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Compare Arab Emirates and Malaysia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    84
    85
    84
    		  
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    1970
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    76
    77
    78
    		  
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    1980
    66.1
    70.4
    68.2
    49
    65
    59
    		  
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    1990
    71.2
    75.3
    73.2
    33
    45
    36
    		  
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    2000
    73.4
    75.7
    74.2
    32
    55
    42
    		  
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    2010
    75.5
    77.7
    76.2
    35
    57
    43
    		  
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    2015
    76.4
    78.6
    77.1
    35
    57
    43
    		  
    72.7
    77.3
    75.0
    66
    83
    69
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    78.6
    35
    57
    		  
    72.7
    77.3
    66
    83
    Age 5
    77.0
    79.1
    36
    65
    		  
    73.2
    77.8
    75
    86
    Age 10
    77.1
    79.2
    36
    67
    		  
    73.3
    77.9
    75
    87
    Age 15
    77.1
    79.2
    36
    67
    		  
    73.4
    77.9
    75
    87
    Age 20
    77.4
    79.3
    36
    69
    		  
    73.7
    78.0
    73
    88
    Age 25
    77.6
    79.4
    37
    71
    		  
    74.0
    78.1
    75
    89
    Age 30
    77.8
    79.4
    37
    72
    		  
    74.3
    78.2
    77
    90
    Age 35
    77.9
    79.5
    38
    73
    		  
    74.6
    78.3
    77
    91
    Age 40
    78.1
    79.6
    40
    76
    		  
    75.1
    78.5
    80
    92
    Age 45
    78.3
    79.7
    41
    79
    		  
    75.6
    78.7
    81
    92
    Age 50
    78.6
    79.9
    42
    83
    		  
    76.3
    79.1
    77
    95
    Age 55
    79.1
    80.3
    47
    85
    		  
    77.3
    79.6
    76
    96
    Age 60
    79.8
    80.9
    54
    89
    		  
    78.6
    80.4
    75
    97
    Age 65
    81.2
    82.2
    55
    87
    		  
    80.1
    81.3
    73
    98
    Age 70
    82.7
    83.6
    59
    82
    		  
    82.0
    82.5
    70
    102
    Age 75
    84.7
    85.5
    60
    81
    		  
    84.4
    84.2
    70
    110
    Age 80
    87.3
    87.9
    61
    80
    		  
    87.1
    86.6
    67
    115
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    69
    77
    		  
    90.4
    89.8
    68
    114
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.2
    63
    75
    		  
    94.0
    93.4
    52
    113
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.1
    63
    61
    		  
    97.9
    97.5
    54
    121
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.4
    61
    54
    		  
    102.2
    101.9
    55
    128
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    164.56
    28
    		  
    150.11
    33
    2. Stroke
    72.72
    104
    		  
    80.59
    97
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    35.35
    66
    		  
    23.59
    95
    4. Hypertension
    21.33
    45
    		  
    8.54
    144
    5. Lung Disease
    18.88
    87
    		  
    36.47
    19
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.87
    130
    		  
    61.07
    59
    7. Endocrine Disorders
    12.79
    38
    		  
    4.78
    101
    8. Lung Cancers
    12.05
    86
    		  
    19.14
    60
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.70
    122
    		  
    25.25
    34
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.11
    108
    		  
    13.14
    97
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.06
    131
    		  
    19.88
    54
    12. Liver Disease
    10.16
    113
    		  
    5.93
    148
    13. Prostate Cancer
    8.64
    135
    		  
    5.22
    152
    14. Lymphomas
    8.30
    6
    		  
    4.76
    80
    15. Asthma
    7.97
    63
    		  
    8.22
    58
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.52
    97
    		  
    10.64
    63
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    6.39
    117
    		  
    4.95
    127
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.10
    105
    		  
    6.80
    94
    19. Stomach Cancer
    6.04
    79
    		  
    4.18
    115
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.78
    79
    		  
    7.78
    52
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.73
    113
    		  
    5.12
    117
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.39
    45
    		  
    0.74
    157
    23. Other Injuries
    5.35
    145
    		  
    15.51
    63
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.09
    113
    		  
    3.69
    130
    25. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.00
    75
    		  
    2.32
    110
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    		  
    5.21
    60
    27. Falls
    4.15
    103
    		  
