COLOMBIA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,529	1	43,066	+ 3,463
Stroke	2	20,936	3	16,573	+ 4,363
War	3	19,926	49	260	+ 19,666
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,481	5	10,773	+ 7,707
Low Birth Weight	5	13,592	23	2,095	+ 11,497
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,208	6	7,765	+ 5,443
Birth Trauma	7	9,164	41	648	+ 8,515
Hypertension	8	8,167	8	6,400	+ 1,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,745	38	747	+ 5,998
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,620	16	2,963	+ 3,658
Lung Disease	11	4,931	4	15,928	- 10,997
Measles	12	4,658	78	0	+ 4,658
Liver Disease	13	4,461	19	2,426	+ 2,035
Violence	14	4,380	2	19,268	- 14,888
Kidney Disease	15	4,133	7	6,834	- 2,701
Other Injuries	16	3,433	28	1,592	+ 1,841
Asthma	17	3,249	54	191	+ 3,058
Tuberculosis	18	2,931	32	1,272	+ 1,659
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,769	11	5,028	- 2,260
Malaria	20	2,652	67	26	+ 2,626
Suicide	21	2,621	26	1,965	+ 656
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,168	22	2,157	+ 11
Pertussis	23	1,912	69	18	+ 1,894
Falls	24	1,805	29	1,518	+ 287
Drownings	25	1,762	40	689	+ 1,073
Breast Cancer	26	1,749	13	3,669	- 1,920
Malnutrition	27	1,633	27	1,878	- 245
Meningitis	28	1,571	50	244	+ 1,327
Fires	29	1,529	56	127	+ 1,402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,409	12	4,371	- 2,963
Stomach Cancer	31	1,392	9	6,112	- 4,720
Maternal Conditions	32	1,373	46	394	+ 979
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,286	39	698	+ 587
Leukemia	34	1,198	21	2,208	- 1,010
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,180	36	835	+ 344
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,138	30	1,367	- 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,090	63	38	+ 1,053
Drug Use	38	945	44	492	+ 454
Liver Cancer	39	940	24	2,065	- 1,125
Inflammatory/Heart	40	902	31	1,329	- 427
Lung Cancers	41	878	10	5,250	- 4,372
Oral Cancer	42	845	37	807	+ 37
Epilepsy	43	832	43	597	+ 234
Poisonings	44	820	61	61	+ 760
Lymphomas	45	667	18	2,603	- 1,935
HIV/AIDS	46	611	17	2,683	- 2,072
Tetanus	47	609	71	14	+ 595
Encephalitis	48	569	64	38	+ 531
Parkinson's Disease	49	558	47	383	+ 175
Hepatitis B	50	462	62	50	+ 411
Pancreas Cancer	51	436	25	2,022	- 1,586
Ovary Cancer	52	290	33	1,122	- 832
Syphilis	53	271	65	30	+ 240
Appendicitis	54	249	52	213	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	55	247	42	609	- 361
Schistosomiasis	56	191	77	1	+ 190
Cervical Cancer	57	184	20	2,266	- 2,083
Skin Cancers	58	154	35	1,028	- 875
Alcohol	59	121	68	23	+ 98
Dengue	60	110	55	133	- 23
Skin Disease	61	68	34	1,102	- 1,034
Multiple Sclerosis	62	64	60	62	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	63	61	14	3,584	- 3,524
Other Neoplasms	64	32	15	3,205	- 3,173
Ascariasis	65	26	76	5	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	22	51	242	- 220
Diphtheria	67	21	80	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	68	13	59	65	- 52
Uterin Cancer	69	8	45	423	- 415
Upper Respiratory	70	7	66	27	- 19
Leishmaniasis	71	3	74	7	- 4
Chlamydia	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.