ARAB EMIRATES VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,799	1	4,164	+ 8,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,887	20	194	+ 7,692
Stroke	3	6,204	2	1,998	+ 4,206
Lung Cancers	4	5,676	21	185	+ 5,491
Lung Disease	5	5,392	6	912	+ 4,480
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,755	8	705	+ 4,050
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,788	16	309	+ 2,479
Kidney Disease	8	2,472	3	1,305	+ 1,167
Breast Cancer	9	2,167	17	264	+ 1,903
Suicide	10	1,768	9	628	+ 1,140
Other Injuries	11	1,680	10	522	+ 1,159
Other Neoplasms	12	1,531	56	13	+ 1,518
Prostate Cancer	13	1,528	43	51	+ 1,478
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,516	26	135	+ 1,381
Falls	15	1,470	11	511	+ 959
Lymphomas	16	1,300	29	117	+ 1,184
Liver Disease	17	1,200	14	417	+ 783
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,199	18	260	+ 940
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,154	31	99	+ 1,054
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,063	4	1,207	- 143
Leukemia	21	1,005	24	154	+ 850
Bladder Cancer	22	903	39	60	+ 844
Inflammatory/Heart	23	888	28	120	+ 769
Liver Cancer	24	817	32	96	+ 721
Oesophagus Cancer	25	752	47	37	+ 715
Stomach Cancer	26	723	30	112	+ 611
Hypertension	27	619	5	934	- 315
Oral Cancer	28	565	52	32	+ 533
Road Traffic Accidents	29	558	7	870	- 313
Ovary Cancer	30	547	38	63	+ 484
Skin Cancers	31	437	34	77	+ 360
Alcohol	32	418	40	59	+ 359
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	350	33	92	+ 258
Uterin Cancer	34	322	46	44	+ 277
Skin Disease	35	318	57	13	+ 305
Epilepsy	36	291	25	140	+ 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	245	27	126	+ 119
Malnutrition	38	243	60	3	+ 241
Drug Use	39	241	13	431	- 190
Congenital Anomalies	40	236	15	369	- 132
Cervical Cancer	41	203	41	57	+ 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	178	45	45	+ 133
Anemia	43	167	86	0	+ 167
Violence	44	125	35	70	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	45	123	49	35	+ 88
Asthma	46	107	12	458	- 352
Drownings	47	66	23	169	- 103
Fires	48	63	22	178	- 116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	61	61	3	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	50	58	19	195	- 137
Osteoarthritis	51	49	80	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	52	44	63	1	+ 43
Birth Trauma	53	39	37	64	- 25
Tuberculosis	54	38	36	66	- 28
Poisonings	55	34	48	36	- 1
Schizophrenia	56	33	84	0	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	57	30	50	34	- 4
Meningitis	58	24	42	52	- 28
Upper Respiratory	59	18	64	0	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	17	81	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	61	16	82	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	62	14	55	13	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	14	44	47	- 33
Maternal Conditions	64	5	59	5	- 0
Otitis Media	65	2	68	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	54	28	- 27
War	67	1	53	29	- 28
Pertussis	68	1	58	12	- 11
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	51	33	- 33
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

Belgium

Arab Emirates

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.