BRAZIL VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	206,477	1	165,788	+ 40,690
Stroke	2	92,905	2	123,207	- 30,302
War	3	88,422	56	1,090	+ 87,332
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	82,010	3	94,705	- 12,694
Low Birth Weight	5	60,317	33	6,881	+ 53,436
Road Traffic Accidents	6	58,612	8	33,871	+ 24,741
Birth Trauma	7	40,665	45	3,777	+ 36,888
Hypertension	8	36,242	11	28,822	+ 7,420
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	29,932	35	5,659	+ 24,272
Congenital Anomalies	10	29,378	23	12,317	+ 17,061
Lung Disease	11	21,881	6	59,373	- 37,492
Measles	12	20,672	81	4	+ 20,668
Liver Disease	13	19,795	13	21,422	- 1,627
Violence	14	19,438	4	68,779	- 49,341
Kidney Disease	15	18,339	7	37,690	- 19,352
Other Injuries	16	15,236	21	13,807	+ 1,429
Asthma	17	14,419	48	2,595	+ 11,824
Tuberculosis	18	13,005	40	4,895	+ 8,109
Diabetes Mellitus	19	12,285	5	59,608	- 47,322
Malaria	20	11,769	74	44	+ 11,725
Suicide	21	11,629	20	14,540	- 2,911
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	9,621	10	30,717	- 21,095
Pertussis	23	8,484	75	30	+ 8,454
Falls	24	8,009	16	18,847	- 10,837
Drownings	25	7,820	39	4,937	+ 2,883
Breast Cancer	26	7,761	14	20,759	- 12,998
Malnutrition	27	7,246	34	6,695	+ 550
Meningitis	28	6,973	54	1,359	+ 5,615
Fires	29	6,785	58	1,028	+ 5,757
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	6,251	12	23,161	- 16,911
Stomach Cancer	31	6,177	17	17,992	- 11,815
Maternal Conditions	32	6,092	53	1,507	+ 4,585
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	5,706	44	4,258	+ 1,448
Leukemia	34	5,316	30	8,531	- 3,216
Oesophagus Cancer	35	5,235	26	10,466	- 5,230
Endocrine Disorders	36	5,050	19	16,927	- 11,877
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	4,839	51	2,193	+ 2,646
Drug Use	38	4,195	49	2,467	+ 1,728
Liver Cancer	39	4,169	25	11,514	- 7,345
Inflammatory/Heart	40	4,004	18	17,508	- 13,504
Lung Cancers	41	3,897	9	31,659	- 27,762
Oral Cancer	42	3,748	28	9,951	- 6,204
Epilepsy	43	3,690	46	3,263	+ 427
Poisonings	44	3,641	66	317	+ 3,324
Lymphomas	45	2,962	27	10,376	- 7,414
HIV/AIDS	46	2,712	22	12,558	- 9,846
Tetanus	47	2,702	71	88	+ 2,614
Encephalitis	48	2,525	72	65	+ 2,460
Parkinson's Disease	49	2,475	41	4,770	- 2,295
Hepatitis B	50	2,050	59	775	+ 1,275
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,937	24	11,999	- 10,062
Ovary Cancer	52	1,289	43	4,355	- 3,066
Syphilis	53	1,201	68	223	+ 978
Appendicitis	54	1,107	57	1,067	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	55	1,098	36	5,306	- 4,208
Schistosomiasis	56	848	62	593	+ 254
Cervical Cancer	57	815	29	9,511	- 8,696
Skin Cancers	58	682	38	5,032	- 4,350
Alcohol	59	536	32	7,121	- 6,585
Dengue	60	489	76	14	+ 475
Skin Disease	61	301	31	7,179	- 6,878
Multiple Sclerosis	62	284	64	356	- 72
Prostate Cancer	63	269	15	19,001	- 18,731
Other Neoplasms	64	142	42	4,665	- 4,523
Ascariasis	65	116	78	7	+ 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	97	61	596	- 500
Diphtheria	67	94	79	7	+ 87
Hepatitis C	68	57	52	1,955	- 1,898
Uterin Cancer	69	35	47	2,780	- 2,745
Upper Respiratory	70	33	67	260	- 227
Leishmaniasis	71	15	63	432	- 417
Chlamydia	72	5	80	5	- 0
Otitis Media	73	1	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	74	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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.