COMOROS VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	845	4	349	+ 496
Stroke	2	380	3	356	+ 24
War	3	362	67	0	+ 362
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	335	1	594	- 259
Low Birth Weight	5	247	5	328	- 82
Road Traffic Accidents	6	240	6	226	+ 14
Birth Trauma	7	166	7	211	- 44
Hypertension	8	148	12	115	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	122	2	363	- 241
Congenital Anomalies	10	120	10	131	- 11
Lung Disease	11	90	17	83	+ 6
Measles	12	85	78	0	+ 85
Liver Disease	13	81	8	160	- 79
Violence	14	80	20	63	+ 16
Kidney Disease	15	75	14	101	- 26
Other Injuries	16	62	16	90	- 28
Asthma	17	59	21	49	+ 10
Tuberculosis	18	53	19	79	- 26
Diabetes Mellitus	19	50	9	136	- 86
Malaria	20	48	29	29	+ 19
Suicide	21	48	24	46	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	39	23	46	- 7
Pertussis	23	35	18	80	- 45
Falls	24	33	32	26	+ 7
Drownings	25	32	25	35	- 3
Breast Cancer	26	32	33	23	+ 9
Malnutrition	27	30	15	96	- 66
Meningitis	28	29	11	115	- 87
Fires	29	28	30	27	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	26	39	19	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	31	25	45	11	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	32	25	22	47	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	23	34	21	+ 2
Leukemia	34	22	57	3	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	35	21	26	34	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	36	21	36	19	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	20	47	10	+ 10
Drug Use	38	17	49	7	+ 10
Liver Cancer	39	17	28	29	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	40	16	31	26	- 10
Lung Cancers	41	16	60	1	+ 15
Oral Cancer	42	15	41	15	- 0
Epilepsy	43	15	40	17	- 2
Poisonings	44	15	35	20	- 5
Lymphomas	45	12	37	19	- 7
HIV/AIDS	46	11	76	0	+ 11
Tetanus	47	11	43	12	- 1
Encephalitis	48	10	54	4	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	49	10	44	11	- 1
Hepatitis B	50	8	52	5	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	51	8	82	0	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	52	5	56	3	+ 2
Syphilis	53	5	38	19	- 14
Appendicitis	54	5	50	6	- 1
Bladder Cancer	55	4	46	10	- 6
Schistosomiasis	56	3	75	0	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	57	3	13	104	- 101
Skin Cancers	58	3	42	12	- 10
Alcohol	59	2	51	6	- 4
Dengue	60	2	68	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	61	1	48	9	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	62	1	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	63	1	27	33	- 32
Other Neoplasms	64	1	59	1	- 1
Ascariasis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	0	58	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	61	1	- 1
Uterin Cancer	69	0	55	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	70	0	53	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	79	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.