IRAN VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,935	1	93,308	- 10,373
Stroke	2	37,317	2	36,730	+ 587
War	3	35,516	42	848	+ 34,669
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	32,941	8	11,243	+ 21,697
Low Birth Weight	5	24,227	13	4,861	+ 19,367
Road Traffic Accidents	6	23,542	3	17,803	+ 5,739
Birth Trauma	7	16,334	25	2,735	+ 13,599
Hypertension	8	14,557	4	16,415	- 1,858
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,022	33	1,836	+ 10,186
Congenital Anomalies	10	11,800	14	4,844	+ 6,956
Lung Disease	11	8,789	7	11,409	- 2,620
Measles	12	8,303	68	2	+ 8,301
Liver Disease	13	7,951	12	6,637	+ 1,314
Violence	14	7,808	27	2,535	+ 5,272
Kidney Disease	15	7,366	6	11,810	- 4,444
Other Injuries	16	6,120	17	4,048	+ 2,071
Asthma	17	5,792	22	3,360	+ 2,432
Tuberculosis	18	5,223	41	882	+ 4,342
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,935	5	13,910	- 8,975
Malaria	20	4,727	77	0	+ 4,727
Suicide	21	4,671	16	4,334	+ 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,865	9	11,046	- 7,182
Pertussis	23	3,408	60	75	+ 3,333
Falls	24	3,217	24	2,821	+ 396
Drownings	25	3,141	40	930	+ 2,211
Breast Cancer	26	3,118	19	3,736	- 619
Malnutrition	27	2,910	56	157	+ 2,754
Meningitis	28	2,801	46	642	+ 2,159
Fires	29	2,725	34	1,823	+ 902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	2,511	15	4,575	- 2,065
Stomach Cancer	31	2,481	10	9,822	- 7,341
Maternal Conditions	32	2,447	52	285	+ 2,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,292	37	1,246	+ 1,046
Leukemia	34	2,135	18	3,966	- 1,831
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,103	30	2,371	- 268
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,028	32	2,092	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,944	38	996	+ 948
Drug Use	38	1,685	31	2,242	- 558
Liver Cancer	39	1,675	20	3,714	- 2,040
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,608	35	1,611	- 3
Lung Cancers	41	1,565	11	6,784	- 5,218
Oral Cancer	42	1,505	45	655	+ 851
Epilepsy	43	1,482	44	719	+ 764
Poisonings	44	1,462	43	816	+ 647
Lymphomas	45	1,190	23	2,882	- 1,692
HIV/AIDS	46	1,089	28	2,521	- 1,431
Tetanus	47	1,085	62	37	+ 1,049
Encephalitis	48	1,014	54	246	+ 768
Parkinson's Disease	49	994	26	2,545	- 1,551
Hepatitis B	50	823	49	425	+ 398
Pancreas Cancer	51	778	29	2,418	- 1,640
Ovary Cancer	52	518	39	937	- 419
Syphilis	53	482	61	52	+ 430
Appendicitis	54	445	57	155	+ 290
Bladder Cancer	55	441	36	1,410	- 969
Schistosomiasis	56	340	66	3	+ 338
Cervical Cancer	57	327	48	501	- 174
Skin Cancers	58	274	47	518	- 245
Alcohol	59	215	53	253	- 37
Dengue	60	196	74	0	+ 196
Skin Disease	61	121	55	237	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	62	114	50	405	- 291
Prostate Cancer	63	108	21	3,583	- 3,475
Other Neoplasms	64	57	58	112	- 54
Ascariasis	65	47	67	3	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	39	59	80	- 41
Diphtheria	67	38	70	1	+ 37
Hepatitis C	68	23	69	1	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	69	14	51	355	- 341
Upper Respiratory	70	13	63	16	- 2
Leishmaniasis	71	6	64	8	- 2
Chlamydia	72	2	65	4	- 2
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Yemen

Iran

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.