DR CONGO VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,904	7	34,713	+ 13,190
Stroke	2	22,987	6	36,596	- 13,609
Kidney Disease	3	15,010	20	9,077	+ 5,933
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,880	16	12,902	+ 978
Hypertension	5	10,748	12	15,743	- 4,995
Lung Disease	6	10,491	14	13,527	- 3,036
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,012	10	30,256	- 20,244
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,113	1	73,546	- 65,432
Suicide	9	7,226	26	5,812	+ 1,414
Other Injuries	10	6,004	22	8,272	- 2,268
Falls	11	5,883	33	3,483	+ 2,401
Asthma	12	5,274	24	7,733	- 2,459
Drug Use	13	4,959	59	638	+ 4,321
Liver Disease	14	4,797	13	15,044	- 10,248
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,240	11	16,256	- 12,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,556	36	2,966	+ 589
Breast Cancer	17	3,037	35	3,416	- 379
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,987	25	7,380	- 4,393
Low Birth Weight	19	2,242	8	34,668	- 32,427
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,234	28	4,548	- 2,313
Lung Cancers	21	2,128	47	1,158	+ 971
Fires	22	2,052	39	2,007	+ 44
Drownings	23	1,938	34	3,454	- 1,515
Leukemia	24	1,773	41	1,871	- 99
Epilepsy	25	1,607	44	1,727	- 120
Pancreas Cancer	26	1,552	50	1,017	+ 536
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	1,454	43	1,728	- 274
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,376	29	4,045	- 2,669
Lymphomas	29	1,341	38	2,061	- 720
Stomach Cancer	30	1,284	37	2,579	- 1,295
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,145	49	1,035	+ 110
Liver Cancer	32	1,105	31	3,840	- 2,735
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,060	5	41,301	- 40,241
Skin Cancers	34	891	55	765	+ 126
Violence	35	808	18	11,120	- 10,313
Tuberculosis	36	757	2	43,759	- 43,003
Birth Trauma	37	735	9	33,075	- 32,341
Ovary Cancer	38	725	58	656	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	39	688	65	270	+ 418
Alcohol	40	681	60	635	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	41	657	27	4,823	- 4,166
Meningitis	42	597	17	11,568	- 10,971
Prostate Cancer	43	581	30	3,948	- 3,367
Hepatitis B	44	542	61	456	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	522	40	1,923	- 1,400
Uterin Cancer	46	509	63	352	+ 157
Oesophagus Cancer	47	424	53	790	- 366
Poisonings	48	411	42	1,729	- 1,317
Multiple Sclerosis	49	407	71	44	+ 363
HIV/AIDS	50	391	15	13,286	- 12,895
Tetanus	51	379	46	1,166	- 787
Oral Cancer	52	365	51	1,003	- 638
War	53	339	45	1,658	- 1,319
Encephalitis	54	321	57	680	- 359
Appendicitis	55	153	56	703	- 550
Other Neoplasms	56	151	67	88	+ 63
Skin Disease	57	144	54	781	- 637
Pertussis	58	134	23	7,921	- 7,787
Maternal Conditions	59	61	19	10,513	- 10,452
Malnutrition	60	31	21	8,910	- 8,879
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	30	66	217	- 187
Syphilis	62	30	32	3,751	- 3,721
Hepatitis C	63	11	69	69	- 58
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	370	- 368
Ascariasis	65	2	68	80	- 78
Diphtheria	66	2	70	47	- 45
Chlamydia	67	1	73	15	- 14
Otitis Media	68	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Dengue	71	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Arab Emirates

DR Congo

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.