SOUTH KOREA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,869	1	28,043	+ 20,826
Stroke	2	21,989	3	25,596	- 3,607
War	3	20,928	68	5	+ 20,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,410	2	26,650	- 7,240
Low Birth Weight	5	14,276	45	370	+ 13,905
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,872	15	4,399	+ 9,473
Birth Trauma	7	9,625	54	88	+ 9,536
Hypertension	8	8,578	17	3,711	+ 4,867
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,084	35	929	+ 6,156
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,953	41	518	+ 6,435
Lung Disease	11	5,179	11	8,526	- 3,348
Measles	12	4,893	83	0	+ 4,893
Liver Disease	13	4,685	14	6,348	- 1,663
Violence	14	4,601	44	386	+ 4,214
Kidney Disease	15	4,340	9	10,107	- 5,767
Other Injuries	16	3,606	18	3,634	- 28
Asthma	17	3,413	32	1,150	+ 2,262
Tuberculosis	18	3,078	24	1,950	+ 1,128
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,908	13	6,812	- 3,904
Malaria	20	2,786	71	1	+ 2,784
Suicide	21	2,752	5	14,636	- 11,883
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,277	6	12,145	- 9,868
Pertussis	23	2,008	67	6	+ 2,002
Falls	24	1,896	20	2,934	- 1,039
Drownings	25	1,851	42	501	+ 1,350
Breast Cancer	26	1,837	21	2,880	- 1,043
Malnutrition	27	1,715	53	88	+ 1,627
Meningitis	28	1,650	58	51	+ 1,600
Fires	29	1,606	47	263	+ 1,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,479	8	10,180	- 8,701
Stomach Cancer	31	1,462	10	8,625	- 7,163
Maternal Conditions	32	1,442	61	34	+ 1,408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,351	38	540	+ 811
Leukemia	34	1,258	23	2,140	- 882
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,239	28	1,733	- 494
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,195	25	1,891	- 695
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,145	48	224	+ 921
Drug Use	38	993	50	154	+ 839
Liver Cancer	39	987	7	11,589	- 10,602
Inflammatory/Heart	40	948	31	1,325	- 378
Lung Cancers	41	922	4	20,293	- 19,371
Oral Cancer	42	887	29	1,457	- 570
Epilepsy	43	873	40	524	+ 349
Poisonings	44	862	52	115	+ 747
Lymphomas	45	701	19	3,477	- 2,776
HIV/AIDS	46	642	55	84	+ 557
Tetanus	47	640	69	5	+ 635
Encephalitis	48	598	65	19	+ 579
Parkinson's Disease	49	586	16	3,951	- 3,365
Hepatitis B	50	485	39	526	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	51	458	12	6,994	- 6,535
Ovary Cancer	52	305	30	1,330	- 1,025
Syphilis	53	284	62	27	+ 258
Appendicitis	54	262	57	54	+ 208
Bladder Cancer	55	260	27	1,768	- 1,508
Schistosomiasis	56	201	72	1	+ 200
Cervical Cancer	57	193	34	1,065	- 872
Skin Cancers	58	161	37	585	- 423
Alcohol	59	127	33	1,081	- 954
Dengue	60	116	77	0	+ 116
Skin Disease	61	71	36	704	- 633
Multiple Sclerosis	62	67	66	11	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	63	64	22	2,316	- 2,252
Other Neoplasms	64	34	26	1,807	- 1,773
Ascariasis	65	28	74	0	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	23	51	150	- 127
Diphtheria	67	22	73	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	68	13	49	168	- 154
Uterin Cancer	69	8	43	420	- 411
Upper Respiratory	70	8	63	26	- 18
Leishmaniasis	71	4	79	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Yemen

South Korea

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.