YEMEN VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,015	1	30,158	+ 9,857
Stroke	2	26,740	2	13,570	+ 13,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	17,815	22	1,405	+ 16,409
Lung Disease	4	16,008	11	3,196	+ 12,813
Lung Cancers	5	13,725	41	569	+ 13,156
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,858	4	11,978	+ 880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,681	30	913	+ 10,768
Kidney Disease	8	9,757	15	2,679	+ 7,079
Breast Cancer	9	7,957	26	1,134	+ 6,823
Other Injuries	10	7,262	16	2,225	+ 5,037
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,012	19	1,794	+ 5,218
Suicide	12	6,900	21	1,699	+ 5,202
Prostate Cancer	13	6,635	63	39	+ 6,595
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,151	51	283	+ 5,868
Hypertension	15	6,083	8	5,293	+ 789
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,800	6	8,561	- 3,760
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,571	36	738	+ 3,833
Stomach Cancer	18	4,506	31	902	+ 3,604
Other Neoplasms	19	4,351	64	21	+ 4,330
Lymphomas	20	4,291	45	433	+ 3,858
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,006	49	362	+ 2,644
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,948	40	585	+ 2,363
Violence	23	2,769	14	2,839	- 71
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,686	35	765	+ 1,921
Leukemia	25	2,630	34	776	+ 1,854
Bladder Cancer	26	2,591	55	160	+ 2,430
Liver Disease	27	1,931	13	2,891	- 960
HIV/AIDS	28	1,832	46	396	+ 1,436
Cervical Cancer	29	1,613	57	119	+ 1,494
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,596	10	4,291	- 2,695
Oral Cancer	31	1,569	42	547	+ 1,022
Ovary Cancer	32	1,504	52	188	+ 1,316
Skin Cancers	33	1,399	58	100	+ 1,299
Liver Cancer	34	1,382	39	609	+ 773
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,260	9	4,372	- 3,111
Skin Disease	36	1,219	61	44	+ 1,175
Asthma	37	1,191	17	2,106	- 915
Uterin Cancer	38	1,081	69	5	+ 1,076
Alcohol	39	981	59	78	+ 902
Epilepsy	40	805	43	539	+ 266
Tuberculosis	41	756	18	1,899	- 1,144
Low Birth Weight	42	689	5	8,810	- 8,120
Malnutrition	43	685	27	1,058	- 374
Anemia	44	662	84	0	+ 662
Drownings	45	607	25	1,142	- 535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	533	33	833	- 301
Falls	47	516	24	1,170	- 654
Fires	48	511	29	991	- 480
Drug Use	49	381	38	613	- 232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	367	37	707	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	324	66	14	+ 310
Osteoarthritis	52	305	81	0	+ 305
Birth Trauma	53	208	7	5,939	- 5,731
Schizophrenia	54	168	86	0	+ 168
Poisonings	55	155	44	532	- 376
Multiple Sclerosis	56	123	62	42	+ 81
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	117	80	0	+ 117
Meningitis	58	96	28	1,018	- 922
Appendicitis	59	85	54	162	- 77
Maternal Conditions	60	84	32	890	- 806
Chagas disease	61	46	75	0	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	62	46	70	5	+ 41
Hepatitis B	63	39	50	299	- 260
Encephalitis	64	36	48	369	- 332
Hepatitis C	65	32	68	8	+ 24
Syphilis	66	27	53	175	- 149
Otitis Media	67	15	73	0	+ 15
Oral conditions	68	11	82	0	+ 11
Leprosy	69	4	74	0	+ 4
War	70	3	3	12,915	- 12,911
Tetanus	71	3	47	395	- 391
Pertussis	72	2	23	1,239	- 1,237
Diphtheria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	74	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Chlamydia	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Ascariasis	80	0	65	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	60	71	- 71
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

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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.