IRAQ VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,487	1	36,594	+ 2,894
Stroke	2	17,768	2	20,793	- 3,025
War	3	16,910	11	2,942	+ 13,968
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,684	8	5,551	+ 10,133
Low Birth Weight	5	11,535	5	6,573	+ 4,962
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,209	3	10,726	+ 483
Birth Trauma	7	7,777	10	4,223	+ 3,554
Hypertension	8	6,931	12	2,451	+ 4,480
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,724	18	1,578	+ 4,146
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,618	9	4,812	+ 806
Lung Disease	11	4,185	20	1,329	+ 2,855
Measles	12	3,953	55	59	+ 3,894
Liver Disease	13	3,786	16	2,127	+ 1,658
Violence	14	3,717	7	5,658	- 1,941
Kidney Disease	15	3,507	6	6,323	- 2,816
Other Injuries	16	2,914	14	2,212	+ 702
Asthma	17	2,757	23	914	+ 1,844
Tuberculosis	18	2,487	25	821	+ 1,666
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,350	4	7,395	- 5,045
Malaria	20	2,251	73	0	+ 2,251
Suicide	21	2,224	19	1,418	+ 806
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,840	13	2,429	- 589
Pertussis	23	1,623	33	636	+ 987
Falls	24	1,532	30	709	+ 823
Drownings	25	1,496	32	658	+ 838
Breast Cancer	26	1,484	17	1,783	- 299
Malnutrition	27	1,386	53	92	+ 1,294
Meningitis	28	1,334	42	372	+ 961
Fires	29	1,298	29	742	+ 556
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,195	24	852	+ 344
Stomach Cancer	31	1,181	28	771	+ 411
Maternal Conditions	32	1,165	27	780	+ 385
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,091	49	159	+ 932
Leukemia	34	1,017	21	1,315	- 299
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,001	46	173	+ 828
Endocrine Disorders	36	966	37	462	+ 504
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	925	44	283	+ 643
Drug Use	38	802	38	441	+ 362
Liver Cancer	39	797	35	555	+ 242
Inflammatory/Heart	40	766	22	1,190	- 424
Lung Cancers	41	745	15	2,162	- 1,417
Oral Cancer	42	717	39	410	+ 306
Epilepsy	43	706	45	253	+ 453
Poisonings	44	696	52	95	+ 601
Lymphomas	45	566	26	811	- 245
HIV/AIDS	46	519	72	0	+ 519
Tetanus	47	517	51	111	+ 406
Encephalitis	48	483	40	378	+ 105
Parkinson's Disease	49	473	31	658	- 185
Hepatitis B	50	392	56	57	+ 335
Pancreas Cancer	51	370	36	530	- 160
Ovary Cancer	52	246	41	376	- 129
Syphilis	53	230	50	137	+ 93
Appendicitis	54	212	64	15	+ 197
Bladder Cancer	55	210	34	628	- 418
Schistosomiasis	56	162	59	37	+ 125
Cervical Cancer	57	156	48	162	- 6
Skin Cancers	58	130	43	339	- 208
Alcohol	59	103	58	40	+ 63
Dengue	60	94	77	0	+ 94
Skin Disease	61	57	57	49	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	54	60	30	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	63	52	47	171	- 119
Other Neoplasms	64	27	61	26	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	22	67	2	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	19	63	21	- 3
Diphtheria	67	18	66	4	+ 14
Hepatitis C	68	11	68	1	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	69	7	54	61	- 54
Upper Respiratory	70	6	65	6	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	3	62	22	- 19
Chlamydia	72	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Yemen

Iraq

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.