BARBADOS VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	285	2	358	- 72
Stroke	2	128	1	384	- 256
War	3	122	66	0	+ 122
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	113	4	221	- 108
Low Birth Weight	5	83	42	5	+ 78
Road Traffic Accidents	6	81	25	23	+ 58
Birth Trauma	7	56	43	5	+ 51
Hypertension	8	50	13	72	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	41	40	7	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	10	41	29	18	+ 23
Lung Disease	11	30	12	74	- 44
Measles	12	29	68	0	+ 29
Liver Disease	13	27	26	23	+ 5
Violence	14	27	19	32	- 5
Kidney Disease	15	25	10	92	- 67
Other Injuries	16	21	11	79	- 57
Asthma	17	20	35	13	+ 7
Tuberculosis	18	18	60	1	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	19	17	3	260	- 243
Malaria	20	16	76	0	+ 16
Suicide	21	16	51	2	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	13	7	114	- 101
Pertussis	23	12	67	0	+ 12
Falls	24	11	41	7	+ 4
Drownings	25	11	57	1	+ 10
Breast Cancer	26	11	8	95	- 84
Malnutrition	27	10	49	2	+ 8
Meningitis	28	10	45	4	+ 5
Fires	29	9	62	1	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	9	6	115	- 106
Stomach Cancer	31	9	22	28	- 19
Maternal Conditions	32	8	56	1	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	8	34	14	- 6
Leukemia	34	7	20	29	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	35	7	36	12	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	36	7	9	93	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	7	55	1	+ 6
Drug Use	38	6	53	1	+ 4
Liver Cancer	39	6	33	14	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	40	6	17	39	- 33
Lung Cancers	41	5	16	43	- 37
Oral Cancer	42	5	28	18	- 13
Epilepsy	43	5	38	9	- 4
Poisonings	44	5	48	2	+ 3
Lymphomas	45	4	15	51	- 47
HIV/AIDS	46	4	21	28	- 24
Tetanus	47	4	70	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	48	3	82	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	3	31	16	- 13
Hepatitis B	50	3	52	2	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	51	3	18	39	- 36
Ovary Cancer	52	2	32	16	- 14
Syphilis	53	2	64	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	2	65	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	55	2	39	9	- 8
Schistosomiasis	56	1	77	0	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	57	1	23	28	- 26
Skin Cancers	58	1	47	4	- 3
Alcohol	59	1	46	4	- 3
Dengue	60	1	54	1	- 1
Skin Disease	61	0	14	62	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	61	1	- 0
Prostate Cancer	63	0	5	165	- 165
Other Neoplasms	64	0	24	26	- 26
Ascariasis	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	0	44	5	- 5
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	69	0	27	21	- 21
Upper Respiratory	70	0	58	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	30	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	63	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	59	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.