239	- 911
Pancreas Cancer	51	190	51	283	- 93
Bladder Cancer	52	188	55	160	+ 28
Hepatitis B	53	139	50	299	- 160
Encephalitis	54	71	48	369	- 298
Appendicitis	55	64	54	162	- 98
Other Neoplasms	56	51	64	21	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	57	47	35	765	- 718
Drug Use	58	38	38	613	- 575
Tetanus	59	28	47	395	- 367
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	20	66	14	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	62	42	- 23
Hepatitis C	62	17	68	8	+ 9
Ascariasis	63	6	65	17	- 11
Upper Respiratory	64	4	70	5	- 1
War	65	3	3	12,915	- 12,911
Chlamydia	66	3	72	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	67	14	- 12
Otitis Media	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	58	100	- 100
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	46	396	- 396
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	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

Solomon Isl.

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.