SOUTH KOREA VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,619	1	28,043	- 6,424
Stroke	2	10,374	3	25,596	- 15,222
Kidney Disease	3	6,774	9	10,107	- 3,333
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,264	13	6,812	- 548
Hypertension	5	4,851	17	3,711	+ 1,140
Lung Disease	6	4,735	11	8,526	- 3,792
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,519	15	4,399	+ 120
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,662	2	26,650	- 22,988
Suicide	9	3,261	5	14,636	- 11,374
Other Injuries	10	2,710	18	3,634	- 924
Falls	11	2,655	20	2,934	- 279
Asthma	12	2,380	32	1,150	+ 1,230
Drug Use	13	2,238	50	154	+ 2,084
Liver Disease	14	2,165	14	6,348	- 4,184
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,913	41	518	+ 1,395
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,605	8	10,180	- 8,576
Breast Cancer	17	1,370	21	2,880	- 1,510
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,348	25	1,891	- 543
Low Birth Weight	19	1,012	45	370	+ 641
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,008	6	12,145	- 11,137
Lung Cancers	21	961	4	20,293	- 19,332
Fires	22	926	47	263	+ 663
Drownings	23	875	42	501	+ 374
Leukemia	24	800	23	2,140	- 1,340
Epilepsy	25	725	40	524	+ 201
Pancreas Cancer	26	701	12	6,994	- 6,293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	656	48	224	+ 432
Inflammatory/Heart	28	621	31	1,325	- 704
Lymphomas	29	605	19	3,477	- 2,872
Stomach Cancer	30	579	10	8,625	- 8,046
Parkinson's Disease	31	517	16	3,951	- 3,435
Liver Cancer	32	499	7	11,589	- 11,090
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	478	35	929	- 450
Skin Cancers	34	402	37	585	- 182
Violence	35	364	44	386	- 22
Tuberculosis	36	341	24	1,950	- 1,609
Birth Trauma	37	332	54	88	+ 243
Ovary Cancer	38	327	30	1,330	- 1,003
Bladder Cancer	39	310	27	1,768	- 1,458
Alcohol	40	307	33	1,081	- 773
Cervical Cancer	41	296	34	1,065	- 769
Meningitis	42	269	58	51	+ 219
Prostate Cancer	43	262	22	2,316	- 2,053
Hepatitis B	44	245	39	526	- 281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	236	38	540	- 304
Uterin Cancer	46	230	43	420	- 190
Oesophagus Cancer	47	191	28	1,733	- 1,541
Poisonings	48	186	52	115	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	49	184	66	11	+ 173
HIV/AIDS	50	177	55	84	+ 92
Tetanus	51	171	69	5	+ 166
Oral Cancer	52	165	29	1,457	- 1,293
War	53	153	68	5	+ 148
Encephalitis	54	145	65	19	+ 126
Appendicitis	55	69	57	54	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	56	68	26	1,807	- 1,739
Skin Disease	57	65	36	704	- 639
Pertussis	58	61	67	6	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	59	27	61	34	- 7
Malnutrition	60	14	53	88	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	14	51	150	- 136
Syphilis	62	13	62	27	- 13
Hepatitis C	63	5	49	168	- 163
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	26	- 25
Ascariasis	65	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Arab Emirates

South Korea

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.