ITALY VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,204	1	97,116	- 39,912
Stroke	2	25,739	2	62,633	- 36,894
War	3	24,497	66	6	+ 24,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,721	9	16,339	+ 6,382
Low Birth Weight	5	16,711	51	357	+ 16,353
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,238	30	3,221	+ 13,018
Birth Trauma	7	11,266	59	140	+ 11,126
Hypertension	8	10,041	6	29,931	- 19,890
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,292	36	1,622	+ 6,671
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,139	37	1,443	+ 6,696
Lung Disease	11	6,062	5	32,382	- 26,320
Measles	12	5,727	71	1	+ 5,726
Liver Disease	13	5,484	23	5,559	- 75
Violence	14	5,385	50	409	+ 4,977
Kidney Disease	15	5,081	11	12,726	- 7,645
Other Injuries	16	4,221	12	12,112	- 7,891
Asthma	17	3,995	47	494	+ 3,501
Tuberculosis	18	3,603	53	336	+ 3,267
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,404	8	19,836	- 16,432
Malaria	20	3,261	79	0	+ 3,261
Suicide	21	3,222	26	4,042	- 820
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,666	3	41,445	- 38,779
Pertussis	23	2,350	73	1	+ 2,350
Falls	24	2,219	25	4,222	- 2,003
Drownings	25	2,167	52	344	+ 1,823
Breast Cancer	26	2,150	10	13,868	- 11,718
Malnutrition	27	2,007	41	775	+ 1,232
Meningitis	28	1,932	60	128	+ 1,804
Fires	29	1,880	56	271	+ 1,609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,732	7	21,254	- 19,522
Stomach Cancer	31	1,711	14	10,252	- 8,541
Maternal Conditions	32	1,688	67	6	+ 1,682
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,581	43	690	+ 891
Leukemia	34	1,473	21	6,728	- 5,256
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,450	34	2,045	- 595
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,399	18	8,431	- 7,032
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,341	32	2,216	- 875
Drug Use	38	1,162	45	654	+ 508
Liver Cancer	39	1,155	17	9,620	- 8,465
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,109	24	5,531	- 4,422
Lung Cancers	41	1,080	4	34,152	- 33,073
Oral Cancer	42	1,038	27	3,343	- 2,305
Epilepsy	43	1,022	39	1,337	- 314
Poisonings	44	1,009	58	154	+ 855
Lymphomas	45	821	16	9,670	- 8,850
HIV/AIDS	46	751	46	520	+ 231
Tetanus	47	749	63	22	+ 727
Encephalitis	48	700	68	5	+ 695
Parkinson's Disease	49	686	19	8,428	- 7,742
Hepatitis B	50	568	54	334	+ 234
Pancreas Cancer	51	537	13	12,095	- 11,558
Ovary Cancer	52	357	28	3,282	- 2,924
Syphilis	53	333	69	4	+ 328
Appendicitis	54	307	61	49	+ 258
Bladder Cancer	55	304	22	6,711	- 6,406
Schistosomiasis	56	235	78	0	+ 235
Cervical Cancer	57	226	40	1,154	- 928
Skin Cancers	58	189	29	3,239	- 3,050
Alcohol	59	149	55	277	- 128
Dengue	60	135	81	0	+ 135
Skin Disease	61	83	38	1,440	- 1,357
Multiple Sclerosis	62	79	44	677	- 598
Prostate Cancer	63	75	20	8,409	- 8,335
Other Neoplasms	64	39	15	9,984	- 9,945
Ascariasis	65	32	80	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	27	42	701	- 675
Diphtheria	67	26	76	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	68	16	31	2,451	- 2,435
Uterin Cancer	69	10	33	2,198	- 2,188
Upper Respiratory	70	9	64	20	- 11
Leishmaniasis	71	4	70	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.