UNITED KINGDOM VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,417	2	71,728	- 43,311
Stroke	2	13,636	4	37,626	- 23,990
Kidney Disease	3	8,904	18	5,471	+ 3,433
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,234	17	5,842	+ 2,392
Hypertension	5	6,376	23	5,208	+ 1,168
Lung Disease	6	6,223	6	32,896	- 26,672
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,939	33	2,169	+ 3,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,813	3	40,540	- 35,727
Suicide	9	4,287	20	5,325	- 1,038
Other Injuries	10	3,562	19	5,464	- 1,902
Falls	11	3,490	15	7,618	- 4,128
Asthma	12	3,129	41	1,302	+ 1,826
Drug Use	13	2,942	31	2,824	+ 118
Liver Disease	14	2,845	14	7,666	- 4,820
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,515	35	2,127	+ 388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,109	7	18,446	- 16,337
Breast Cancer	17	1,801	9	12,718	- 10,917
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,772	28	3,297	- 1,525
Low Birth Weight	19	1,330	40	1,313	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,325	1	98,135	- 96,809
Lung Cancers	21	1,263	5	35,715	- 34,452
Fires	22	1,217	48	334	+ 883
Drownings	23	1,150	49	301	+ 849
Leukemia	24	1,052	22	5,211	- 4,159
Epilepsy	25	953	42	1,193	- 240
Pancreas Cancer	26	921	11	8,995	- 8,075
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	863	45	876	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	28	816	29	3,126	- 2,310
Lymphomas	29	795	10	9,350	- 8,555
Stomach Cancer	30	762	24	4,999	- 4,237
Parkinson's Disease	31	679	13	8,573	- 7,894
Liver Cancer	32	655	21	5,237	- 4,581
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	629	38	1,599	- 970
Skin Cancers	34	529	27	3,727	- 3,198
Violence	35	479	46	868	- 389
Tuberculosis	36	449	47	351	+ 98
Birth Trauma	37	436	54	190	+ 246
Ovary Cancer	38	430	25	4,019	- 3,588
Bladder Cancer	39	408	16	6,133	- 5,726
Alcohol	40	404	39	1,555	- 1,151
Cervical Cancer	41	389	43	1,099	- 709
Meningitis	42	354	52	232	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	43	345	8	13,289	- 12,944
Hepatitis B	44	322	65	40	+ 282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	310	36	2,090	- 1,780
Uterin Cancer	46	302	32	2,346	- 2,044
Oesophagus Cancer	47	251	12	8,727	- 8,475
Poisonings	48	244	53	221	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	49	241	37	1,856	- 1,614
HIV/AIDS	50	232	55	188	+ 44
Tetanus	51	225	72	0	+ 225
Oral Cancer	52	216	30	3,109	- 2,892
War	53	201	67	10	+ 191
Encephalitis	54	190	68	6	+ 184
Appendicitis	55	91	59	105	- 14
Other Neoplasms	56	89	26	3,986	- 3,896
Skin Disease	57	85	34	2,134	- 2,048
Pertussis	58	80	69	3	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	59	36	64	47	- 11
Malnutrition	60	19	58	116	- 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	18	44	1,014	- 996
Syphilis	62	18	62	49	- 31
Hepatitis C	63	6	51	267	- 261
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	48	- 47
Ascariasis	65	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	69	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

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.