EGYPT VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,385	1	173,871	- 69,486
Stroke	2	46,968	3	43,839	+ 3,129
War	3	44,702	47	714	+ 43,988
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	41,460	7	20,695	+ 20,766
Low Birth Weight	5	30,493	11	11,391	+ 19,102
Road Traffic Accidents	6	29,631	12	10,141	+ 19,491
Birth Trauma	7	20,558	17	6,109	+ 14,449
Hypertension	8	18,322	5	21,094	- 2,772
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	15,132	23	3,692	+ 11,440
Congenital Anomalies	10	14,852	10	12,163	+ 2,689
Lung Disease	11	11,062	9	13,393	- 2,331
Measles	12	10,451	64	43	+ 10,408
Liver Disease	13	10,007	2	60,122	- 50,115
Violence	14	9,827	20	4,165	+ 5,662
Kidney Disease	15	9,271	6	21,087	- 11,816
Other Injuries	16	7,702	21	3,819	+ 3,883
Asthma	17	7,289	15	7,104	+ 186
Tuberculosis	18	6,574	51	432	+ 6,143
Diabetes Mellitus	19	6,211	8	19,131	- 12,920
Malaria	20	5,950	77	0	+ 5,950
Suicide	21	5,879	25	3,022	+ 2,857
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,864	16	6,975	- 2,111
Pertussis	23	4,289	42	906	+ 3,383
Falls	24	4,049	30	2,019	+ 2,030
Drownings	25	3,953	37	1,122	+ 2,831
Breast Cancer	26	3,924	13	9,180	- 5,256
Malnutrition	27	3,663	46	759	+ 2,905
Meningitis	28	3,525	43	827	+ 2,698
Fires	29	3,430	33	1,568	+ 1,862
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	3,160	24	3,083	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	31	3,123	32	1,844	+ 1,278
Maternal Conditions	32	3,080	44	795	+ 2,285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,885	34	1,339	+ 1,546
Leukemia	34	2,687	22	3,763	- 1,076
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,647	41	951	+ 1,696
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,553	29	2,372	+ 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,446	36	1,248	+ 1,198
Drug Use	38	2,121	62	116	+ 2,004
Liver Cancer	39	2,108	4	24,512	- 22,404
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,024	27	2,489	- 465
Lung Cancers	41	1,970	18	5,677	- 3,707
Oral Cancer	42	1,895	45	793	+ 1,102
Epilepsy	43	1,866	50	451	+ 1,415
Poisonings	44	1,841	57	195	+ 1,646
Lymphomas	45	1,497	14	7,539	- 6,041
HIV/AIDS	46	1,371	53	397	+ 974
Tetanus	47	1,366	49	540	+ 826
Encephalitis	48	1,277	38	1,046	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,251	28	2,391	- 1,140
Hepatitis B	50	1,036	40	988	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	51	979	26	2,906	- 1,927
Ovary Cancer	52	652	31	1,944	- 1,292
Syphilis	53	607	58	159	+ 448
Appendicitis	54	560	59	142	+ 417
Bladder Cancer	55	555	19	5,133	- 4,578
Schistosomiasis	56	428	54	220	+ 208
Cervical Cancer	57	412	48	625	- 213
Skin Cancers	58	345	39	1,013	- 668
Alcohol	59	271	60	141	+ 130
Dengue	60	247	69	5	+ 242
Skin Disease	61	152	55	219	- 67
Multiple Sclerosis	62	144	56	213	- 69
Prostate Cancer	63	136	35	1,282	- 1,146
Other Neoplasms	64	72	61	116	- 45
Ascariasis	65	59	67	6	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	49	65	26	+ 23
Diphtheria	67	48	70	3	+ 44
Hepatitis C	68	29	63	97	- 68
Uterin Cancer	69	18	52	422	- 404
Upper Respiratory	70	17	68	5	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	71	8	66	13	- 6
Chlamydia	72	3	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Yemen

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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.