YEMEN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,823	1	30,158	+ 2,665
Stroke	2	16,814	2	13,570	+ 3,244
Lung Cancers	3	13,400	41	569	+ 12,831
Lung Disease	4	9,586	11	3,196	+ 6,390
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,839	19	1,794	+ 5,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,613	22	1,405	+ 5,208
Kidney Disease	7	6,503	15	2,679	+ 3,825
Hypertension	8	5,641	8	5,293	+ 347
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,908	4	11,978	- 7,071
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,052	30	913	+ 3,139
Stomach Cancer	11	3,948	31	902	+ 3,046
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,630	51	283	+ 2,347
Liver Disease	13	2,422	13	2,891	- 469
Breast Cancer	14	2,156	26	1,134	+ 1,022
Prostate Cancer	15	2,143	63	39	+ 2,103
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,129	6	8,561	- 6,431
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,898	10	4,291	- 2,393
Leukemia	18	1,861	34	776	+ 1,084
Lymphomas	19	1,853	45	433	+ 1,420
Liver Cancer	20	1,735	39	609	+ 1,127
Bladder Cancer	21	1,714	55	160	+ 1,553
Falls	22	1,671	24	1,170	+ 501
Violence	23	1,532	14	2,839	- 1,307
Low Birth Weight	24	1,329	5	8,810	- 7,481
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,314	49	362	+ 953
Endocrine Disorders	26	998	36	738	+ 260
Asthma	27	930	17	2,106	- 1,176
Ovary Cancer	28	874	52	188	+ 686
Suicide	29	765	21	1,699	- 933
Other Injuries	30	641	16	2,225	- 1,584
Inflammatory/Heart	31	624	40	585	+ 39
Skin Cancers	32	591	58	100	+ 492
Oesophagus Cancer	33	505	35	765	- 260
Cervical Cancer	34	501	57	119	+ 382
Oral Cancer	35	499	42	547	- 49
Epilepsy	36	438	43	539	- 101
Uterin Cancer	37	417	69	5	+ 411
Drug Use	38	371	38	613	- 241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	302	33	833	- 532
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	283	9	4,372	- 4,089
Birth Trauma	41	275	7	5,939	- 5,664
Other Neoplasms	42	247	64	21	+ 226
Malnutrition	43	225	27	1,058	- 834
Drownings	44	210	25	1,142	- 933
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	173	37	707	- 534
Poisonings	46	141	44	532	- 391
Fires	47	131	29	991	- 860
Skin Disease	48	124	61	44	+ 80
War	49	122	3	12,915	- 12,793
Tuberculosis	50	116	18	1,899	- 1,784
Meningitis	51	105	28	1,018	- 914
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	91	66	14	+ 76
HIV/AIDS	53	78	46	396	- 318
Encephalitis	54	70	48	369	- 298
Alcohol	55	70	59	78	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	56	65	62	42	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	57	42	32	890	- 848
Pertussis	58	39	23	1,239	- 1,200
Appendicitis	59	36	54	162	- 126
Hepatitis B	60	28	50	299	- 272
Syphilis	61	19	53	175	- 156
Schistosomiasis	62	13	56	124	- 111
Hepatitis C	63	7	68	8	- 1
Tetanus	64	4	47	395	- 390
Measles	65	2	12	3,019	- 3,017
Upper Respiratory	66	2	70	5	- 3
Otitis Media	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	71	2	- 1
Chlamydia	69	1	72	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	17	- 17
Diphtheria	71	0	67	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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.