ECUADOR VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,181	1	9,805	+ 7,376
Stroke	2	7,730	3	5,429	+ 2,301
War	3	7,357	66	2	+ 7,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,824	4	5,083	+ 1,741
Low Birth Weight	5	5,019	16	1,172	+ 3,847
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,877	6	3,490	+ 1,387
Birth Trauma	7	3,384	38	302	+ 3,081
Hypertension	8	3,016	10	2,507	+ 509
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,491	34	410	+ 2,080
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,444	13	1,335	+ 1,109
Lung Disease	11	1,821	8	2,576	- 756
Measles	12	1,720	72	0	+ 1,720
Liver Disease	13	1,647	7	3,330	- 1,683
Violence	14	1,617	15	1,210	+ 408
Kidney Disease	15	1,526	2	6,184	- 4,658
Other Injuries	16	1,268	17	1,161	+ 107
Asthma	17	1,200	53	85	+ 1,114
Tuberculosis	18	1,082	29	574	+ 508
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,022	5	4,321	- 3,299
Malaria	20	979	77	0	+ 979
Suicide	21	968	14	1,326	- 359
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	801	9	2,565	- 1,764
Pertussis	23	706	56	79	+ 627
Falls	24	666	18	1,114	- 448
Drownings	25	651	32	470	+ 181
Breast Cancer	26	646	25	825	- 180
Malnutrition	27	603	28	578	+ 25
Meningitis	28	580	52	90	+ 491
Fires	29	565	43	175	+ 389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	520	19	1,109	- 589
Stomach Cancer	31	514	11	2,089	- 1,575
Maternal Conditions	32	507	46	164	+ 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	475	33	417	+ 58
Leukemia	34	442	23	882	- 439
Oesophagus Cancer	35	436	42	180	+ 256
Endocrine Disorders	36	420	31	507	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	403	47	163	+ 240
Drug Use	38	349	41	214	+ 135
Liver Cancer	39	347	21	954	- 607
Inflammatory/Heart	40	333	36	308	+ 25
Lung Cancers	41	324	20	1,075	- 750
Oral Cancer	42	312	45	166	+ 146
Epilepsy	43	307	40	273	+ 34
Poisonings	44	303	58	59	+ 244
Lymphomas	45	246	22	883	- 637
HIV/AIDS	46	226	27	609	- 384
Tetanus	47	225	62	9	+ 216
Encephalitis	48	210	55	82	+ 128
Parkinson's Disease	49	206	26	658	- 452
Hepatitis B	50	171	64	3	+ 168
Pancreas Cancer	51	161	30	562	- 401
Ovary Cancer	52	107	35	322	- 215
Syphilis	53	100	54	85	+ 15
Appendicitis	54	92	50	110	- 18
Bladder Cancer	55	91	44	168	- 77
Schistosomiasis	56	71	75	0	+ 71
Cervical Cancer	57	68	24	840	- 772
Skin Cancers	58	57	37	308	- 251
Alcohol	59	45	39	280	- 235
Dengue	60	41	61	10	+ 31
Skin Disease	61	25	51	103	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	62	24	60	18	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	63	22	12	1,362	- 1,339
Other Neoplasms	64	12	57	64	- 52
Ascariasis	65	10	65	2	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	49	124	- 116
Diphtheria	67	8	69	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	68	5	67	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	69	3	48	129	- 126
Upper Respiratory	70	3	63	8	- 6
Leishmaniasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.