GREECE VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,816	1	21,124	- 11,309
Stroke	2	4,417	2	14,077	- 9,661
War	3	4,204	64	1	+ 4,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,899	3	8,282	- 4,384
Low Birth Weight	5	2,867	41	127	+ 2,740
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,786	22	870	+ 1,916
Birth Trauma	7	1,933	57	17	+ 1,916
Hypertension	8	1,723	9	2,922	- 1,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,423	44	95	+ 1,328
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,397	38	174	+ 1,222
Lung Disease	11	1,040	5	5,526	- 4,486
Measles	12	983	68	0	+ 982
Liver Disease	13	941	23	809	+ 132
Violence	14	924	42	104	+ 820
Kidney Disease	15	872	6	4,759	- 3,887
Other Injuries	16	724	17	1,453	- 729
Asthma	17	685	55	27	+ 658
Tuberculosis	18	618	46	66	+ 552
Diabetes Mellitus	19	584	20	1,266	- 681
Malaria	20	560	78	0	+ 560
Suicide	21	553	28	533	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	457	7	3,940	- 3,482
Pertussis	23	403	69	0	+ 403
Falls	24	381	21	1,245	- 864
Drownings	25	372	32	435	- 64
Breast Cancer	26	369	11	2,520	- 2,151
Malnutrition	27	344	66	1	+ 344
Meningitis	28	331	53	33	+ 298
Fires	29	323	39	146	+ 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	297	8	3,264	- 2,966
Stomach Cancer	31	294	16	1,535	- 1,242
Maternal Conditions	32	290	61	2	+ 287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	271	26	611	- 339
Leukemia	34	253	18	1,354	- 1,101
Oesophagus Cancer	35	249	35	246	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	36	240	29	526	- 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	230	43	100	+ 130
Drug Use	38	199	37	193	+ 6
Liver Cancer	39	198	14	1,566	- 1,367
Inflammatory/Heart	40	190	24	725	- 535
Lung Cancers	41	185	4	7,355	- 7,170
Oral Cancer	42	178	30	440	- 262
Epilepsy	43	175	34	249	- 74
Poisonings	44	173	56	19	+ 154
Lymphomas	45	141	19	1,268	- 1,128
HIV/AIDS	46	129	50	47	+ 82
Tetanus	47	128	62	2	+ 127
Encephalitis	48	120	67	1	+ 119
Parkinson's Disease	49	118	10	2,646	- 2,528
Hepatitis B	50	97	48	56	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	51	92	13	1,904	- 1,812
Ovary Cancer	52	61	27	557	- 496
Syphilis	53	57	65	1	+ 56
Appendicitis	54	53	58	9	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	55	52	15	1,551	- 1,498
Schistosomiasis	56	40	75	0	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	57	39	36	243	- 205
Skin Cancers	58	32	31	438	- 406
Alcohol	59	25	49	50	- 25
Dengue	60	23	71	0	+ 23
Skin Disease	61	14	47	56	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	40	135	- 122
Prostate Cancer	63	13	12	2,023	- 2,010
Other Neoplasms	64	7	25	679	- 672
Ascariasis	65	6	73	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	45	67	- 62
Diphtheria	67	4	70	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	68	3	52	38	- 36
Uterin Cancer	69	2	33	373	- 371
Upper Respiratory	70	2	59	8	- 6
Leishmaniasis	71	1	60	4	- 3
Chlamydia	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Yemen

Greece

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.