BELIZE VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	390	1	192	+ 198
Stroke	2	176	4	127	+ 49
War	3	167	60	0	+ 167
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	155	7	97	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	5	114	25	20	+ 94
Road Traffic Accidents	6	111	8	88	+ 23
Birth Trauma	7	77	32	9	+ 68
Hypertension	8	68	12	46	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	57	34	9	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	10	56	21	23	+ 32
Lung Disease	11	41	11	46	- 5
Measles	12	39	71	0	+ 39
Liver Disease	13	37	9	58	- 20
Violence	14	37	2	146	- 109
Kidney Disease	15	35	6	102	- 68
Other Injuries	16	29	14	36	- 7
Asthma	17	27	35	8	+ 20
Tuberculosis	18	25	33	9	+ 16
Diabetes Mellitus	19	23	3	141	- 117
Malaria	20	22	76	0	+ 22
Suicide	21	22	16	28	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	18	13	45	- 27
Pertussis	23	16	63	0	+ 16
Falls	24	15	27	13	+ 2
Drownings	25	15	18	24	- 9
Breast Cancer	26	15	23	22	- 7
Malnutrition	27	14	29	10	+ 4
Meningitis	28	13	46	1	+ 12
Fires	29	13	40	4	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	12	24	20	- 8
Stomach Cancer	31	12	20	23	- 12
Maternal Conditions	32	12	42	2	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	11	38	5	+ 6
Leukemia	34	10	39	4	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	35	10	43	2	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	36	10	22	23	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	9	41	3	+ 6
Drug Use	38	8	47	1	+ 7
Liver Cancer	39	8	19	24	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	40	8	26	18	- 10
Lung Cancers	41	7	15	30	- 23
Oral Cancer	42	7	67	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	43	7	36	8	- 1
Poisonings	44	7	45	1	+ 5
Lymphomas	45	6	50	1	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	46	5	5	119	- 114
Tetanus	47	5	59	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	48	5	48	1	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	5	28	11	- 6
Hepatitis B	50	4	56	0	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	51	4	31	9	- 6
Ovary Cancer	52	2	52	1	+ 1
Syphilis	53	2	62	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	2	44	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	55	2	81	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	56	2	78	0	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	57	2	17	28	- 26
Skin Cancers	58	1	66	0	+ 1
Alcohol	59	1	30	10	- 9
Dengue	60	1	55	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	61	1	37	5	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	54	0	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	63	1	10	47	- 47
Other Neoplasms	64	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	0	49	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	69	0	51	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	70	0	58	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.