USA VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,949	1	504,904	- 362,955
Stroke	2	68,115	4	158,520	- 90,405
Kidney Disease	3	44,477	6	85,861	- 41,383
Diabetes Mellitus	4	41,129	10	61,418	- 20,289
Hypertension	5	31,849	8	65,960	- 34,112
Lung Disease	6	31,087	3	195,387	- 164,300
Road Traffic Accidents	7	29,668	17	41,694	- 12,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	24,042	11	60,317	- 36,275
Suicide	9	21,413	12	53,099	- 31,686
Other Injuries	10	17,791	25	25,997	- 8,206
Falls	11	17,434	18	40,418	- 22,984
Asthma	12	15,629	46	3,818	+ 11,811
Drug Use	13	14,695	7	74,435	- 59,740
Liver Disease	14	14,213	16	43,402	- 29,189
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,563	34	11,762	+ 801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	10,536	9	61,827	- 51,291
Breast Cancer	17	8,998	13	48,671	- 39,673
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,850	14	46,985	- 38,135
Low Birth Weight	19	6,642	39	6,924	- 282
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,621	2	287,198	- 280,577
Lung Cancers	21	6,307	5	155,533	- 149,225
Fires	22	6,080	49	3,183	+ 2,897
Drownings	23	5,744	45	4,070	+ 1,674
Leukemia	24	5,253	24	26,966	- 21,712
Epilepsy	25	4,761	50	3,162	+ 1,599
Pancreas Cancer	26	4,600	15	44,293	- 39,693
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	4,308	47	3,646	+ 663
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,076	22	32,529	- 28,453
Lymphomas	29	3,974	19	40,281	- 36,307
Stomach Cancer	30	3,804	33	13,077	- 9,272
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,391	21	34,491	- 31,100
Liver Cancer	32	3,274	23	27,064	- 23,790
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,141	37	9,955	- 6,814
Skin Cancers	34	2,641	32	14,311	- 11,670
Violence	35	2,393	27	18,976	- 16,583
Tuberculosis	36	2,242	62	546	+ 1,696
Birth Trauma	37	2,177	54	1,233	+ 944
Ovary Cancer	38	2,149	31	14,591	- 12,442
Bladder Cancer	39	2,037	26	19,622	- 17,585
Alcohol	40	2,018	30	14,659	- 12,642
Cervical Cancer	41	1,946	38	6,984	- 5,039
Meningitis	42	1,769	60	606	+ 1,163
Prostate Cancer	43	1,723	20	35,612	- 33,889
Hepatitis B	44	1,607	59	608	+ 1,000
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	1,548	48	3,461	- 1,913
Uterin Cancer	46	1,509	36	10,063	- 8,554
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,255	28	17,829	- 16,574
Poisonings	48	1,219	53	1,674	- 455
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,206	44	5,059	- 3,853
HIV/AIDS	50	1,159	42	5,660	- 4,502
Tetanus	51	1,123	71	2	+ 1,121
Oral Cancer	52	1,081	35	11,555	- 10,474
War	53	1,005	55	1,198	- 193
Encephalitis	54	950	68	25	+ 924
Appendicitis	55	453	63	424	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	56	447	29	17,743	- 17,296
Skin Disease	57	427	43	5,409	- 4,982
Pertussis	58	397	69	16	+ 382
Maternal Conditions	59	179	56	779	- 599
Malnutrition	60	93	40	6,762	- 6,669
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	89	52	2,461	- 2,372
Syphilis	62	89	66	49	+ 39
Hepatitis C	63	32	41	5,684	- 5,652
Upper Respiratory	64	6	65	229	- 223
Ascariasis	65	5	82	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	66	5	75	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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United States

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.