GHANA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,455	3	14,103	+ 18,353
Stroke	2	14,603	2	15,163	- 559
War	3	13,899	64	29	+ 13,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,891	1	16,262	- 3,371
Low Birth Weight	5	9,481	8	6,662	+ 2,819
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,213	7	7,808	+ 1,405
Birth Trauma	7	6,392	10	6,194	+ 198
Hypertension	8	5,697	19	2,231	+ 3,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,705	9	6,538	- 1,833
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,618	14	3,935	+ 682
Lung Disease	11	3,439	15	3,120	+ 320
Measles	12	3,249	60	135	+ 3,114
Liver Disease	13	3,112	11	6,053	- 2,942
Violence	14	3,055	27	1,857	+ 1,198
Kidney Disease	15	2,883	13	4,161	- 1,279
Other Injuries	16	2,395	18	2,433	- 38
Asthma	17	2,266	23	1,979	+ 287
Tuberculosis	18	2,044	6	10,214	- 8,170
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,931	12	5,929	- 3,998
Malaria	20	1,850	5	11,162	- 9,312
Suicide	21	1,828	21	1,993	- 165
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,512	29	1,294	+ 218
Pertussis	23	1,334	35	744	+ 589
Falls	24	1,259	30	1,168	+ 91
Drownings	25	1,229	36	740	+ 489
Breast Cancer	26	1,220	25	1,937	- 717
Malnutrition	27	1,139	26	1,868	- 729
Meningitis	28	1,096	16	2,983	- 1,887
Fires	29	1,066	37	729	+ 337
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	983	34	803	+ 180
Stomach Cancer	31	971	33	870	+ 101
Maternal Conditions	32	958	22	1,991	- 1,033
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	897	48	321	+ 576
Leukemia	34	836	45	340	+ 495
Oesophagus Cancer	35	823	49	285	+ 538
Endocrine Disorders	36	794	24	1,965	- 1,171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	761	52	256	+ 505
Drug Use	38	659	39	630	+ 29
Liver Cancer	39	655	17	2,851	- 2,196
Inflammatory/Heart	40	629	28	1,615	- 985
Lung Cancers	41	613	55	237	+ 375
Oral Cancer	42	589	42	483	+ 106
Epilepsy	43	580	47	329	+ 251
Poisonings	44	572	40	522	+ 51
Lymphomas	45	466	32	875	- 409
HIV/AIDS	46	426	4	13,565	- 13,139
Tetanus	47	425	56	220	+ 205
Encephalitis	48	397	44	357	+ 40
Parkinson's Disease	49	389	43	387	+ 2
Hepatitis B	50	322	62	101	+ 221
Pancreas Cancer	51	304	46	334	- 30
Ovary Cancer	52	203	38	698	- 496
Syphilis	53	189	41	483	- 294
Appendicitis	54	174	59	146	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	55	173	53	245	- 73
Schistosomiasis	56	133	51	257	- 124
Cervical Cancer	57	128	20	2,161	- 2,033
Skin Cancers	58	107	58	214	- 107
Alcohol	59	84	54	244	- 160
Dengue	60	77	71	0	+ 77
Skin Disease	61	47	50	264	- 217
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	61	113	- 68
Prostate Cancer	63	42	31	1,031	- 988
Other Neoplasms	64	22	63	48	- 26
Ascariasis	65	18	68	12	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	67	16	- 1
Diphtheria	67	15	69	4	+ 11
Hepatitis C	68	9	65	28	- 19
Uterin Cancer	69	6	57	219	- 213
Upper Respiratory	70	5	66	16	- 11
Leishmaniasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.