USA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	320,869	1	504,904	- 184,035
Stroke	2	144,376	4	158,520	- 14,144
War	3	137,410	55	1,198	+ 136,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	127,445	11	60,317	+ 67,128
Low Birth Weight	5	93,733	39	6,924	+ 86,809
Road Traffic Accidents	6	91,083	17	41,694	+ 49,389
Birth Trauma	7	63,194	54	1,233	+ 61,961
Hypertension	8	56,321	8	65,960	- 9,640
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	46,514	37	9,955	+ 36,559
Congenital Anomalies	10	45,653	34	11,762	+ 33,892
Lung Disease	11	34,003	3	195,387	- 161,384
Measles	12	32,124	80	0	+ 32,124
Liver Disease	13	30,762	16	43,402	- 12,640
Violence	14	30,207	27	18,976	+ 11,231
Kidney Disease	15	28,499	6	85,861	- 57,362
Other Injuries	16	23,676	25	25,997	- 2,321
Asthma	17	22,407	46	3,818	+ 18,589
Tuberculosis	18	20,209	62	546	+ 19,663
Diabetes Mellitus	19	19,092	10	61,418	- 42,327
Malaria	20	18,290	77	0	+ 18,289
Suicide	21	18,071	12	53,099	- 35,027
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	14,952	2	287,198	- 272,247
Pertussis	23	13,184	69	16	+ 13,169
Falls	24	12,447	18	40,418	- 27,971
Drownings	25	12,152	45	4,070	+ 8,083
Breast Cancer	26	12,061	13	48,671	- 36,609
Malnutrition	27	11,260	40	6,762	+ 4,498
Meningitis	28	10,836	60	606	+ 10,231
Fires	29	10,544	49	3,183	+ 7,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	9,713	9	61,827	- 52,114
Stomach Cancer	31	9,598	33	13,077	- 3,478
Maternal Conditions	32	9,467	56	779	+ 8,689
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	8,868	48	3,461	+ 5,406
Leukemia	34	8,260	24	26,966	- 18,705
Oesophagus Cancer	35	8,136	28	17,829	- 9,694
Endocrine Disorders	36	7,848	14	46,985	- 39,137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	7,520	47	3,646	+ 3,874
Drug Use	38	6,519	7	74,435	- 67,916
Liver Cancer	39	6,479	23	27,064	- 20,586
Inflammatory/Heart	40	6,222	22	32,529	- 26,307
Lung Cancers	41	6,056	5	155,533	- 149,477
Oral Cancer	42	5,824	35	11,555	- 5,731
Epilepsy	43	5,734	50	3,162	+ 2,572
Poisonings	44	5,658	53	1,674	+ 3,984
Lymphomas	45	4,603	19	40,281	- 35,678
HIV/AIDS	46	4,214	42	5,660	- 1,446
Tetanus	47	4,199	71	2	+ 4,197
Encephalitis	48	3,924	68	25	+ 3,899
Parkinson's Disease	49	3,846	21	34,491	- 30,645
Hepatitis B	50	3,186	59	608	+ 2,578
Pancreas Cancer	51	3,010	15	44,293	- 41,283
Ovary Cancer	52	2,003	31	14,591	- 12,588
Syphilis	53	1,866	66	49	+ 1,817
Appendicitis	54	1,720	63	424	+ 1,295
Bladder Cancer	55	1,706	26	19,622	- 17,916
Schistosomiasis	56	1,317	72	1	+ 1,316
Cervical Cancer	57	1,266	38	6,984	- 5,718
Skin Cancers	58	1,060	32	14,311	- 13,251
Alcohol	59	833	30	14,659	- 13,826
Dengue	60	760	76	0	+ 760
Skin Disease	61	467	43	5,409	- 4,942
Multiple Sclerosis	62	442	44	5,059	- 4,617
Prostate Cancer	63	419	20	35,612	- 35,194
Other Neoplasms	64	221	29	17,743	- 17,522
Ascariasis	65	181	82	0	+ 181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	150	52	2,461	- 2,310
Diphtheria	67	146	75	0	+ 146
Hepatitis C	68	88	41	5,684	- 5,596
Uterin Cancer	69	55	36	10,063	- 10,008
Upper Respiratory	70	51	65	229	- 178
Leishmaniasis	71	24	79	0	+ 24
Chlamydia	72	8	84	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	73	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Yemen

United States

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.