ETHIOPIA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,237	4	36,530	+ 74,708
Stroke	2	50,052	3	39,362	+ 10,690
War	3	47,637	64	281	+ 47,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	44,182	1	59,931	- 15,748
Low Birth Weight	5	32,495	7	28,020	+ 4,475
Road Traffic Accidents	6	31,576	5	31,564	+ 12
Birth Trauma	7	21,908	6	31,107	- 9,199
Hypertension	8	19,525	12	13,470	+ 6,055
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,125	2	44,361	- 28,235
Congenital Anomalies	10	15,827	11	15,638	+ 189
Lung Disease	11	11,788	15	11,870	- 82
Measles	12	11,137	24	6,324	+ 4,812
Liver Disease	13	10,664	8	27,270	- 16,606
Violence	14	10,472	22	8,076	+ 2,396
Kidney Disease	15	9,880	13	12,103	- 2,223
Other Injuries	16	8,208	16	11,735	- 3,527
Asthma	17	7,768	29	4,484	+ 3,284
Tuberculosis	18	7,006	9	21,455	- 14,449
Diabetes Mellitus	19	6,619	10	16,258	- 9,639
Malaria	20	6,341	26	5,626	+ 715
Suicide	21	6,265	25	6,030	+ 235
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,183	21	8,258	- 3,074
Pertussis	23	4,571	23	6,896	- 2,325
Falls	24	4,315	28	4,510	- 195
Drownings	25	4,213	35	3,133	+ 1,080
Breast Cancer	26	4,181	20	8,485	- 4,304
Malnutrition	27	3,904	19	8,643	- 4,739
Meningitis	28	3,757	14	12,019	- 8,262
Fires	29	3,655	34	3,255	+ 400
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	3,367	31	3,755	- 387
Stomach Cancer	31	3,328	47	1,519	+ 1,809
Maternal Conditions	32	3,282	18	8,887	- 5,605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,074	41	1,758	+ 1,316
Leukemia	34	2,864	30	4,222	- 1,359
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,820	40	1,839	+ 982
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,721	45	1,623	+ 1,098
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,607	49	1,339	+ 1,268
Drug Use	38	2,260	60	513	+ 1,747
Liver Cancer	39	2,246	42	1,730	+ 516
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,157	39	2,168	- 11
Lung Cancers	41	2,099	38	2,202	- 103
Oral Cancer	42	2,019	48	1,477	+ 542
Epilepsy	43	1,988	44	1,625	+ 363
Poisonings	44	1,961	32	3,668	- 1,707
Lymphomas	45	1,596	33	3,590	- 1,994
HIV/AIDS	46	1,461	17	11,471	- 10,011
Tetanus	47	1,456	37	2,203	- 747
Encephalitis	48	1,360	63	386	+ 975
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,333	46	1,578	- 244
Hepatitis B	50	1,104	56	742	+ 363
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,043	61	488	+ 556
Ovary Cancer	52	694	36	2,424	- 1,729
Syphilis	53	647	43	1,699	- 1,052
Appendicitis	54	596	58	677	- 81
Bladder Cancer	55	592	51	1,080	- 488
Schistosomiasis	56	457	54	839	- 383
Cervical Cancer	57	439	27	5,019	- 4,580
Skin Cancers	58	367	52	1,006	- 639
Alcohol	59	289	55	750	- 461
Dengue	60	263	73	20	+ 243
Skin Disease	61	162	53	904	- 742
Multiple Sclerosis	62	153	70	61	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	63	145	50	1,244	- 1,099
Other Neoplasms	64	77	66	148	- 71
Ascariasis	65	63	68	130	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	52	65	221	- 168
Diphtheria	67	51	67	146	- 95
Hepatitis C	68	31	69	115	- 84
Uterin Cancer	69	19	62	421	- 402
Upper Respiratory	70	18	57	709	- 691
Leishmaniasis	71	8	59	579	- 570
Chlamydia	72	3	72	21	- 18
Otitis Media	73	0	71	39	- 38
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.