POLAND VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,356	1	117,700	- 81,344
Stroke	2	16,359	2	32,693	- 16,335
War	3	15,569	66	4	+ 15,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,440	4	19,998	- 5,558
Low Birth Weight	5	10,620	42	579	+ 10,042
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,320	22	3,555	+ 6,766
Birth Trauma	7	7,160	57	52	+ 7,108
Hypertension	8	6,381	15	4,937	+ 1,445
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,270	37	839	+ 4,431
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,173	36	916	+ 4,256
Lung Disease	11	3,853	6	13,677	- 9,824
Measles	12	3,640	72	0	+ 3,640
Liver Disease	13	3,486	10	7,912	- 4,427
Violence	14	3,423	49	294	+ 3,129
Kidney Disease	15	3,229	20	4,065	- 836
Other Injuries	16	2,683	28	2,527	+ 156
Asthma	17	2,539	43	540	+ 1,999
Tuberculosis	18	2,290	41	597	+ 1,693
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,163	8	8,947	- 6,784
Malaria	20	2,072	78	0	+ 2,072
Suicide	21	2,048	18	4,282	- 2,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,694	21	3,701	- 2,007
Pertussis	23	1,494	71	0	+ 1,494
Falls	24	1,410	16	4,712	- 3,301
Drownings	25	1,377	39	636	+ 740
Breast Cancer	26	1,367	9	7,967	- 6,600
Malnutrition	27	1,276	50	291	+ 985
Meningitis	28	1,228	53	171	+ 1,057
Fires	29	1,195	45	474	+ 720
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,101	5	14,610	- 13,510
Stomach Cancer	31	1,088	12	5,910	- 4,823
Maternal Conditions	32	1,073	63	10	+ 1,063
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,005	26	3,091	- 2,086
Leukemia	34	936	24	3,456	- 2,520
Oesophagus Cancer	35	922	33	1,803	- 881
Endocrine Disorders	36	889	38	831	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	852	40	612	+ 240
Drug Use	38	739	48	321	+ 418
Liver Cancer	39	734	29	2,290	- 1,556
Inflammatory/Heart	40	705	23	3,495	- 2,790
Lung Cancers	41	686	3	25,781	- 25,094
Oral Cancer	42	660	25	3,377	- 2,717
Epilepsy	43	650	35	1,145	- 495
Poisonings	44	641	51	205	+ 436
Lymphomas	45	522	19	4,141	- 3,620
HIV/AIDS	46	477	54	115	+ 363
Tetanus	47	476	67	2	+ 474
Encephalitis	48	445	64	6	+ 438
Parkinson's Disease	49	436	34	1,500	- 1,064
Hepatitis B	50	361	56	52	+ 309
Pancreas Cancer	51	341	13	5,430	- 5,089
Ovary Cancer	52	227	27	2,929	- 2,702
Syphilis	53	211	69	0	+ 211
Appendicitis	54	195	55	69	+ 126
Bladder Cancer	55	193	17	4,700	- 4,507
Schistosomiasis	56	149	76	0	+ 149
Cervical Cancer	57	143	32	1,907	- 1,763
Skin Cancers	58	120	31	2,155	- 2,035
Alcohol	59	94	14	5,238	- 5,144
Dengue	60	86	84	0	+ 86
Skin Disease	61	53	46	469	- 416
Multiple Sclerosis	62	50	44	502	- 452
Prostate Cancer	63	47	11	6,489	- 6,441
Other Neoplasms	64	25	7	9,256	- 9,231
Ascariasis	65	20	82	0	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	47	369	- 352
Diphtheria	67	17	70	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	68	10	52	188	- 178
Uterin Cancer	69	6	30	2,163	- 2,156
Upper Respiratory	70	6	60	19	- 13
Leishmaniasis	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.