ARAB EMIRATES VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,118	1	4,164	+ 6,953
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,142	20	194	+ 7,948
Stroke	3	3,874	2	1,998	+ 1,876
Lung Cancers	4	3,698	21	185	+ 3,513
Lung Disease	5	3,547	6	912	+ 2,635
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,269	8	705	+ 1,563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,024	16	309	+ 1,715
Prostate Cancer	8	1,677	43	51	+ 1,626
Breast Cancer	9	1,470	17	264	+ 1,206
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,460	31	99	+ 1,360
Other Injuries	11	1,378	10	522	+ 856
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,194	26	135	+ 1,059
Suicide	13	1,109	9	628	+ 481
Lymphomas	14	1,013	29	117	+ 896
Kidney Disease	15	916	3	1,305	- 389
Diabetes Mellitus	16	817	4	1,207	- 389
Hypertension	17	667	5	934	- 267
Falls	18	653	11	511	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	19	621	47	37	+ 584
Liver Cancer	20	617	32	96	+ 520
Bladder Cancer	21	561	39	60	+ 501
Leukemia	22	521	24	154	+ 367
Stomach Cancer	23	484	30	112	+ 372
Drug Use	24	463	13	431	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	25	453	38	63	+ 390
Inflammatory/Heart	26	431	28	120	+ 311
Endocrine Disorders	27	430	18	260	+ 170
Alcohol	28	390	40	59	+ 331
Skin Cancers	29	358	34	77	+ 280
Other Neoplasms	30	268	56	13	+ 255
Liver Disease	31	261	14	417	- 156
Cervical Cancer	32	253	41	57	+ 196
Oral Cancer	33	235	52	32	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	34	205	15	369	- 163
Road Traffic Accidents	35	191	7	870	- 679
Uterin Cancer	36	190	46	44	+ 146
Epilepsy	37	149	25	140	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	117	61	3	+ 114
Violence	39	110	35	70	+ 40
Anemia	40	101	86	0	+ 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	90	45	45	+ 44
Poisonings	42	89	48	36	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	43	83	19	195	- 112
Multiple Sclerosis	44	76	49	35	+ 41
Skin Disease	45	73	57	13	+ 60
Birth Trauma	46	69	37	64	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	47	57	80	0	+ 57
Asthma	48	46	12	458	- 413
Schizophrenia	49	40	84	0	+ 40
Meningitis	50	35	42	52	- 17
Upper Respiratory	51	31	64	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	52	30	63	1	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	29	81	0	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	29	27	126	- 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	27	33	92	- 65
Drownings	56	25	23	169	- 143
Malnutrition	57	15	60	3	+ 12
Fires	58	15	22	178	- 164
HIV/AIDS	59	13	50	34	- 21
Maternal Conditions	60	10	59	5	+ 5
War	61	1	53	29	- 28
Pertussis	62	0	58	12	- 11
Hepatitis B	63	0	44	47	- 47
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	51	33	- 33
Ascariasis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	3	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	67	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	36	66	- 66
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	55	13	- 13
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

Iceland

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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.