YEMEN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,849	1	30,158	- 3,308
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,890	19	1,794	+ 21,096
Stroke	3	15,287	2	13,570	+ 1,718
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,551	6	8,561	+ 1,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,453	4	11,978	- 2,526
Kidney Disease	6	8,886	15	2,679	+ 6,207
Lung Disease	7	8,125	11	3,196	+ 4,929
Lung Cancers	8	6,762	41	569	+ 6,193
Liver Cancer	9	5,980	39	609	+ 5,371
Liver Disease	10	5,203	13	2,891	+ 2,312
Breast Cancer	11	4,101	26	1,134	+ 2,968
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,075	22	1,405	+ 2,670
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,423	10	4,291	- 868
Stomach Cancer	14	3,102	31	902	+ 2,200
Prostate Cancer	15	3,089	63	39	+ 3,050
Low Birth Weight	16	2,746	5	8,810	- 6,063
Asthma	17	2,357	17	2,106	+ 251
Cervical Cancer	18	2,188	57	119	+ 2,069
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,828	33	833	+ 995
Other Injuries	20	1,748	16	2,225	- 478
Hypertension	21	1,584	8	5,293	- 3,709
Lymphomas	22	1,542	45	433	+ 1,109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,502	30	913	+ 589
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,411	49	362	+ 1,049
Drownings	25	1,308	25	1,142	+ 166
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,228	9	4,372	- 3,144
Suicide	27	1,224	21	1,699	- 475
Violence	28	1,099	14	2,839	- 1,740
Meningitis	29	1,075	28	1,018	+ 57
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,028	51	283	+ 745
Endocrine Disorders	31	894	36	738	+ 157
Falls	32	854	24	1,170	- 316
Birth Trauma	33	829	7	5,939	- 5,111
Leukemia	34	772	34	776	- 5
Dengue	35	763	60	71	+ 691
Fires	36	746	29	991	- 245
Malnutrition	37	701	27	1,058	- 357
Inflammatory/Heart	38	697	40	585	+ 113
Oral Cancer	39	666	42	547	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	655	37	707	- 52
Hepatitis B	41	632	50	299	+ 332
Skin Cancers	42	613	58	100	+ 513
Skin Disease	43	590	61	44	+ 547
Ovary Cancer	44	526	52	188	+ 338
Maternal Conditions	45	521	32	890	- 369
Oesophagus Cancer	46	497	35	765	- 267
Uterin Cancer	47	451	69	5	+ 446
Bladder Cancer	48	381	55	160	+ 221
Poisonings	49	352	44	532	- 180
Pertussis	50	318	23	1,239	- 921
Tuberculosis	51	290	18	1,899	- 1,610
Alcohol	52	238	59	78	+ 160
Epilepsy	53	230	43	539	- 309
Syphilis	54	222	53	175	+ 46
Drug Use	55	130	38	613	- 483
Encephalitis	56	103	48	369	- 266
Other Neoplasms	57	100	64	21	+ 79
Appendicitis	58	80	54	162	- 82
Hepatitis C	59	65	68	8	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	36	66	14	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	61	25	62	42	- 17
War	62	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Tetanus	63	3	47	395	- 392
Diphtheria	64	2	67	14	- 11
Measles	65	2	12	3,019	- 3,017
Upper Respiratory	66	2	70	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	65	17	- 16
Chlamydia	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	46	396	- 396
Schistosomiasis	72	0	56	124	- 124
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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

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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.