SPAIN VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,626	1	51,684	- 32,058
Stroke	2	9,418	3	29,004	- 19,586
Kidney Disease	3	6,150	8	9,725	- 3,575
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,687	10	7,773	- 2,087
Hypertension	5	4,403	9	9,115	- 4,711
Lung Disease	6	4,298	5	18,926	- 14,628
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,102	31	1,829	+ 2,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,324	7	13,717	- 10,393
Suicide	9	2,961	25	3,609	- 649
Other Injuries	10	2,460	15	5,536	- 3,076
Falls	11	2,410	26	3,246	- 836
Asthma	12	2,161	35	1,133	+ 1,028
Drug Use	13	2,032	41	776	+ 1,255
Liver Disease	14	1,965	23	4,231	- 2,266
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,737	38	863	+ 874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,457	6	16,957	- 15,501
Breast Cancer	17	1,244	11	7,067	- 5,823
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,224	21	4,863	- 3,640
Low Birth Weight	19	918	52	253	+ 666
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	915	2	42,339	- 41,423
Lung Cancers	21	872	4	22,131	- 21,258
Fires	22	841	55	185	+ 656
Drownings	23	794	45	446	+ 348
Leukemia	24	726	24	3,772	- 3,046
Epilepsy	25	658	40	824	- 166
Pancreas Cancer	26	636	12	6,752	- 6,116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	596	33	1,612	- 1,016
Inflammatory/Heart	28	564	19	4,984	- 4,420
Lymphomas	29	549	16	5,335	- 4,785
Stomach Cancer	30	526	14	5,796	- 5,270
Parkinson's Disease	31	469	20	4,943	- 4,474
Liver Cancer	32	453	18	5,098	- 4,646
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	434	36	1,064	- 629
Skin Cancers	34	365	32	1,803	- 1,438
Violence	35	331	51	262	+ 69
Tuberculosis	36	310	50	270	+ 40
Birth Trauma	37	301	60	113	+ 188
Ovary Cancer	38	297	28	2,026	- 1,729
Bladder Cancer	39	282	17	5,222	- 4,941
Alcohol	40	279	46	333	- 54
Cervical Cancer	41	269	39	855	- 586
Meningitis	42	245	59	129	+ 116
Prostate Cancer	43	238	13	6,420	- 6,181
Hepatitis B	44	222	58	162	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	214	44	475	- 261
Uterin Cancer	46	209	34	1,612	- 1,403
Oesophagus Cancer	47	174	29	2,011	- 1,838
Poisonings	48	169	57	170	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	49	167	49	287	- 120
HIV/AIDS	50	160	43	538	- 378
Tetanus	51	155	72	2	+ 154
Oral Cancer	52	149	27	2,583	- 2,434
War	53	139	68	6	+ 133
Encephalitis	54	131	70	4	+ 128
Appendicitis	55	63	61	79	- 17
Other Neoplasms	56	62	22	4,748	- 4,686
Skin Disease	57	59	30	1,840	- 1,781
Pertussis	58	55	73	2	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	59	25	64	14	+ 11
Malnutrition	60	13	47	302	- 290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	12	48	294	- 282
Syphilis	62	12	67	9	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	4	42	652	- 648
Upper Respiratory	64	1	62	47	- 46
Ascariasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	1	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.