TANZANIA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,301	9	13,215	+ 50,086
Stroke	2	28,482	7	16,894	+ 11,589
War	3	27,108	67	30	+ 27,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,142	2	26,028	- 886
Low Birth Weight	5	18,492	10	12,173	+ 6,319
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,969	5	18,054	- 85
Birth Trauma	7	12,467	8	15,086	- 2,619
Hypertension	8	11,111	17	5,209	+ 5,902
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,176	6	17,587	- 8,410
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,006	11	9,791	- 784
Lung Disease	11	6,708	22	3,051	+ 3,657
Measles	12	6,337	55	295	+ 6,043
Liver Disease	13	6,069	13	6,586	- 517
Violence	14	5,959	18	4,713	+ 1,247
Kidney Disease	15	5,622	19	4,547	+ 1,075
Other Injuries	16	4,671	20	4,270	+ 401
Asthma	17	4,420	30	1,700	+ 2,720
Tuberculosis	18	3,987	4	20,269	- 16,282
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,766	15	6,247	- 2,480
Malaria	20	3,608	3	21,758	- 18,150
Suicide	21	3,565	24	2,474	+ 1,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,950	27	2,048	+ 902
Pertussis	23	2,601	23	2,774	- 173
Falls	24	2,455	34	1,533	+ 922
Drownings	25	2,397	32	1,642	+ 756
Breast Cancer	26	2,379	37	1,285	+ 1,095
Malnutrition	27	2,221	16	5,574	- 3,353
Meningitis	28	2,138	21	3,188	- 1,051
Fires	29	2,080	35	1,424	+ 656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,916	33	1,567	+ 349
Stomach Cancer	31	1,894	39	1,190	+ 703
Maternal Conditions	32	1,868	12	6,835	- 4,967
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,749	46	462	+ 1,287
Leukemia	34	1,630	47	416	+ 1,214
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,605	25	2,247	- 642
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,548	29	1,778	- 230
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,484	50	401	+ 1,083
Drug Use	38	1,286	48	404	+ 882
Liver Cancer	39	1,278	36	1,413	- 135
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,227	38	1,227	+ 0
Lung Cancers	41	1,195	61	159	+ 1,036
Oral Cancer	42	1,149	31	1,646	- 497
Epilepsy	43	1,131	43	707	+ 424
Poisonings	44	1,116	40	1,170	- 54
Lymphomas	45	908	41	805	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	46	831	1	27,402	- 26,570
Tetanus	47	828	49	402	+ 427
Encephalitis	48	774	59	199	+ 576
Parkinson's Disease	49	759	45	513	+ 246
Hepatitis B	50	628	60	168	+ 460
Pancreas Cancer	51	594	62	158	+ 436
Ovary Cancer	52	395	53	337	+ 58
Syphilis	53	368	26	2,115	- 1,747
Appendicitis	54	339	58	218	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	55	337	44	667	- 330
Schistosomiasis	56	260	51	371	- 111
Cervical Cancer	57	250	14	6,424	- 6,174
Skin Cancers	58	209	42	744	- 535
Alcohol	59	164	56	270	- 106
Dengue	60	150	73	2	+ 148
Skin Disease	61	92	52	359	- 267
Multiple Sclerosis	62	87	68	27	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	63	83	28	1,819	- 1,737
Other Neoplasms	64	44	64	58	- 14
Ascariasis	65	36	65	56	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	30	63	81	- 51
Diphtheria	67	29	70	11	+ 18
Hepatitis C	68	17	66	40	- 22
Uterin Cancer	69	11	57	218	- 207
Upper Respiratory	70	10	54	299	- 289
Leishmaniasis	71	5	77	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	72	2	71	9	- 7
Otitis Media	73	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.