    7.57
    61
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    4.12
    71
    		  
    3.54
    85
    29. Suicide
    3.24
    145
    		  
    2.98
    150
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.02
    75
    		  
    1.52
    121
    31. Leukemia
    2.56
    129
    		  
    4.22
    65
    32. Violence
    2.43
    120
    		  
    2.33
    122
    33. Bladder Cancer
    2.33
    77
    		  
    1.29
    127
    34. Fires
    2.08
    91
    		  
    3.25
    72
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    130
    		  
    4.41
    57
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.75
    95
    		  
    1.86
    91
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.72
    124
    		  
    3.61
    53
    38. Malnutrition
    1.71
    92
    		  
    0.45
    126
    39. Drownings
    1.71
    130
    		  
    3.43
    89
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.66
    117
    		  
    1.38
    121
    41. Meningitis
    1.58
    97
    		  
    2.60
    77
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    102
    		  
    2.49
    63
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.29
    135
    		  
    3.22
    75
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.27
    128
    		  
    1.36
    125
    45. Tuberculosis
    1.20
    124
    		  
    7.09
    80
    46. Skin Disease
    1.13
    106
    		  
    3.05
    60
    47. Poisonings
    1.04
    99
    		  
    0.76
    119
    48. Epilepsy
    0.93
    138
    		  
    0.88
    144
    49. Drug Use
    0.71
    106
    		  
    0.26
    140
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.60
    79
    		  
    1.36
    57
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,658
    19.42
    		  
    29,363
    23.10
    2. Road Traffic Accidents
    908
    10.64
    		  
    6,813
    5.36
    3. Stroke
    666
    7.80
    		  
    15,497
    12.19
    4. Congenital Anomalies
    404
    4.74
    		  
    1,360
    1.07
    5. Other Injuries
    361
    4.23
    		  
    3,804
    2.99
    6. Low Birth Weight
    355
    4.16
    		  
    1,033
    0.81
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    296
    3.46
    		  
    4,760
    3.74
    8. Suicide
    274
    3.21
    		  
    772
    0.61
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    250
    2.92
    		  
    11,773
    9.26
    10. Endocrine Disorders
    244
    2.86
    		  
    1,044
    0.82
    11. Violence
    235
    2.75
    		  
    650
    0.51
    12. Falls
    170
    1.99
    		  
    1,611
    1.27
    13. Hypertension
    169
    1.98
    		  
    1,684
    1.32
    14. Liver Disease
    168
    1.97
    		  
    1,361
    1.07
    15. Lung Cancers
    153
    1.79
    		  
    4,088
    3.22
    16. Kidney Disease
    149
    1.74
    		  
    2,768
    2.18
    17. Drownings
    146
    1.71
    		  
    928
    0.73
    18. Lung Disease
    135
    1.58
    		  
    6,797
    5.35
    19. Lymphomas
    124
    1.46
    		  
    1,119
    0.88
    20. Breast Cancer
    123
    1.44
    		  
    2,535
    1.99
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    117
    1.37
    		  
    2,278
    1.79
    22. Birth Trauma
    116
    1.36
    		  
    387
    0.30
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    115
    1.35
    		  
    1,444
    1.14
    24. Fires
    106
    1.24
    		  
    744
    0.59
    25. Leukemia
    90
    1.05
    		  
    1,073
    0.84
    26. Asthma
    85
    1.00
    		  
    1,642
    1.29
    27. Stomach Cancer
    78
    0.91
    		  
    863
    0.68
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    73
    0.86
    		  
    501
    0.39
    29. Liver Cancer
    66
    0.78
    		  
    1,733
    1.36
    30. Epilepsy
    61
    0.72
    		  
    229
    0.18
    31. Poisonings
    56
    0.66
    		  
    196
    0.15
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    52
    0.61
    		  
    769
    0.60
    33. Meningitis
    48
    0.56
    		  
    625
    0.49
    34. Oral Cancer
    46
    0.53
    		  
    1,060
    0.83
    35. Ovary Cancer
    42
    0.49
    		  
    638
    0.50
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    39
    0.46
    		  
    325
    0.26
    37. Drug Use
    37
    0.43
    		  
    67
    0.05
    38. Malnutrition
    32
    0.38
    		  
    89
    0.07
    39. Cervical Cancer
    28
    0.33
    		  
    614
    0.48
    40. Prostate Cancer
    27
    0.31
    		  
    496
    0.39
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    26
    0.31
    		  
    133
    0.11
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.27
    		  
    312
    0.25
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    20
    0.23
    		  
    648
    0.51
    44. Bladder Cancer
    19
    0.22
    		  
    261
    0.21
    45. Pertussis
    17
    0.20
    		  
    99
    0.08
    46. Skin Disease
    14
    0.17
    		  
    619
    0.49
    47. Dengue
    12
    0.14
    		  
    153
    0.12
    48. Maternal Conditions
    10
    0.12
    		  
    153
    0.12
    49. Hepatitis B
    10
    0.11
    		  
    315
    0.25
    50. Encephalitis
    9
    0.11
    		  
    64
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    12.05
    86
    		  
    19.14
    60
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.06
    131
    		  
    19.88
    54
    3. Prostate Cancer
    8.64
    135
    		  
    5.22
    152
    4. Lymphomas
    8.30
    6
    		  
    4.76
    80
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.52
    97
    		  
    10.64
    63
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.04
    79
    		  
    4.18
    115
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.78
    79
    		  
    7.78
    52
    8. Cervical Cancer
    5.73
    113
    		  
    5.12
    117
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    		  
    5.21
    60
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.12
    71
    		  
    3.54
    85
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.02
    75
    		  
    1.52
    121
    12. Leukemia
    2.56
    129
    		  
    4.22
    65
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.33
    77
    		  
    1.29
    127
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    130
    		  
    4.41
    57
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.75
    95
    		  
    1.86
    91
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    0.62
    148
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.