KENYA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,653	9	11,972	+ 42,681
Stroke	2	24,591	4	15,895	+ 8,696
War	3	23,405	65	89	+ 23,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,708	1	22,571	- 864
Low Birth Weight	5	15,966	11	9,562	+ 6,404
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,514	6	14,883	+ 631
Birth Trauma	7	10,764	10	9,957	+ 807
Hypertension	8	9,593	17	4,418	+ 5,175
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,923	5	15,420	- 7,497
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,776	12	6,115	+ 1,661
Lung Disease	11	5,792	20	4,280	+ 1,512
Measles	12	5,472	63	103	+ 5,368
Liver Disease	13	5,240	7	13,405	- 8,165
Violence	14	5,145	24	2,942	+ 2,203
Kidney Disease	15	4,854	16	4,464	+ 391
Other Injuries	16	4,033	19	4,336	- 303
Asthma	17	3,817	26	2,300	+ 1,516
Tuberculosis	18	3,442	3	19,655	- 16,213
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,252	14	5,651	- 2,399
Malaria	20	3,115	8	12,652	- 9,537
Suicide	21	3,078	23	3,214	- 136
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,547	31	1,827	+ 720
Pertussis	23	2,246	42	1,014	+ 1,232
Falls	24	2,120	33	1,465	+ 655
Drownings	25	2,070	39	1,200	+ 870
Breast Cancer	26	2,054	25	2,658	- 603
Malnutrition	27	1,918	21	4,212	- 2,294
Meningitis	28	1,846	15	5,364	- 3,518
Fires	29	1,796	36	1,316	+ 479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,654	32	1,477	+ 177
Stomach Cancer	31	1,635	28	2,010	- 375
Maternal Conditions	32	1,613	13	5,651	- 4,039
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,510	41	1,089	+ 422
Leukemia	34	1,407	35	1,327	+ 80
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,386	18	4,373	- 2,987
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,337	44	831	+ 506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,281	53	408	+ 873
Drug Use	38	1,110	62	113	+ 997
Liver Cancer	39	1,104	34	1,351	- 247
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,060	40	1,121	- 62
Lung Cancers	41	1,031	47	669	+ 363
Oral Cancer	42	992	30	1,842	- 850
Epilepsy	43	977	43	832	+ 144
Poisonings	44	964	38	1,269	- 305
Lymphomas	45	784	29	1,931	- 1,147
HIV/AIDS	46	718	2	20,885	- 20,167
Tetanus	47	715	27	2,129	- 1,414
Encephalitis	48	668	60	189	+ 479
Parkinson's Disease	49	655	50	470	+ 185
Hepatitis B	50	543	49	522	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	51	513	46	716	- 204
Ovary Cancer	52	341	45	795	- 454
Syphilis	53	318	52	449	- 132
Appendicitis	54	293	58	240	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	55	291	57	318	- 27
Schistosomiasis	56	224	54	370	- 146
Cervical Cancer	57	216	22	3,389	- 3,173
Skin Cancers	58	180	48	638	- 458
Alcohol	59	142	55	355	- 213
Dengue	60	129	73	0	+ 129
Skin Disease	61	80	51	455	- 376
Multiple Sclerosis	62	75	68	39	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	63	71	37	1,292	- 1,221
Other Neoplasms	64	38	67	60	- 23
Ascariasis	65	31	71	9	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	66	84	- 58
Diphtheria	67	25	69	13	+ 12
Hepatitis C	68	15	61	152	- 137
Uterin Cancer	69	9	56	323	- 313
Upper Respiratory	70	9	64	95	- 86
Leishmaniasis	71	4	59	194	- 190
Chlamydia	72	1	70	10	- 9
Otitis Media	73	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.