YEMEN VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,672	1	30,158	- 2,486
Violence	2	18,648	14	2,839	+ 15,809
Stroke	3	12,479	2	13,570	- 1,091
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,495	19	1,794	+ 9,700
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,444	6	8,561	+ 2,883
HIV/AIDS	6	7,704	46	396	+ 7,307
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,393	4	11,978	- 4,585
Kidney Disease	8	6,101	15	2,679	+ 3,422
Hypertension	9	5,343	8	5,293	+ 49
Lung Disease	10	5,296	11	3,196	+ 2,100
Lung Cancers	11	4,011	41	569	+ 3,442
Low Birth Weight	12	3,176	5	8,810	- 5,634
Prostate Cancer	13	2,930	63	39	+ 2,890
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,927	10	4,291	- 1,364
Breast Cancer	15	2,636	26	1,134	+ 1,503
Liver Disease	16	2,407	13	2,891	- 484
Stomach Cancer	17	2,237	31	902	+ 1,335
Other Neoplasms	18	2,229	64	21	+ 2,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,095	30	913	+ 1,182
Cervical Cancer	20	2,043	57	119	+ 1,924
Other Injuries	21	1,741	16	2,225	- 484
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,398	9	4,372	- 2,974
Lymphomas	23	1,283	45	433	+ 851
Birth Trauma	24	1,118	7	5,939	- 4,821
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,113	51	283	+ 830
Liver Cancer	26	1,059	39	609	+ 450
Leukemia	27	1,036	34	776	+ 260
Falls	28	890	24	1,170	- 280
Chagas disease	29	850	75	0	+ 850
Endocrine Disorders	30	782	36	738	+ 44
Tuberculosis	31	769	18	1,899	- 1,131
Malnutrition	32	647	27	1,058	- 411
Inflammatory/Heart	33	616	40	585	+ 31
Suicide	34	602	21	1,699	- 1,097
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	588	22	1,405	- 817
Ovary Cancer	36	579	52	188	+ 390
Skin Cancers	37	569	58	100	+ 469
Oral Cancer	38	560	42	547	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	39	434	32	890	- 456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	429	33	833	- 404
Epilepsy	41	422	43	539	- 117
Malaria	42	413	20	1,719	- 1,306
Drownings	43	399	25	1,142	- 743
Oesophagus Cancer	44	380	35	765	- 384
Bladder Cancer	45	375	55	160	+ 215
Asthma	46	320	17	2,106	- 1,786
Uterin Cancer	47	318	69	5	+ 313
Parkinson's Disease	48	259	49	362	- 103
Meningitis	49	258	28	1,018	- 761
Drug Use	50	232	38	613	- 381
War	51	190	3	12,915	- 12,725
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	185	66	14	+ 171
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	155	80	0	+ 155
Fires	54	149	29	991	- 842
Anemia	55	129	84	0	+ 129
Appendicitis	56	100	54	162	- 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	82	37	707	- 624
Poisonings	58	69	44	532	- 462
Dengue	59	67	60	71	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	52	62	42	+ 11
Encephalitis	61	38	48	369	- 331
Alcohol	62	35	59	78	- 43
Hepatitis B	63	31	50	299	- 269
Pertussis	64	26	23	1,239	- 1,213
Hepatitis C	65	22	68	8	+ 14
Skin Disease	66	18	61	44	- 26
Syphilis	67	16	53	175	- 160
Tetanus	68	8	47	395	- 387
Schizophrenia	69	6	86	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	65	17	- 12
Leprosy	71	4	74	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	3	81	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	71	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	1	70	5	- 3
Otitis Media	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	56	124	- 123
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Measles	79	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	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.