KENYA VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,178	9	11,972	+ 12,206
Stroke	2	11,602	4	15,895	- 4,293
Kidney Disease	3	7,576	16	4,464	+ 3,112
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,006	14	5,651	+ 1,354
Hypertension	5	5,425	17	4,418	+ 1,007
Lung Disease	6	5,295	20	4,280	+ 1,015
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,053	6	14,883	- 9,829
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,095	1	22,571	- 18,476
Suicide	9	3,647	23	3,214	+ 433
Other Injuries	10	3,030	19	4,336	- 1,305
Falls	11	2,969	33	1,465	+ 1,504
Asthma	12	2,662	26	2,300	+ 362
Drug Use	13	2,503	62	113	+ 2,389
Liver Disease	14	2,421	7	13,405	- 10,984
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,140	12	6,115	- 3,976
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,795	32	1,477	+ 317
Breast Cancer	17	1,533	25	2,658	- 1,125
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,507	44	831	+ 676
Low Birth Weight	19	1,131	11	9,562	- 8,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,128	31	1,827	- 699
Lung Cancers	21	1,074	47	669	+ 406
Fires	22	1,036	36	1,316	- 281
Drownings	23	978	39	1,200	- 222
Leukemia	24	895	35	1,327	- 433
Epilepsy	25	811	43	832	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	26	783	46	716	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	734	53	408	+ 326
Inflammatory/Heart	28	694	40	1,121	- 427
Lymphomas	29	677	29	1,931	- 1,254
Stomach Cancer	30	648	28	2,010	- 1,362
Parkinson's Disease	31	578	50	470	+ 108
Liver Cancer	32	558	34	1,351	- 793
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	535	5	15,420	- 14,885
Skin Cancers	34	450	48	638	- 188
Violence	35	408	24	2,942	- 2,535
Tuberculosis	36	382	3	19,655	- 19,273
Birth Trauma	37	371	10	9,957	- 9,586
Ovary Cancer	38	366	45	795	- 429
Bladder Cancer	39	347	57	318	+ 29
Alcohol	40	344	55	355	- 12
Cervical Cancer	41	331	22	3,389	- 3,058
Meningitis	42	301	15	5,364	- 5,062
Prostate Cancer	43	293	37	1,292	- 998
Hepatitis B	44	274	49	522	- 248
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	264	41	1,089	- 825
Uterin Cancer	46	257	56	323	- 66
Oesophagus Cancer	47	214	18	4,373	- 4,159
Poisonings	48	208	38	1,269	- 1,061
Multiple Sclerosis	49	205	68	39	+ 167
HIV/AIDS	50	197	2	20,885	- 20,687
Tetanus	51	191	27	2,129	- 1,938
Oral Cancer	52	184	30	1,842	- 1,658
War	53	171	65	89	+ 82
Encephalitis	54	162	60	189	- 27
Appendicitis	55	77	58	240	- 163
Other Neoplasms	56	76	67	60	+ 16
Skin Disease	57	73	51	455	- 383
Pertussis	58	68	42	1,014	- 946
Maternal Conditions	59	31	13	5,651	- 5,621
Malnutrition	60	16	21	4,212	- 4,196
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	15	66	84	- 69
Syphilis	62	15	52	449	- 434
Hepatitis C	63	5	61	152	- 147
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	95	- 94
Ascariasis	65	1	71	9	- 8
Diphtheria	66	1	69	13	- 12
Chlamydia	67	0	70	10	- 10
Otitis Media	68	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	63	103	- 103
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Arab Emirates

Kenya

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.