AUSTRALIA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,117	1	21,548	+ 3,569
Stroke	2	11,302	3	10,331	+ 971
War	3	10,756	65	8	+ 10,748
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,976	8	4,446	+ 5,530
Low Birth Weight	5	7,337	43	248	+ 7,089
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,130	29	1,245	+ 5,885
Birth Trauma	7	4,947	50	140	+ 4,807
Hypertension	8	4,409	23	1,631	+ 2,777
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,641	40	296	+ 3,345
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,574	33	711	+ 2,863
Lung Disease	11	2,662	5	8,487	- 5,826
Measles	12	2,515	78	0	+ 2,515
Liver Disease	13	2,408	26	1,421	+ 987
Violence	14	2,365	44	243	+ 2,121
Kidney Disease	15	2,231	12	3,139	- 908
Other Injuries	16	1,853	22	1,642	+ 211
Asthma	17	1,754	36	455	+ 1,299
Tuberculosis	18	1,582	56	53	+ 1,529
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,494	7	4,471	- 2,977
Malaria	20	1,432	82	0	+ 1,432
Suicide	21	1,415	11	3,150	- 1,735
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,170	2	15,588	- 14,418
Pertussis	23	1,032	69	1	+ 1,031
Falls	24	974	14	3,116	- 2,141
Drownings	25	951	47	177	+ 774
Breast Cancer	26	944	10	3,405	- 2,461
Malnutrition	27	881	51	117	+ 765
Meningitis	28	848	60	37	+ 811
Fires	29	825	55	55	+ 771
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	760	6	6,209	- 5,448
Stomach Cancer	31	751	27	1,288	- 537
Maternal Conditions	32	741	63	20	+ 721
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	694	42	276	+ 418
Leukemia	34	647	18	2,126	- 1,479
Oesophagus Cancer	35	637	25	1,494	- 857
Endocrine Disorders	36	614	16	2,328	- 1,714
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	589	38	379	+ 210
Drug Use	38	510	21	1,783	- 1,272
Liver Cancer	39	507	20	2,036	- 1,529
Inflammatory/Heart	40	487	24	1,571	- 1,084
Lung Cancers	41	474	4	8,769	- 8,295
Oral Cancer	42	456	32	972	- 516
Epilepsy	43	449	41	285	+ 164
Poisonings	44	443	61	35	+ 408
Lymphomas	45	360	15	3,039	- 2,678
HIV/AIDS	46	330	57	50	+ 280
Tetanus	47	329	70	1	+ 327
Encephalitis	48	307	68	3	+ 304
Parkinson's Disease	49	301	19	2,036	- 1,735
Hepatitis B	50	249	58	41	+ 208
Pancreas Cancer	51	236	13	3,118	- 2,882
Ovary Cancer	52	157	31	1,003	- 846
Syphilis	53	146	67	3	+ 143
Appendicitis	54	135	62	26	+ 108
Bladder Cancer	55	134	30	1,187	- 1,054
Schistosomiasis	56	103	79	0	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	57	99	39	342	- 242
Skin Cancers	58	83	17	2,319	- 2,236
Alcohol	59	65	37	380	- 315
Dengue	60	59	72	0	+ 59
Skin Disease	61	37	34	594	- 558
Multiple Sclerosis	62	35	46	188	- 153
Prostate Cancer	63	33	9	3,766	- 3,733
Other Neoplasms	64	17	28	1,252	- 1,235
Ascariasis	65	14	75	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	45	229	- 217
Diphtheria	67	11	71	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	68	7	48	173	- 166
Uterin Cancer	69	4	35	524	- 520
Upper Respiratory	70	4	64	17	- 13
Leishmaniasis	71	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Yemen

Australia

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.