DR CONGO VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	108,284	7	34,713	+ 73,571
Stroke	2	48,723	6	36,596	+ 12,127
War	3	46,372	45	1,658	+ 44,714
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43,009	1	73,546	- 30,537
Low Birth Weight	5	31,632	8	34,668	- 3,036
Road Traffic Accidents	6	30,738	10	30,256	+ 482
Birth Trauma	7	21,326	9	33,075	- 11,749
Hypertension	8	19,007	12	15,743	+ 3,264
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	15,697	5	41,301	- 25,604
Congenital Anomalies	10	15,407	11	16,256	- 850
Lung Disease	11	11,475	14	13,527	- 2,052
Measles	12	10,841	3	42,254	- 31,413
Liver Disease	13	10,381	13	15,044	- 4,663
Violence	14	10,194	18	11,120	- 926
Kidney Disease	15	9,617	20	9,077	+ 541
Other Injuries	16	7,990	22	8,272	- 282
Asthma	17	7,562	24	7,733	- 172
Tuberculosis	18	6,820	2	43,759	- 36,939
Diabetes Mellitus	19	6,443	16	12,902	- 6,459
Malaria	20	6,172	4	41,813	- 35,641
Suicide	21	6,099	26	5,812	+ 287
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,046	28	4,548	+ 498
Pertussis	23	4,449	23	7,921	- 3,472
Falls	24	4,200	33	3,483	+ 718
Drownings	25	4,101	34	3,454	+ 647
Breast Cancer	26	4,070	35	3,416	+ 655
Malnutrition	27	3,800	21	8,910	- 5,110
Meningitis	28	3,657	17	11,568	- 7,911
Fires	29	3,558	39	2,007	+ 1,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	3,278	36	2,966	+ 312
Stomach Cancer	31	3,239	37	2,579	+ 660
Maternal Conditions	32	3,195	19	10,513	- 7,318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,993	40	1,923	+ 1,070
Leukemia	34	2,788	41	1,871	+ 916
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,746	53	790	+ 1,956
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,648	25	7,380	- 4,731
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,538	43	1,728	+ 810
Drug Use	38	2,200	59	638	+ 1,561
Liver Cancer	39	2,186	31	3,840	- 1,653
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,100	29	4,045	- 1,945
Lung Cancers	41	2,044	47	1,158	+ 886
Oral Cancer	42	1,965	51	1,003	+ 962
Epilepsy	43	1,935	44	1,727	+ 209
Poisonings	44	1,909	42	1,729	+ 181
Lymphomas	45	1,553	38	2,061	- 508
HIV/AIDS	46	1,422	15	13,286	- 11,864
Tetanus	47	1,417	46	1,166	+ 251
Encephalitis	48	1,324	57	680	+ 644
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,298	49	1,035	+ 263
Hepatitis B	50	1,075	61	456	+ 619
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,016	50	1,017	- 1
Ovary Cancer	52	676	58	656	+ 20
Syphilis	53	630	32	3,751	- 3,122
Appendicitis	54	580	56	703	- 123
Bladder Cancer	55	576	65	270	+ 306
Schistosomiasis	56	445	48	1,071	- 626
Cervical Cancer	57	427	27	4,823	- 4,395
Skin Cancers	58	358	55	765	- 408
Alcohol	59	281	60	635	- 354
Dengue	60	256	74	1	+ 256
Skin Disease	61	158	54	781	- 623
Multiple Sclerosis	62	149	71	44	+ 105
Prostate Cancer	63	141	30	3,948	- 3,807
Other Neoplasms	64	74	67	88	- 13
Ascariasis	65	61	68	80	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	51	66	217	- 166
Diphtheria	67	49	70	47	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	30	69	69	- 39
Uterin Cancer	69	19	63	352	- 334
Upper Respiratory	70	17	62	370	- 353
Leishmaniasis	71	8	52	869	- 861
Chlamydia	72	3	73	15	- 12
Otitis Media	73	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Yemen

DR Congo

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.