MALAYSIA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,433	1	36,729	- 4,296
Stroke	2	14,593	3	21,592	- 6,999
War	3	13,889	63	11	+ 13,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,882	2	23,477	- 10,596
Low Birth Weight	5	9,474	29	1,020	+ 8,454
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,206	4	7,181	+ 2,025
Birth Trauma	7	6,388	42	359	+ 6,029
Hypertension	8	5,693	38	649	+ 5,043
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,702	20	1,773	+ 2,929
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,615	24	1,403	+ 3,212
Lung Disease	11	3,437	5	6,633	- 3,196
Measles	12	3,247	70	0	+ 3,247
Liver Disease	13	3,109	7	5,125	- 2,016
Violence	14	3,053	34	869	+ 2,184
Kidney Disease	15	2,881	6	6,629	- 3,749
Other Injuries	16	2,393	14	2,222	+ 171
Asthma	17	2,265	30	1,013	+ 1,252
Tuberculosis	18	2,043	26	1,227	+ 816
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,930	9	4,107	- 2,177
Malaria	20	1,849	76	0	+ 1,849
Suicide	21	1,827	19	1,823	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,511	10	3,996	- 2,485
Pertussis	23	1,333	57	80	+ 1,253
Falls	24	1,258	18	1,855	- 597
Drownings	25	1,228	36	820	+ 408
Breast Cancer	26	1,219	12	3,071	- 1,852
Malnutrition	27	1,138	49	249	+ 889
Meningitis	28	1,095	46	301	+ 794
Fires	29	1,066	44	336	+ 730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	982	11	3,832	- 2,851
Stomach Cancer	31	970	21	1,441	- 471
Maternal Conditions	32	957	56	167	+ 790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	896	22	1,424	- 528
Leukemia	34	835	23	1,412	- 577
Oesophagus Cancer	35	822	41	435	+ 388
Endocrine Disorders	36	793	37	809	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	760	51	246	+ 514
Drug Use	38	659	45	322	+ 337
Liver Cancer	39	655	16	1,984	- 1,329
Inflammatory/Heart	40	629	27	1,214	- 585
Lung Cancers	41	612	8	4,319	- 3,707
Oral Cancer	42	589	17	1,865	- 1,276
Epilepsy	43	580	52	226	+ 354
Poisonings	44	572	53	211	+ 361
Lymphomas	45	465	25	1,321	- 856
HIV/AIDS	46	426	13	2,679	- 2,253
Tetanus	47	424	61	21	+ 403
Encephalitis	48	397	40	452	- 56
Parkinson's Disease	49	389	28	1,106	- 717
Hepatitis B	50	322	54	206	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	51	304	32	994	- 690
Ovary Cancer	52	202	35	827	- 625
Syphilis	53	189	62	19	+ 170
Appendicitis	54	174	58	71	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	55	172	39	467	- 295
Schistosomiasis	56	133	75	0	+ 133
Cervical Cancer	57	128	31	1,010	- 882
Skin Cancers	58	107	50	247	- 140
Alcohol	59	84	55	181	- 96
Dengue	60	77	47	280	- 203
Skin Disease	61	47	15	2,066	- 2,018
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	59	30	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	63	42	33	903	- 861
Other Neoplasms	64	22	48	265	- 242
Ascariasis	65	18	67	2	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	60	27	- 12
Diphtheria	67	15	69	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	68	9	64	6	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	69	6	43	352	- 347
Upper Respiratory	70	5	65	5	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	73	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Yemen

Malaysia

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.