SPAIN VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,364	1	51,684	- 7,320
Stroke	2	19,962	3	29,004	- 9,042
War	3	18,998	68	6	+ 18,993
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,621	7	13,717	+ 3,904
Low Birth Weight	5	12,960	52	253	+ 12,707
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,593	31	1,829	+ 10,764
Birth Trauma	7	8,737	60	113	+ 8,624
Hypertension	8	7,787	9	9,115	- 1,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,431	36	1,064	+ 5,367
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,312	38	863	+ 5,449
Lung Disease	11	4,701	5	18,926	- 14,225
Measles	12	4,442	81	0	+ 4,442
Liver Disease	13	4,253	23	4,231	+ 22
Violence	14	4,177	51	262	+ 3,915
Kidney Disease	15	3,940	8	9,725	- 5,784
Other Injuries	16	3,274	15	5,536	- 2,263
Asthma	17	3,098	35	1,133	+ 1,965
Tuberculosis	18	2,794	50	270	+ 2,524
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,640	10	7,773	- 5,134
Malaria	20	2,529	83	0	+ 2,529
Suicide	21	2,499	25	3,609	- 1,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,067	2	42,339	- 40,271
Pertussis	23	1,823	73	2	+ 1,821
Falls	24	1,721	26	3,246	- 1,526
Drownings	25	1,680	45	446	+ 1,234
Breast Cancer	26	1,668	11	7,067	- 5,400
Malnutrition	27	1,557	47	302	+ 1,254
Meningitis	28	1,498	59	129	+ 1,370
Fires	29	1,458	55	185	+ 1,273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,343	6	16,957	- 15,614
Stomach Cancer	31	1,327	14	5,796	- 4,469
Maternal Conditions	32	1,309	64	14	+ 1,295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,226	44	475	+ 751
Leukemia	34	1,142	24	3,772	- 2,630
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,125	29	2,011	- 886
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,085	21	4,863	- 3,778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,040	33	1,612	- 572
Drug Use	38	901	41	776	+ 125
Liver Cancer	39	896	18	5,098	- 4,203
Inflammatory/Heart	40	860	19	4,984	- 4,124
Lung Cancers	41	837	4	22,131	- 21,293
Oral Cancer	42	805	27	2,583	- 1,778
Epilepsy	43	793	40	824	- 31
Poisonings	44	782	57	170	+ 612
Lymphomas	45	636	16	5,335	- 4,698
HIV/AIDS	46	583	43	538	+ 44
Tetanus	47	581	72	2	+ 579
Encephalitis	48	543	70	4	+ 539
Parkinson's Disease	49	532	20	4,943	- 4,411
Hepatitis B	50	440	58	162	+ 278
Pancreas Cancer	51	416	12	6,752	- 6,336
Ovary Cancer	52	277	28	2,026	- 1,749
Syphilis	53	258	67	9	+ 249
Appendicitis	54	238	61	79	+ 159
Bladder Cancer	55	236	17	5,222	- 4,986
Schistosomiasis	56	182	74	0	+ 182
Cervical Cancer	57	175	39	855	- 680
Skin Cancers	58	147	32	1,803	- 1,656
Alcohol	59	115	46	333	- 218
Dengue	60	105	77	0	+ 105
Skin Disease	61	65	30	1,840	- 1,776
Multiple Sclerosis	62	61	49	287	- 226
Prostate Cancer	63	58	13	6,420	- 6,362
Other Neoplasms	64	31	22	4,748	- 4,717
Ascariasis	65	25	78	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	21	48	294	- 273
Diphtheria	67	20	76	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	68	12	42	652	- 640
Uterin Cancer	69	8	34	1,612	- 1,604
Upper Respiratory	70	7	62	47	- 39
Leishmaniasis	71	3	65	11	- 7
Chlamydia	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.