UNITED KINGDOM VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,236	2	71,728	- 7,492
Stroke	2	28,903	4	37,626	- 8,723
War	3	27,509	67	10	+ 27,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,514	3	40,540	- 15,026
Low Birth Weight	5	18,765	40	1,313	+ 17,451
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,234	33	2,169	+ 16,065
Birth Trauma	7	12,651	54	190	+ 12,461
Hypertension	8	11,275	23	5,208	+ 6,067
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,312	38	1,599	+ 7,713
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,139	35	2,127	+ 7,013
Lung Disease	11	6,807	6	32,896	- 26,089
Measles	12	6,431	75	0	+ 6,431
Liver Disease	13	6,158	14	7,666	- 1,507
Violence	14	6,047	46	868	+ 5,180
Kidney Disease	15	5,705	18	5,471	+ 234
Other Injuries	16	4,740	19	5,464	- 724
Asthma	17	4,486	41	1,302	+ 3,183
Tuberculosis	18	4,046	47	351	+ 3,694
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,822	17	5,842	- 2,020
Malaria	20	3,661	76	0	+ 3,661
Suicide	21	3,618	20	5,325	- 1,707
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,993	1	98,135	- 95,142
Pertussis	23	2,639	69	3	+ 2,637
Falls	24	2,492	15	7,618	- 5,127
Drownings	25	2,433	49	301	+ 2,132
Breast Cancer	26	2,415	9	12,718	- 10,304
Malnutrition	27	2,254	58	116	+ 2,139
Meningitis	28	2,169	52	232	+ 1,937
Fires	29	2,111	48	334	+ 1,776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,945	7	18,446	- 16,501
Stomach Cancer	31	1,922	24	4,999	- 3,077
Maternal Conditions	32	1,895	64	47	+ 1,849
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,775	36	2,090	- 315
Leukemia	34	1,654	22	5,211	- 3,557
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,629	12	8,727	- 7,098
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,571	28	3,297	- 1,726
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,505	45	876	+ 629
Drug Use	38	1,305	31	2,824	- 1,519
Liver Cancer	39	1,297	21	5,237	- 3,940
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,246	29	3,126	- 1,881
Lung Cancers	41	1,212	5	35,715	- 34,503
Oral Cancer	42	1,166	30	3,109	- 1,943
Epilepsy	43	1,148	42	1,193	- 45
Poisonings	44	1,133	53	221	+ 912
Lymphomas	45	921	10	9,350	- 8,429
HIV/AIDS	46	844	55	188	+ 656
Tetanus	47	841	72	0	+ 840
Encephalitis	48	786	68	6	+ 780
Parkinson's Disease	49	770	13	8,573	- 7,803
Hepatitis B	50	638	65	40	+ 598
Pancreas Cancer	51	603	11	8,995	- 8,393
Ovary Cancer	52	401	25	4,019	- 3,618
Syphilis	53	374	62	49	+ 325
Appendicitis	54	344	59	105	+ 239
Bladder Cancer	55	342	16	6,133	- 5,792
Schistosomiasis	56	264	78	0	+ 264
Cervical Cancer	57	253	43	1,099	- 846
Skin Cancers	58	212	27	3,727	- 3,515
Alcohol	59	167	39	1,555	- 1,388
Dengue	60	152	73	0	+ 152
Skin Disease	61	94	34	2,134	- 2,040
Multiple Sclerosis	62	88	37	1,856	- 1,767
Prostate Cancer	63	84	8	13,289	- 13,206
Other Neoplasms	64	44	26	3,986	- 3,942
Ascariasis	65	36	80	0	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	30	44	1,014	- 984
Diphtheria	67	29	74	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	68	18	51	267	- 250
Uterin Cancer	69	11	32	2,346	- 2,335
Upper Respiratory	70	10	63	48	- 38
Leishmaniasis	71	5	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	0	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.