YEMEN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,134	1	30,158	+ 4,976
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,781	22	1,405	+ 27,376
Stroke	3	19,716	2	13,570	+ 6,146
Lung Cancers	4	15,044	41	569	+ 14,475
Lung Disease	5	12,866	11	3,196	+ 9,670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,527	30	913	+ 10,614
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,324	4	11,978	- 2,654
Kidney Disease	8	6,611	15	2,679	+ 3,932
Hypertension	9	6,196	8	5,293	+ 902
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,284	19	1,794	+ 3,490
Breast Cancer	11	4,804	26	1,134	+ 3,671
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,590	51	283	+ 4,307
Prostate Cancer	13	4,364	63	39	+ 4,325
Stomach Cancer	14	3,940	31	902	+ 3,038
Other Injuries	15	3,763	16	2,225	+ 1,538
Lymphomas	16	3,626	45	433	+ 3,194
Bladder Cancer	17	3,550	55	160	+ 3,390
Liver Cancer	18	3,466	39	609	+ 2,857
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,388	40	585	+ 2,803
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,360	49	362	+ 2,999
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,306	36	738	+ 2,568
Other Neoplasms	22	3,228	64	21	+ 3,207
Liver Disease	23	2,876	13	2,891	- 15
Leukemia	24	2,564	34	776	+ 1,788
Suicide	25	2,454	21	1,699	+ 755
Falls	26	2,207	24	1,170	+ 1,037
Oral Cancer	27	1,756	42	547	+ 1,208
Ovary Cancer	28	1,377	52	188	+ 1,189
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,367	35	765	+ 603
Skin Disease	30	1,251	61	44	+ 1,207
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,244	6	8,561	- 7,317
Skin Cancers	32	1,226	58	100	+ 1,126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,096	37	707	+ 389
Uterin Cancer	34	1,096	69	5	+ 1,091
Asthma	35	770	17	2,106	- 1,336
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	723	9	4,372	- 3,649
Anemia	37	622	84	0	+ 622
Congenital Anomalies	38	587	10	4,291	- 3,704
Cervical Cancer	39	581	57	119	+ 462
Epilepsy	40	560	43	539	+ 21
Drug Use	41	528	38	613	- 85
Hepatitis C	42	443	68	8	+ 435
HIV/AIDS	43	366	46	396	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	323	33	833	- 510
Drownings	45	303	25	1,142	- 839
Alcohol	46	227	59	78	+ 148
Malnutrition	47	206	27	1,058	- 853
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	200	66	14	+ 186
Multiple Sclerosis	49	195	62	42	+ 154
Tuberculosis	50	184	18	1,899	- 1,716
Violence	51	178	14	2,839	- 2,661
Low Birth Weight	52	172	5	8,810	- 8,638
Osteoarthritis	53	144	81	0	+ 144
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	139	80	0	+ 139
Fires	55	126	29	991	- 865
Schizophrenia	56	123	86	0	+ 123
Poisonings	57	116	44	532	- 416
Hepatitis B	58	110	50	299	- 189
Meningitis	59	87	28	1,018	- 931
Birth Trauma	60	77	7	5,939	- 5,863
Appendicitis	61	54	54	162	- 108
Upper Respiratory	62	32	70	5	+ 27
Oral conditions	63	30	82	0	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	64	9	32	890	- 881
Leishmaniasis	65	7	71	2	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	6	73	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	6	53	175	- 169
War	68	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	79	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	48	369	- 366
Chagas disease	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	47	395	- 393
Pertussis	73	1	23	1,239	- 1,238
Schistosomiasis	74	0	56	124	- 124
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Dengue	77	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	78	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Chlamydia	82	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.