USA VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	144,949	1	504,904	- 359,955
Diabetes Mellitus	2	61,486	10	61,418	+ 68
Stroke	3	34,172	4	158,520	- 124,348
Road Traffic Accidents	4	27,574	17	41,694	- 14,120
Liver Disease	5	27,129	16	43,402	- 16,273
Kidney Disease	6	23,998	6	85,861	- 61,863
Suicide	7	22,150	12	53,099	- 30,948
Falls	8	17,223	18	40,418	- 23,195
Other Injuries	9	15,389	25	25,997	- 10,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	14,438	11	60,317	- 45,879
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	11,119	9	61,827	- 50,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	10,026	2	287,198	- 277,172
Lung Cancers	13	9,750	5	155,533	- 145,783
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,376	34	11,762	- 2,386
Lung Disease	15	9,176	3	195,387	- 186,211
Leukemia	16	7,660	24	26,966	- 19,305
Breast Cancer	17	7,062	13	48,671	- 41,608
Lymphomas	18	6,485	19	40,281	- 33,796
Drownings	19	6,044	45	4,070	+ 1,974
Low Birth Weight	20	6,003	39	6,924	- 921
Liver Cancer	21	5,951	23	27,064	- 21,113
Fires	22	5,692	49	3,183	+ 2,509
Stomach Cancer	23	5,619	33	13,077	- 7,458
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,238	14	46,985	- 41,747
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,328	22	32,529	- 28,201
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,762	21	34,491	- 30,729
Bladder Cancer	27	3,612	26	19,622	- 16,010
Hypertension	28	3,533	8	65,960	- 62,428
Oral Cancer	29	3,356	35	11,555	- 8,199
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,330	15	44,293	- 40,963
Prostate Cancer	31	2,364	20	35,612	- 33,248
Ovary Cancer	32	2,296	31	14,591	- 12,296
Skin Disease	33	2,139	43	5,409	- 3,269
Violence	34	1,880	27	18,976	- 17,096
Epilepsy	35	1,797	50	3,162	- 1,365
Cervical Cancer	36	1,715	38	6,984	- 5,269
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,694	28	17,829	- 16,135
Birth Trauma	38	1,680	54	1,233	+ 447
Drug Use	39	1,633	7	74,435	- 72,802
Asthma	40	1,375	46	3,818	- 2,443
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	1,331	37	9,955	- 8,623
Poisonings	42	1,191	53	1,674	- 483
Skin Cancers	43	1,084	32	14,311	- 13,227
Tuberculosis	44	1,076	62	546	+ 530
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,049	47	3,646	- 2,597
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	976	48	3,461	- 2,485
Meningitis	47	944	60	606	+ 338
Alcohol	48	939	30	14,659	- 13,720
Uterin Cancer	49	850	36	10,063	- 9,213
Encephalitis	50	689	68	25	+ 664
Other Neoplasms	51	358	29	17,743	- 17,385
Maternal Conditions	52	341	56	779	- 438
Syphilis	53	323	66	49	+ 273
Pertussis	54	314	69	16	+ 299
Multiple Sclerosis	55	257	44	5,059	- 4,802
Hepatitis B	56	256	59	608	- 352
Appendicitis	57	162	63	424	- 262
Malnutrition	58	115	40	6,762	- 6,647
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	65	52	2,461	- 2,396
Tetanus	60	42	71	2	+ 40
War	61	37	55	1,198	- 1,161
Dengue	62	11	76	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	63	9	41	5,684	- 5,675
Ascariasis	64	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	65	5	65	229	- 224
Diphtheria	66	3	75	0	+ 3
Measles	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.