NIGERIA VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	98,273	7	61,374	+ 36,900
Stroke	2	47,157	8	57,744	- 10,587
Kidney Disease	3	30,792	20	18,189	+ 12,603
Diabetes Mellitus	4	28,475	18	22,497	+ 5,978
Hypertension	5	22,050	24	10,692	+ 11,358
Lung Disease	6	21,522	22	12,569	+ 8,953
Road Traffic Accidents	7	20,540	12	41,693	- 21,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	16,645	1	207,281	- 190,636
Suicide	9	14,824	30	7,019	+ 7,806
Other Injuries	10	12,317	17	22,696	- 10,379
Falls	11	12,070	28	7,528	+ 4,542
Asthma	12	10,820	27	8,192	+ 2,628
Drug Use	13	10,173	34	6,273	+ 3,900
Liver Disease	14	9,840	13	38,326	- 28,486
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,697	9	49,696	- 40,999
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,294	43	4,152	+ 3,142
Breast Cancer	17	6,229	23	11,884	- 5,655
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,127	21	15,799	- 9,672
Low Birth Weight	19	4,599	6	95,959	- 91,360
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	4,584	31	6,786	- 2,202
Lung Cancers	21	4,367	57	1,295	+ 3,071
Fires	22	4,209	29	7,132	- 2,922
Drownings	23	3,977	32	6,584	- 2,608
Leukemia	24	3,637	47	2,257	+ 1,380
Epilepsy	25	3,296	41	5,001	- 1,705
Pancreas Cancer	26	3,185	51	1,975	+ 1,210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	2,983	52	1,946	+ 1,037
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,822	42	4,826	- 2,004
Lymphomas	29	2,751	40	5,202	- 2,451
Stomach Cancer	30	2,634	50	2,129	+ 505
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,348	46	2,473	- 125
Liver Cancer	32	2,267	39	5,289	- 3,022
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,175	2	144,724	- 142,549
Skin Cancers	34	1,828	53	1,933	- 105
Violence	35	1,657	19	18,407	- 16,751
Tuberculosis	36	1,552	3	127,335	- 125,783
Birth Trauma	37	1,507	5	100,186	- 98,679
Ovary Cancer	38	1,488	49	2,133	- 645
Bladder Cancer	39	1,411	63	670	+ 741
Alcohol	40	1,397	58	1,031	+ 366
Cervical Cancer	41	1,347	25	10,574	- 9,227
Meningitis	42	1,225	11	43,651	- 42,426
Prostate Cancer	43	1,193	35	5,914	- 4,722
Hepatitis B	44	1,113	55	1,488	- 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	1,072	37	5,846	- 4,774
Uterin Cancer	46	1,045	62	679	+ 366
Oesophagus Cancer	47	869	64	560	+ 309
Poisonings	48	844	33	6,570	- 5,727
Multiple Sclerosis	49	835	68	179	+ 656
HIV/AIDS	50	802	10	44,124	- 43,321
Tetanus	51	778	26	8,355	- 7,577
Oral Cancer	52	748	48	2,238	- 1,490
War	53	695	45	3,245	- 2,549
Encephalitis	54	658	59	937	- 279
Appendicitis	55	314	60	760	- 446
Other Neoplasms	56	309	66	290	+ 19
Skin Disease	57	295	56	1,468	- 1,173
Pertussis	58	275	16	23,282	- 23,007
Maternal Conditions	59	124	15	23,540	- 23,416
Malnutrition	60	65	36	5,896	- 5,832
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	62	69	165	- 103
Syphilis	62	61	38	5,449	- 5,388
Hepatitis C	63	22	65	304	- 282
Upper Respiratory	64	4	67	259	- 254
Ascariasis	65	3	61	685	- 682
Diphtheria	66	3	44	3,800	- 3,796
Chlamydia	67	2	71	14	- 12
Otitis Media	68	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Dengue	71	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Arab Emirates

Nigeria

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.