CHINA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,328,693	2	1,771,525	- 442,832
Stroke	2	597,850	1	2,043,210	- 1,445,361
War	3	569,002	61	900	+ 568,102
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	527,742	12	183,342	+ 344,399
Low Birth Weight	5	388,142	40	21,631	+ 366,510
Road Traffic Accidents	6	377,169	8	250,272	+ 126,897
Birth Trauma	7	261,682	43	17,644	+ 244,037
Hypertension	8	233,220	7	301,183	- 67,963
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	192,611	50	8,719	+ 183,892
Congenital Anomalies	10	189,046	31	36,613	+ 152,434
Lung Disease	11	140,804	3	968,607	- 827,803
Measles	12	133,025	62	558	+ 132,467
Liver Disease	13	127,383	15	145,603	- 18,220
Violence	14	125,086	47	11,115	+ 113,972
Kidney Disease	15	118,010	11	192,302	- 74,292
Other Injuries	16	98,042	25	54,087	+ 43,954
Asthma	17	92,785	39	23,147	+ 69,638
Tuberculosis	18	83,685	32	34,802	+ 48,883
Diabetes Mellitus	19	79,057	14	161,672	- 82,615
Malaria	20	75,736	75	0	+ 75,736
Suicide	21	74,833	17	116,324	- 41,491
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	61,914	6	304,455	- 242,541
Pertussis	23	54,595	64	484	+ 54,111
Falls	24	51,540	16	138,878	- 87,337
Drownings	25	50,322	26	52,807	- 2,484
Breast Cancer	26	49,946	19	92,757	- 42,811
Malnutrition	27	46,628	44	12,995	+ 33,633
Meningitis	28	44,872	51	5,704	+ 39,169
Fires	29	43,660	48	10,498	+ 33,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	40,223	9	248,388	- 208,166
Stomach Cancer	31	39,746	5	398,439	- 358,692
Maternal Conditions	32	39,203	54	3,596	+ 35,607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	36,721	30	37,723	- 1,003
Leukemia	34	34,206	22	58,145	- 23,939
Oesophagus Cancer	35	33,690	10	242,891	- 209,201
Endocrine Disorders	36	32,497	37	25,613	+ 6,884
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	31,140	21	65,350	- 34,210
Drug Use	38	26,993	38	24,214	+ 2,779
Liver Cancer	39	26,828	13	180,952	- 154,124
Inflammatory/Heart	40	25,765	33	29,954	- 4,189
Lung Cancers	41	25,076	4	714,311	- 689,235
Oral Cancer	42	24,116	24	54,695	- 30,580
Epilepsy	43	23,746	46	11,365	+ 12,381
Poisonings	44	23,428	36	25,762	- 2,334
Lymphomas	45	19,060	23	57,838	- 38,778
HIV/AIDS	46	17,450	34	28,746	- 11,296
Tetanus	47	17,387	63	491	+ 16,896
Encephalitis	48	16,249	55	2,796	+ 13,452
Parkinson's Disease	49	15,927	20	70,699	- 54,772
Hepatitis B	50	13,192	56	2,757	+ 10,434
Pancreas Cancer	51	12,462	18	111,537	- 99,074
Ovary Cancer	52	8,294	35	28,078	- 19,784
Syphilis	53	7,726	58	1,824	+ 5,902
Appendicitis	54	7,122	60	1,468	+ 5,654
Bladder Cancer	55	7,065	29	37,873	- 30,808
Schistosomiasis	56	5,454	65	400	+ 5,054
Cervical Cancer	57	5,243	27	51,650	- 46,407
Skin Cancers	58	4,388	41	19,669	- 15,281
Alcohol	59	3,450	42	19,071	- 15,621
Dengue	60	3,146	70	12	+ 3,134
Skin Disease	61	1,934	52	5,222	- 3,288
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1,829	59	1,734	+ 95
Prostate Cancer	63	1,733	28	51,056	- 49,323
Other Neoplasms	64	914	53	4,374	- 3,460
Ascariasis	65	748	68	34	+ 714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	623	49	10,108	- 9,485
Diphtheria	67	605	71	11	+ 594
Hepatitis C	68	364	66	86	+ 278
Uterin Cancer	69	228	45	11,751	- 11,524
Upper Respiratory	70	213	57	2,663	- 2,449
Leishmaniasis	71	99	78	0	+ 99
Chlamydia	72	32	67	55	- 23
Otitis Media	73	6	69	15	- 9
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.