YEMEN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,632	46	396	+ 26,236
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,706	4	11,978	+ 2,728
Stroke	3	12,282	2	13,570	- 1,288
Malaria	4	12,180	20	1,719	+ 10,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,697	9	4,372	+ 5,325
Tuberculosis	6	9,181	18	1,899	+ 7,281
Birth Trauma	7	7,822	7	5,939	+ 1,882
Low Birth Weight	8	7,505	5	8,810	- 1,304
Liver Disease	9	6,955	13	2,891	+ 4,064
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,848	1	30,158	- 23,309
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,646	6	8,561	- 2,914
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,861	10	4,291	+ 570
Hypertension	13	4,043	8	5,293	- 1,250
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,701	19	1,794	+ 1,907
Malnutrition	15	3,558	27	1,058	+ 2,500
Meningitis	16	3,053	28	1,018	+ 2,035
Cervical Cancer	17	2,779	57	119	+ 2,660
Kidney Disease	18	2,720	15	2,679	+ 42
Other Injuries	19	2,671	16	2,225	+ 446
Suicide	20	2,013	21	1,699	+ 314
Lung Disease	21	1,966	11	3,196	- 1,229
Maternal Conditions	22	1,836	32	890	+ 946
Violence	23	1,782	14	2,839	- 1,057
Syphilis	24	1,367	53	175	+ 1,192
Pertussis	25	1,148	23	1,239	- 91
Asthma	26	1,145	17	2,106	- 961
Drownings	27	1,065	25	1,142	- 78
Falls	28	922	24	1,170	- 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	911	22	1,405	- 494
Prostate Cancer	30	868	63	39	+ 828
Lymphomas	31	846	45	433	+ 414
Fires	32	844	29	991	- 147
Inflammatory/Heart	33	775	40	585	+ 190
Poisonings	34	705	44	532	+ 173
Breast Cancer	35	565	26	1,134	- 568
Oesophagus Cancer	36	554	35	765	- 210
Endocrine Disorders	37	546	36	738	- 191
Epilepsy	38	513	43	539	- 26
Leukemia	39	404	34	776	- 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	379	33	833	- 454
Lung Cancers	41	349	41	569	- 220
Stomach Cancer	42	319	31	902	- 583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	313	30	913	- 600
Tetanus	44	293	47	395	- 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	293	37	707	- 414
Liver Cancer	46	273	39	609	- 336
Parkinson's Disease	47	253	49	362	- 108
Oral Cancer	48	240	42	547	- 308
Alcohol	49	216	59	78	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	50	203	55	160	+ 43
Schistosomiasis	51	198	56	124	+ 74
Skin Disease	52	194	61	44	+ 151
Drug Use	53	189	38	613	- 423
Skin Cancers	54	167	58	100	+ 67
Hepatitis B	55	161	50	299	- 138
Appendicitis	56	130	54	162	- 32
Ovary Cancer	57	127	52	188	- 61
Leishmaniasis	58	112	71	2	+ 110
Encephalitis	59	108	48	369	- 261
Upper Respiratory	60	105	70	5	+ 100
Measles	61	75	12	3,019	- 2,945
Pancreas Cancer	62	65	51	283	- 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	46	66	14	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	64	46	69	5	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	65	31	64	21	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	27	68	8	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	67	21	62	42	- 21
Ascariasis	68	13	65	17	- 4
War	69	10	3	12,915	- 12,905
Otitis Media	70	8	73	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	5	72	1	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	4	67	14	- 9
Dengue	74	2	60	71	- 70
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Zambia

Yemen

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.