VANUATU VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Yemen YEMEN VANUATU Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 298 1 454 - 156
Stroke 2 134 2 288 - 154
War 3 128 64 0 + 128
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 119 4 124 - 6
Low Birth Weight 5 87 14 43 + 44
Road Traffic Accidents 6 85 12 45 + 40
Birth Trauma 7 59 19 20 + 39
Hypertension 8 52 11 47 + 5
Diarrhoeal diseases 9 43 6 80 - 37
Congenital Anomalies 10 42 10 48 - 5
Lung Disease 11 32 5 108 - 77
Measles 12 30 62 0 + 30
Liver Disease 13 29 9 51 - 23
Violence 14 28 38 7 + 21
Kidney Disease 15 27 7 70 - 44
Other Injuries 16 22 17 30 - 8
Asthma 17 21 13 45 - 24
Tuberculosis 18 19 22 16 + 3
Diabetes Mellitus 19 18 3 127 - 109
Malaria 20 17 75 0 + 17
Suicide 21 17 8 54 - 37
Alzheimers & Dementia 22 14 21 18 - 4
Pertussis 23 12 30 10 + 2
Falls 24 12 25 13 - 2
Drownings 25 11 16 35 - 23
Breast Cancer 26 11 26 13 - 2
Malnutrition 27 10 31 10 + 0
Meningitis 28 10 36 8 + 2
Fires 29 10 42 4 + 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers 30 9 35 8 + 1
Stomach Cancer 31 9 40 6 + 3
Maternal Conditions 32 9 24 14 - 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease 33 8 20 18 - 10
Leukemia 34 8 32 9 - 1
Oesophagus Cancer 35 8 82 0 + 8
Endocrine Disorders 36 7 33 9 - 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease 37 7 15 35 - 28
Drug Use 38 6 56 0 + 6
Liver Cancer 39 6 18 27 - 21
Inflammatory/Heart 40 6 29 11 - 5
Lung Cancers 41 6 23 15 - 9
Oral Cancer 42 5 54 1 + 5
Epilepsy 43 5 41 5 + 0
Poisonings 44 5 47 2 + 3
Lymphomas 45 4 45 3 + 1
HIV/AIDS 46 4 72 0 + 4
Tetanus 47 4 46 3 + 1
Encephalitis 48 4 52 1 + 3
Parkinson's Disease 49 4 28 12 - 8
Hepatitis B 50 3 51 1 + 2
Pancreas Cancer 51 3 53 1 + 2
Ovary Cancer 52 2 44 4 - 2
Syphilis 53 2 37 8 - 6
Appendicitis 54 2 50 1 + 0
Bladder Cancer 55 2 49 2 - 0
Schistosomiasis 56 1 76 0 + 1
Cervical Cancer 57 1 27 13 - 12
Skin Cancers 58 1 86 0 + 1
Alcohol 59 1 43 4 - 3
Dengue 60 1 59 0 + 1
Skin Disease 61 0 39 7 - 6
Multiple Sclerosis 62 0 57 0 + 0
Prostate Cancer 63 0 34 9 - 8
Other Neoplasms 64 0 55 1 - 1
Ascariasis 65 0 63 0 + 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis 66 0 58 0 - 0
Diphtheria 67 0 60 0 - 0
Hepatitis C 68 0 61 0 - 0
Uterin Cancer 69 0 48 2 - 2
Upper Respiratory 70 0 65 0 + 0
Leishmaniasis 71 0 74 0 + 0
Chlamydia 72 0 66 0 - 0
Otitis Media 73 0 67 0 - 0
Leprosy 74 0 68 0 - 0
Chagas disease 75 0 77 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 76 0 73 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 77 0 69 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 78 0 70 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 71 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 80 0 78 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 81 0 79 0 - 0
Oral conditions 82 0 80 0 - 0
Depression 83 0 81 0 - 0
Anemia 84 0 83 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 84 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 86 0 85 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020