YEMEN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,284	46	396	+ 37,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,920	4	11,978	+ 8,941
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,409	1	30,158	- 12,749
Stroke	4	16,321	2	13,570	+ 2,752
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,052	19	1,794	+ 14,258
Tuberculosis	6	11,680	18	1,899	+ 9,781
Violence	7	11,167	14	2,839	+ 8,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,425	9	4,372	+ 4,053
Kidney Disease	9	8,137	15	2,679	+ 5,458
Suicide	10	7,324	21	1,699	+ 5,626
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,920	6	8,561	- 1,640
Hypertension	12	6,800	8	5,293	+ 1,507
Lung Disease	13	6,325	11	3,196	+ 3,129
Liver Disease	14	4,793	13	2,891	+ 1,902
Lung Cancers	15	4,097	41	569	+ 3,528
Low Birth Weight	16	3,324	5	8,810	- 5,486
Other Injuries	17	3,198	16	2,225	+ 973
Asthma	18	3,172	17	2,106	+ 1,066
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,132	36	738	+ 2,394
Cervical Cancer	20	2,954	57	119	+ 2,835
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,876	40	585	+ 2,291
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,486	22	1,405	+ 1,081
Breast Cancer	23	2,411	26	1,134	+ 1,277
Prostate Cancer	24	2,326	63	39	+ 2,286
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,313	10	4,291	- 1,977
Meningitis	26	1,946	28	1,018	+ 928
Fires	27	1,924	29	991	+ 933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,907	30	913	+ 994
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,853	35	765	+ 1,089
Birth Trauma	30	1,597	7	5,939	- 4,342
Lymphomas	31	1,498	45	433	+ 1,066
Drownings	32	1,278	25	1,142	+ 136
Liver Cancer	33	1,267	39	609	+ 658
Malnutrition	34	1,266	27	1,058	+ 208
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,067	51	283	+ 784
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,007	33	833	+ 174
Epilepsy	37	994	43	539	+ 455
Maternal Conditions	38	904	32	890	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	39	816	31	902	- 86
Leukemia	40	778	34	776	+ 2
Oral Cancer	41	748	42	547	+ 200
Falls	42	744	24	1,170	- 426
Pertussis	43	607	23	1,239	- 632
Syphilis	44	601	53	175	+ 425
Skin Disease	45	586	61	44	+ 542
Parkinson's Disease	46	573	49	362	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	540	37	707	- 167
Skin Cancers	48	528	58	100	+ 428
Alcohol	49	525	59	78	+ 446
Poisonings	50	519	44	532	- 13
Ovary Cancer	51	506	52	188	+ 317
Bladder Cancer	52	441	55	160	+ 281
Drug Use	53	409	38	613	- 203
Uterin Cancer	54	272	69	5	+ 267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	200	66	14	+ 186
Appendicitis	56	146	54	162	- 16
Measles	57	144	12	3,019	- 2,875
Other Neoplasms	58	142	64	21	+ 121
Encephalitis	59	124	48	369	- 244
Upper Respiratory	60	119	70	5	+ 114
Hepatitis B	61	74	50	299	- 225
Multiple Sclerosis	62	60	62	42	+ 19
Malaria	63	44	20	1,719	- 1,675
War	64	35	3	12,915	- 12,880
Tetanus	65	20	47	395	- 375
Schistosomiasis	66	19	56	124	- 105
Otitis Media	67	10	73	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	68	10	72	1	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	9	67	14	- 5
Hepatitis C	70	4	68	8	- 4
Ascariasis	71	2	65	17	- 15
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

South Africa

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.