QATAR VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,768	1	1,082	+ 2,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,143	12	75	+ 2,069
Lung Disease	3	1,458	15	68	+ 1,390
Stroke	4	1,183	3	255	+ 928
Lung Cancers	5	1,161	13	73	+ 1,088
Kidney Disease	6	641	6	179	+ 462
Drug Use	7	556	39	12	+ 543
Hypertension	8	492	28	26	+ 466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	461	11	83	+ 378
Diabetes Mellitus	10	458	2	459	- 1
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	450	10	108	+ 342
Suicide	12	396	7	165	+ 231
Breast Cancer	13	363	17	53	+ 311
Endocrine Disorders	14	351	24	39	+ 312
Pancreas Cancer	15	331	30	25	+ 306
Liver Disease	16	324	5	202	+ 121
Road Traffic Accidents	17	311	4	206	+ 105
Falls	18	302	8	129	+ 173
Lymphomas	19	301	18	48	+ 252
Prostate Cancer	20	266	31	18	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	21	257	26	28	+ 229
Inflammatory/Heart	22	243	25	32	+ 210
Liver Cancer	23	202	21	44	+ 158
Leukemia	24	201	16	57	+ 144
Other Injuries	25	194	9	115	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	26	146	27	27	+ 119
Violence	27	142	34	14	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	28	133	37	13	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	29	132	51	3	+ 130
Alcohol	30	109	48	7	+ 102
Ovary Cancer	31	109	32	17	+ 92
Skin Cancers	32	107	43	8	+ 99
Stomach Cancer	33	98	23	42	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	34	88	14	70	+ 18
Oral Cancer	35	86	29	25	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	36	75	49	6	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	74	41	10	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	38	52	36	13	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	39	52	20	45	+ 7
Malnutrition	40	50	58	1	+ 50
Hepatitis C	41	42	63	0	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	42	42	71	0	+ 42
Skin Disease	43	40	33	16	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	44	38	55	2	+ 36
Drownings	45	30	19	45	- 15
Asthma	46	28	40	10	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	27	45	8	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	26	46	7	+ 19
Fires	49	24	22	42	- 19
Epilepsy	50	24	35	13	+ 10
Anemia	51	23	85	0	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	18	59	0	+ 18
Poisonings	53	12	42	9	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	9	38	13	- 3
War	55	9	61	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	56	6	52	3	+ 3
Schizophrenia	57	5	83	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	5	80	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	5	56	2	+ 3
Meningitis	60	5	47	7	- 3
Osteoarthritis	61	4	81	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	62	4	44	8	- 4
Appendicitis	63	3	57	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	2	65	0	+ 2
Syphilis	66	0	53	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	50	5	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	54	2	- 2
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	60	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	62	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.