SURINAME VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	607	1	650	- 43
Stroke	2	273	2	615	- 342
War	3	260	66	0	+ 260
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	241	5	171	+ 70
Low Birth Weight	5	177	19	51	+ 126
Road Traffic Accidents	6	172	13	89	+ 83
Birth Trauma	7	120	30	28	+ 92
Hypertension	8	107	9	134	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	88	27	31	+ 57
Congenital Anomalies	10	86	22	40	+ 47
Lung Disease	11	64	12	93	- 28
Measles	12	61	73	0	+ 61
Liver Disease	13	58	8	134	- 76
Violence	14	57	26	34	+ 23
Kidney Disease	15	54	4	281	- 227
Other Injuries	16	45	15	73	- 28
Asthma	17	42	39	16	+ 27
Tuberculosis	18	38	37	17	+ 22
Diabetes Mellitus	19	36	3	286	- 250
Malaria	20	35	78	0	+ 35
Suicide	21	34	6	148	- 113
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	28	10	117	- 89
Pertussis	23	25	59	1	+ 24
Falls	24	24	25	34	- 11
Drownings	25	23	29	28	- 5
Breast Cancer	26	23	17	55	- 32
Malnutrition	27	21	43	13	+ 8
Meningitis	28	20	50	5	+ 15
Fires	29	20	44	13	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	18	16	72	- 54
Stomach Cancer	31	18	33	25	- 7
Maternal Conditions	32	18	41	14	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	17	28	29	- 12
Leukemia	34	16	35	20	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	35	15	56	2	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	36	15	24	37	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	14	47	6	+ 8
Drug Use	38	12	45	7	+ 5
Liver Cancer	39	12	21	45	- 33
Inflammatory/Heart	40	12	23	37	- 25
Lung Cancers	41	11	11	102	- 91
Oral Cancer	42	11	40	16	- 5
Epilepsy	43	11	36	18	- 7
Poisonings	44	11	57	2	+ 9
Lymphomas	45	9	34	23	- 14
HIV/AIDS	46	8	7	138	- 130
Tetanus	47	8	62	1	+ 7
Encephalitis	48	7	51	4	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	7	31	28	- 20
Hepatitis B	50	6	63	1	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	51	6	32	26	- 21
Ovary Cancer	52	4	42	14	- 10
Syphilis	53	4	52	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	54	3	53	3	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	55	3	48	5	- 2
Schistosomiasis	56	2	55	2	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	57	2	20	48	- 46
Skin Cancers	58	2	60	1	+ 1
Alcohol	59	2	38	16	- 15
Dengue	60	1	46	7	- 5
Skin Disease	61	1	18	53	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	1	- 0
Prostate Cancer	63	1	14	78	- 78
Other Neoplasms	64	0	54	3	- 2
Ascariasis	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	69	0	49	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.