ARAB EMIRATES VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,950	50	34	+ 11,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,530	8	705	+ 5,824
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,434	1	4,164	+ 1,270
Stroke	4	5,094	2	1,998	+ 3,096
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,011	4	1,207	+ 3,804
Tuberculosis	6	3,646	36	66	+ 3,580
Violence	7	3,485	35	70	+ 3,415
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,630	33	92	+ 2,537
Kidney Disease	9	2,540	3	1,305	+ 1,235
Suicide	10	2,286	9	628	+ 1,658
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,160	7	870	+ 1,290
Hypertension	12	2,123	5	934	+ 1,188
Lung Disease	13	1,974	6	912	+ 1,062
Liver Disease	14	1,496	14	417	+ 1,079
Lung Cancers	15	1,279	21	185	+ 1,094
Low Birth Weight	16	1,037	19	195	+ 843
Other Injuries	17	998	10	522	+ 476
Asthma	18	990	12	458	+ 532
Endocrine Disorders	19	978	18	260	+ 718
Cervical Cancer	20	922	41	57	+ 865
Inflammatory/Heart	21	898	28	120	+ 778
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	776	20	194	+ 582
Breast Cancer	23	752	17	264	+ 488
Prostate Cancer	24	726	43	51	+ 675
Congenital Anomalies	25	722	15	369	+ 354
Meningitis	26	608	42	52	+ 556
Fires	27	600	22	178	+ 422
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	595	16	309	+ 286
Oesophagus Cancer	29	579	47	37	+ 542
Birth Trauma	30	499	37	64	+ 435
Lymphomas	31	468	29	117	+ 351
Drownings	32	399	23	169	+ 230
Liver Cancer	33	396	32	96	+ 300
Malnutrition	34	395	60	3	+ 392
Pancreas Cancer	35	333	26	135	+ 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	314	45	45	+ 269
Epilepsy	37	310	25	140	+ 171
Maternal Conditions	38	282	59	5	+ 277
Stomach Cancer	39	255	30	112	+ 143
Leukemia	40	243	24	154	+ 89
Oral Cancer	41	233	52	32	+ 202
Falls	42	232	11	511	- 279
Pertussis	43	190	58	12	+ 178
Syphilis	44	187	62	3	+ 185
Skin Disease	45	183	57	13	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	46	179	31	99	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	168	27	126	+ 42
Skin Cancers	48	165	34	77	+ 87
Alcohol	49	164	40	59	+ 105
Poisonings	50	162	48	36	+ 126
Ovary Cancer	51	158	38	63	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	52	138	39	60	+ 78
Drug Use	53	128	13	431	- 303
Uterin Cancer	54	85	46	44	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	62	61	3	+ 60
Appendicitis	56	45	55	13	+ 32
Measles	57	45	70	0	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	58	44	56	13	+ 31
Encephalitis	59	39	54	28	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	60	37	64	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	23	44	47	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	19	49	35	- 17
Malaria	63	14	74	0	+ 14
War	64	11	53	29	- 19
Tetanus	65	6	51	33	- 27
Schistosomiasis	66	6	75	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	67	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	66	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	63	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

South Africa

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.