NIGER VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,718	6	8,229	+ 16,488
Stroke	2	11,122	5	8,717	+ 2,405
War	3	10,585	41	409	+ 10,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,818	1	21,093	- 11,276
Low Birth Weight	5	7,221	4	9,560	- 2,339
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,017	8	5,946	+ 1,070
Birth Trauma	7	4,868	7	8,030	- 3,162
Hypertension	8	4,339	25	1,356	+ 2,983
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,583	3	16,030	- 12,447
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,517	10	4,346	- 829
Lung Disease	11	2,619	20	2,172	+ 447
Measles	12	2,475	18	2,414	+ 61
Liver Disease	13	2,370	11	4,116	- 1,747
Violence	14	2,327	19	2,244	+ 83
Kidney Disease	15	2,195	16	2,732	- 537
Other Injuries	16	1,824	12	3,826	- 2,002
Asthma	17	1,726	22	1,902	- 176
Tuberculosis	18	1,557	13	3,703	- 2,146
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,471	17	2,630	- 1,159
Malaria	20	1,409	2	17,022	- 15,613
Suicide	21	1,392	27	1,227	+ 165
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,152	32	858	+ 294
Pertussis	23	1,016	15	2,858	- 1,842
Falls	24	959	26	1,297	- 339
Drownings	25	936	24	1,581	- 645
Breast Cancer	26	929	29	1,075	- 146
Malnutrition	27	867	21	2,170	- 1,302
Meningitis	28	835	9	5,237	- 4,402
Fires	29	812	28	1,120	- 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	748	37	522	+ 227
Stomach Cancer	31	739	44	300	+ 439
Maternal Conditions	32	729	14	3,317	- 2,588
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	683	31	1,044	- 361
Leukemia	34	636	48	258	+ 379
Oesophagus Cancer	35	627	55	132	+ 495
Endocrine Disorders	36	605	23	1,806	- 1,202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	579	39	467	+ 112
Drug Use	38	502	58	126	+ 376
Liver Cancer	39	499	35	745	- 246
Inflammatory/Heart	40	479	34	769	- 289
Lung Cancers	41	466	67	42	+ 425
Oral Cancer	42	449	49	242	+ 207
Epilepsy	43	442	36	676	- 235
Poisonings	44	436	33	771	- 336
Lymphomas	45	355	43	350	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	46	325	30	1,048	- 723
Tetanus	47	323	42	372	- 49
Encephalitis	48	302	61	112	+ 190
Parkinson's Disease	49	296	47	275	+ 21
Hepatitis B	50	245	46	279	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	51	232	54	138	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	52	154	40	425	- 271
Syphilis	53	144	62	110	+ 34
Appendicitis	54	132	56	128	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	55	131	53	161	- 30
Schistosomiasis	56	101	50	237	- 136
Cervical Cancer	57	98	38	487	- 389
Skin Cancers	58	82	45	287	- 205
Alcohol	59	64	60	120	- 56
Dengue	60	59	73	0	+ 58
Skin Disease	61	36	52	213	- 177
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	69	22	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	63	32	57	128	- 95
Other Neoplasms	64	17	68	24	- 7
Ascariasis	65	14	59	125	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	70	18	- 6
Diphtheria	67	11	65	60	- 49
Hepatitis C	68	7	66	46	- 39
Uterin Cancer	69	4	64	86	- 82
Upper Respiratory	70	4	63	94	- 90
Leishmaniasis	71	2	51	237	- 235
Chlamydia	72	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	73	0	72	1	- 1
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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.