YEMEN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,937	1	30,158	+ 15,779
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,133	22	1,405	+ 31,728
Stroke	3	18,316	2	13,570	+ 4,746
Lung Disease	4	13,185	11	3,196	+ 9,989
Lung Cancers	5	11,297	41	569	+ 10,728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,255	30	913	+ 8,342
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,069	4	11,978	- 3,909
Prostate Cancer	8	7,958	63	39	+ 7,919
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,611	51	283	+ 5,328
Hypertension	10	5,580	8	5,293	+ 286
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,567	19	1,794	+ 3,773
Kidney Disease	12	4,944	15	2,679	+ 2,266
Breast Cancer	13	4,802	26	1,134	+ 3,669
Suicide	14	4,490	21	1,699	+ 2,792
Other Injuries	15	4,169	16	2,225	+ 1,943
Lymphomas	16	4,117	45	433	+ 3,685
Falls	17	3,366	24	1,170	+ 2,196
Other Neoplasms	18	3,144	64	21	+ 3,124
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,862	49	362	+ 2,501
Leukemia	20	2,505	34	776	+ 1,729
Bladder Cancer	21	2,307	55	160	+ 2,147
Liver Cancer	22	2,282	39	609	+ 1,673
Liver Disease	23	2,196	13	2,891	- 695
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,131	36	738	+ 1,393
Skin Cancers	25	1,974	58	100	+ 1,874
Stomach Cancer	26	1,859	31	902	+ 957
Ovary Cancer	27	1,677	52	188	+ 1,489
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,660	40	585	+ 1,075
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,633	35	765	+ 868
Drug Use	30	1,285	38	613	+ 672
Oral Cancer	31	1,151	42	547	+ 604
Alcohol	32	1,088	59	78	+ 1,010
Uterin Cancer	33	1,046	69	5	+ 1,041
Road Traffic Accidents	34	956	6	8,561	- 7,604
Congenital Anomalies	35	934	10	4,291	- 3,357
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	878	9	4,372	- 3,494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	841	33	833	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	38	691	57	119	+ 572
Skin Disease	39	667	61	44	+ 624
Anemia	40	530	84	0	+ 530
Multiple Sclerosis	41	517	62	42	+ 475
Asthma	42	481	17	2,106	- 1,625
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	391	66	14	+ 377
Epilepsy	44	366	43	539	- 173
Malnutrition	45	355	27	1,058	- 703
Drownings	46	347	25	1,142	- 795
Violence	47	343	14	2,839	- 2,496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	335	37	707	- 372
Fires	49	196	29	991	- 795
Schizophrenia	50	193	86	0	+ 193
Low Birth Weight	51	153	5	8,810	- 8,657
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	139	80	0	+ 139
Hepatitis C	53	134	68	8	+ 126
Meningitis	54	106	28	1,018	- 912
Birth Trauma	55	102	7	5,939	- 5,838
Tuberculosis	56	73	18	1,899	- 1,827
Osteoarthritis	57	72	81	0	+ 72
Upper Respiratory	58	59	70	5	+ 54
Appendicitis	59	55	54	162	- 107
Poisonings	60	54	44	532	- 478
HIV/AIDS	61	38	46	396	- 358
Hepatitis B	62	29	50	299	- 271
Oral conditions	63	25	82	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	15	32	890	- 875
War	65	5	3	12,915	- 12,910
Otitis Media	66	2	73	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	1	23	1,239	- 1,238
Tetanus	68	1	47	395	- 394
Schistosomiasis	69	1	56	124	- 123
Diphtheria	70	1	67	14	- 13
Encephalitis	71	1	48	369	- 368
Syphilis	72	0	53	175	- 175
Chlamydia	73	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	60	71	- 71
Ascariasis	81	0	65	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Sweden

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.