NEPAL VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,203	2	19,677	+ 9,526
Stroke	2	13,140	4	12,909	+ 231
War	3	12,506	65	24	+ 12,482
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,599	6	6,237	+ 5,362
Low Birth Weight	5	8,531	11	3,822	+ 4,708
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,290	9	4,654	+ 3,635
Birth Trauma	7	5,751	15	2,676	+ 3,076
Hypertension	8	5,126	18	2,092	+ 3,034
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,233	7	6,071	- 1,837
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,155	21	1,949	+ 2,206
Lung Disease	11	3,095	1	27,027	- 23,932
Measles	12	2,924	59	60	+ 2,863
Liver Disease	13	2,800	5	6,383	- 3,583
Violence	14	2,749	35	704	+ 2,045
Kidney Disease	15	2,594	10	4,284	- 1,690
Other Injuries	16	2,155	22	1,655	+ 500
Asthma	17	2,039	8	5,930	- 3,891
Tuberculosis	18	1,839	3	16,535	- 14,695
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,738	14	2,929	- 1,192
Malaria	20	1,665	72	0	+ 1,665
Suicide	21	1,645	16	2,571	- 926
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,361	19	2,022	- 661
Pertussis	23	1,200	40	453	+ 747
Falls	24	1,133	13	3,321	- 2,188
Drownings	25	1,106	23	1,505	- 399
Breast Cancer	26	1,098	27	1,038	+ 60
Malnutrition	27	1,025	31	845	+ 180
Meningitis	28	986	43	377	+ 609
Fires	29	960	50	184	+ 776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	884	26	1,167	- 283
Stomach Cancer	31	874	25	1,379	- 506
Maternal Conditions	32	862	28	977	- 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	807	49	191	+ 616
Leukemia	34	752	36	668	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	35	740	38	491	+ 249
Endocrine Disorders	36	714	45	257	+ 457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	684	17	2,320	- 1,636
Drug Use	38	593	57	93	+ 500
Liver Cancer	39	590	46	256	+ 334
Inflammatory/Heart	40	566	48	217	+ 349
Lung Cancers	41	551	12	3,586	- 3,035
Oral Cancer	42	530	24	1,389	- 859
Epilepsy	43	522	30	874	- 352
Poisonings	44	515	39	474	+ 41
Lymphomas	45	419	32	768	- 349
HIV/AIDS	46	384	34	737	- 353
Tetanus	47	382	53	134	+ 248
Encephalitis	48	357	29	882	- 525
Parkinson's Disease	49	350	33	760	- 410
Hepatitis B	50	290	56	117	+ 173
Pancreas Cancer	51	274	41	445	- 171
Ovary Cancer	52	182	37	585	- 402
Syphilis	53	170	54	134	+ 36
Appendicitis	54	157	47	220	- 64
Bladder Cancer	55	155	44	325	- 169
Schistosomiasis	56	120	73	0	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	57	115	20	1,969	- 1,854
Skin Cancers	58	96	42	400	- 303
Alcohol	59	76	52	168	- 92
Dengue	60	69	55	120	- 51
Skin Disease	61	43	67	17	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	62	40	63	38	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	63	38	58	85	- 47
Other Neoplasms	64	20	61	50	- 30
Ascariasis	65	16	69	4	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	51	173	- 159
Diphtheria	67	13	71	1	+ 12
Hepatitis C	68	8	64	29	- 21
Uterin Cancer	69	5	60	56	- 51
Upper Respiratory	70	5	66	24	- 19
Leishmaniasis	71	2	62	39	- 37
Chlamydia	72	1	68	5	- 4
Otitis Media	73	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Yemen

Nepal

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.