SOUTH AFRICA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,714	3	32,739	+ 23,975
Stroke	2	25,519	4	30,693	- 5,175
War	3	24,287	64	66	+ 24,222
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,526	2	39,341	- 16,815
Low Birth Weight	5	16,568	16	6,250	+ 10,317
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,099	11	13,014	+ 3,085
Birth Trauma	7	11,170	30	3,004	+ 8,166
Hypertension	8	9,955	12	12,789	- 2,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,221	8	15,843	- 7,622
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,069	25	4,351	+ 3,719
Lung Disease	11	6,010	13	11,895	- 5,885
Measles	12	5,678	57	270	+ 5,408
Liver Disease	13	5,437	14	9,013	- 3,576
Violence	14	5,339	7	21,000	- 15,660
Kidney Disease	15	5,037	9	15,302	- 10,265
Other Injuries	16	4,185	17	6,014	- 1,829
Asthma	17	3,960	18	5,966	- 2,005
Tuberculosis	18	3,572	6	21,965	- 18,393
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,374	5	30,188	- 26,813
Malaria	20	3,233	63	83	+ 3,150
Suicide	21	3,194	10	13,774	- 10,580
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,643	22	4,676	- 2,033
Pertussis	23	2,330	43	1,142	+ 1,188
Falls	24	2,200	42	1,399	+ 801
Drownings	25	2,148	32	2,403	- 255
Breast Cancer	26	2,132	23	4,533	- 2,402
Malnutrition	27	1,990	34	2,381	- 390
Meningitis	28	1,915	26	3,660	- 1,745
Fires	29	1,864	27	3,618	- 1,754
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,717	28	3,587	- 1,870
Stomach Cancer	31	1,697	39	1,535	+ 162
Maternal Conditions	32	1,673	38	1,700	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,567	36	1,894	- 327
Leukemia	34	1,460	40	1,464	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,438	29	3,486	- 2,048
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,387	19	5,890	- 4,503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,329	47	1,015	+ 315
Drug Use	38	1,152	53	770	+ 382
Liver Cancer	39	1,145	33	2,383	- 1,238
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,100	21	5,408	- 4,308
Lung Cancers	41	1,070	15	7,705	- 6,635
Oral Cancer	42	1,029	41	1,406	- 376
Epilepsy	43	1,014	37	1,870	- 856
Poisonings	44	1,000	50	975	+ 25
Lymphomas	45	814	31	2,818	- 2,004
HIV/AIDS	46	745	1	71,996	- 71,251
Tetanus	47	742	65	38	+ 704
Encephalitis	48	694	59	234	+ 459
Parkinson's Disease	49	680	46	1,077	- 397
Hepatitis B	50	563	61	139	+ 424
Pancreas Cancer	51	532	35	2,007	- 1,475
Ovary Cancer	52	354	51	951	- 597
Syphilis	53	330	44	1,130	- 800
Appendicitis	54	304	56	274	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	55	302	52	829	- 528
Schistosomiasis	56	233	66	35	+ 198
Cervical Cancer	57	224	20	5,555	- 5,332
Skin Cancers	58	187	48	993	- 805
Alcohol	59	147	49	987	- 840
Dengue	60	134	73	0	+ 134
Skin Disease	61	83	45	1,101	- 1,019
Multiple Sclerosis	62	78	62	113	- 35
Prostate Cancer	63	74	24	4,374	- 4,300
Other Neoplasms	64	39	58	267	- 228
Ascariasis	65	32	71	3	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	27	55	376	- 349
Diphtheria	67	26	69	16	+ 10
Hepatitis C	68	16	70	8	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	69	10	54	512	- 503
Upper Respiratory	70	9	60	223	- 214
Leishmaniasis	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	1	68	18	- 17
Otitis Media	73	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Yemen

South Africa

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.