JAPAN VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	115,602	1	163,905	- 48,303
Stroke	2	52,016	2	121,823	- 69,807
War	3	49,506	66	15	+ 49,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	45,916	3	107,899	- 61,983
Low Birth Weight	5	33,770	55	202	+ 33,568
Road Traffic Accidents	6	32,815	31	4,566	+ 28,250
Birth Trauma	7	22,767	61	104	+ 22,663
Hypertension	8	20,291	28	6,673	+ 13,618
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,758	37	2,731	+ 14,027
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,448	40	2,473	+ 13,975
Lung Disease	11	12,251	5	78,169	- 65,919
Measles	12	11,574	75	0	+ 11,574
Liver Disease	13	11,083	17	14,195	- 3,112
Violence	14	10,883	53	266	+ 10,617
Kidney Disease	15	10,267	9	44,779	- 34,512
Other Injuries	16	8,530	12	22,068	- 13,538
Asthma	17	8,073	42	1,922	+ 6,150
Tuberculosis	18	7,281	34	3,459	+ 3,822
Diabetes Mellitus	19	6,878	29	5,433	+ 1,446
Malaria	20	6,589	79	0	+ 6,589
Suicide	21	6,511	13	19,466	- 12,955
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,387	7	56,937	- 51,550
Pertussis	23	4,750	71	1	+ 4,749
Falls	24	4,484	23	9,736	- 5,252
Drownings	25	4,378	25	8,409	- 4,031
Breast Cancer	26	4,345	15	15,805	- 11,459
Malnutrition	27	4,057	43	1,910	+ 2,147
Meningitis	28	3,904	52	308	+ 3,596
Fires	29	3,799	48	1,007	+ 2,792
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	3,500	6	57,340	- 53,841
Stomach Cancer	31	3,458	8	50,433	- 46,975
Maternal Conditions	32	3,411	64	39	+ 3,372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,195	35	2,922	+ 273
Leukemia	34	2,976	24	9,607	- 6,631
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,931	20	12,316	- 9,385
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,827	21	11,486	- 8,659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,709	39	2,555	+ 154
Drug Use	38	2,348	50	732	+ 1,617
Liver Cancer	39	2,334	11	29,384	- 27,050
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,242	27	8,232	- 5,991
Lung Cancers	41	2,182	4	79,688	- 77,506
Oral Cancer	42	2,098	26	8,333	- 6,235
Epilepsy	43	2,066	45	1,558	+ 507
Poisonings	44	2,038	54	255	+ 1,784
Lymphomas	45	1,658	14	19,273	- 17,615
HIV/AIDS	46	1,518	63	48	+ 1,470
Tetanus	47	1,513	67	9	+ 1,504
Encephalitis	48	1,414	69	5	+ 1,409
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,386	18	14,007	- 12,622
Hepatitis B	50	1,148	46	1,423	- 275
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,084	10	37,027	- 35,943
Ovary Cancer	52	722	30	5,061	- 4,340
Syphilis	53	672	65	16	+ 656
Appendicitis	54	620	58	126	+ 494
Bladder Cancer	55	615	22	9,936	- 9,322
Schistosomiasis	56	475	72	0	+ 474
Cervical Cancer	57	456	32	3,799	- 3,343
Skin Cancers	58	382	44	1,843	- 1,461
Alcohol	59	300	51	576	- 275
Dengue	60	274	83	0	+ 274
Skin Disease	61	168	36	2,806	- 2,638
Multiple Sclerosis	62	159	59	108	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	63	151	19	13,515	- 13,364
Other Neoplasms	64	80	16	15,120	- 15,040
Ascariasis	65	65	82	0	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	54	38	2,618	- 2,564
Diphtheria	67	53	74	0	+ 53
Hepatitis C	68	32	41	2,220	- 2,188
Uterin Cancer	69	20	33	3,461	- 3,441
Upper Respiratory	70	19	57	159	- 141
Leishmaniasis	71	9	77	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	72	3	80	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	73	1	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.