YEMEN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	46,073	22	1,405	+ 44,667
Coronary Heart Disease	2	33,675	1	30,158	+ 3,517
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,033	4	11,978	+ 7,055
Stroke	4	17,665	2	13,570	+ 4,095
Lung Cancers	5	16,768	41	569	+ 16,198
Lung Disease	6	15,444	11	3,196	+ 12,248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,660	30	913	+ 7,747
Prostate Cancer	8	6,239	63	39	+ 6,200
Breast Cancer	9	5,971	26	1,134	+ 4,837
Lymphomas	10	4,390	45	433	+ 3,957
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,223	51	283	+ 3,940
Oesophagus Cancer	12	4,097	35	765	+ 3,332
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,025	49	362	+ 3,663
Liver Disease	14	3,599	13	2,891	+ 708
Falls	15	3,577	24	1,170	+ 2,407
Bladder Cancer	16	2,880	55	160	+ 2,719
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,743	19	1,794	+ 948
Kidney Disease	18	2,568	15	2,679	- 110
Other Injuries	19	2,565	16	2,225	+ 340
Suicide	20	2,500	21	1,699	+ 802
Liver Cancer	21	2,458	39	609	+ 1,850
Leukemia	22	2,446	34	776	+ 1,670
Hypertension	23	2,445	8	5,293	- 2,848
Stomach Cancer	24	2,347	31	902	+ 1,445
Ovary Cancer	25	1,887	52	188	+ 1,698
Other Neoplasms	26	1,871	64	21	+ 1,851
Skin Cancers	27	1,750	58	100	+ 1,650
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,548	36	738	+ 810
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,468	40	585	+ 883
Oral Cancer	30	1,460	42	547	+ 912
Drug Use	31	1,326	38	613	+ 713
Uterin Cancer	32	1,102	69	5	+ 1,096
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,018	6	8,561	- 7,542
Skin Disease	34	1,002	61	44	+ 958
Congenital Anomalies	35	998	10	4,291	- 3,292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	981	33	833	+ 148
Multiple Sclerosis	37	871	62	42	+ 830
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	751	9	4,372	- 3,621
Alcohol	39	730	59	78	+ 652
Low Birth Weight	40	617	5	8,810	- 8,193
Asthma	41	611	17	2,106	- 1,495
Epilepsy	42	560	43	539	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	43	516	57	119	+ 397
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	476	66	14	+ 462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	411	37	707	- 296
Violence	46	407	14	2,839	- 2,432
Tuberculosis	47	165	18	1,899	- 1,735
Fires	48	157	29	991	- 834
Drownings	49	141	25	1,142	- 1,001
Anemia	50	130	84	0	+ 130
Hepatitis C	51	125	68	8	+ 117
Meningitis	52	109	28	1,018	- 909
Poisonings	53	104	44	532	- 428
Birth Trauma	54	89	7	5,939	- 5,850
HIV/AIDS	55	88	46	396	- 308
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	86	80	0	+ 86
Osteoarthritis	57	78	81	0	+ 78
Malnutrition	58	54	27	1,058	- 1,004
Appendicitis	59	49	54	162	- 112
Schizophrenia	60	48	86	0	+ 48
Oral conditions	61	25	82	0	+ 25
Syphilis	62	23	53	175	- 152
Upper Respiratory	63	23	70	5	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	64	22	32	890	- 868
Hepatitis B	65	19	50	299	- 281
Otitis Media	66	7	73	0	+ 7
War	67	5	3	12,915	- 12,910
Encephalitis	68	3	48	369	- 366
Pertussis	69	1	23	1,239	- 1,238
Leishmaniasis	70	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	47	395	- 394
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Diphtheria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	75	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Malaria	76	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	56	124	- 124
Chlamydia	79	0	72	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

United Kingdom

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.