COLOMBIA VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,584	1	43,066	- 22,482
Stroke	2	9,877	3	16,573	- 6,695
Kidney Disease	3	6,450	7	6,834	- 384
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,964	11	5,028	+ 936
Hypertension	5	4,618	8	6,400	- 1,781
Lung Disease	6	4,508	4	15,928	- 11,420
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,302	6	7,765	- 3,462
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,486	5	10,773	- 7,287
Suicide	9	3,105	26	1,965	+ 1,140
Other Injuries	10	2,580	28	1,592	+ 988
Falls	11	2,528	29	1,518	+ 1,010
Asthma	12	2,266	54	191	+ 2,075
Drug Use	13	2,131	44	492	+ 1,639
Liver Disease	14	2,061	19	2,426	- 365
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,822	16	2,963	- 1,141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,528	12	4,371	- 2,843
Breast Cancer	17	1,305	13	3,669	- 2,365
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,283	30	1,367	- 84
Low Birth Weight	19	963	23	2,095	- 1,132
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	960	22	2,157	- 1,197
Lung Cancers	21	915	10	5,250	- 4,336
Fires	22	882	56	127	+ 755
Drownings	23	833	40	689	+ 144
Leukemia	24	762	21	2,208	- 1,446
Epilepsy	25	690	43	597	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	26	667	25	2,022	- 1,355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	625	63	38	+ 587
Inflammatory/Heart	28	591	31	1,329	- 738
Lymphomas	29	576	18	2,603	- 2,027
Stomach Cancer	30	552	9	6,112	- 5,560
Parkinson's Disease	31	492	47	383	+ 109
Liver Cancer	32	475	24	2,065	- 1,590
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	455	38	747	- 292
Skin Cancers	34	383	35	1,028	- 645
Violence	35	347	2	19,268	- 18,921
Tuberculosis	36	325	32	1,272	- 947
Birth Trauma	37	316	41	648	- 333
Ovary Cancer	38	312	33	1,122	- 811
Bladder Cancer	39	295	42	609	- 313
Alcohol	40	293	68	23	+ 270
Cervical Cancer	41	282	20	2,266	- 1,984
Meningitis	42	257	50	244	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	43	250	14	3,584	- 3,335
Hepatitis B	44	233	62	50	+ 183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	225	39	698	- 474
Uterin Cancer	46	219	45	423	- 204
Oesophagus Cancer	47	182	36	835	- 653
Poisonings	48	177	61	61	+ 116
Multiple Sclerosis	49	175	60	62	+ 112
HIV/AIDS	50	168	17	2,683	- 2,515
Tetanus	51	163	71	14	+ 149
Oral Cancer	52	157	37	807	- 650
War	53	146	49	260	- 114
Encephalitis	54	138	64	38	+ 100
Appendicitis	55	66	52	213	- 147
Other Neoplasms	56	65	15	3,205	- 3,140
Skin Disease	57	62	34	1,102	- 1,040
Pertussis	58	58	69	18	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	59	26	46	394	- 368
Malnutrition	60	14	27	1,878	- 1,865
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	13	51	242	- 229
Syphilis	62	13	65	30	- 17
Hepatitis C	63	5	59	65	- 60
Upper Respiratory	64	1	66	27	- 26
Ascariasis	65	1	76	5	- 4
Diphtheria	66	1	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	69	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	70	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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Colombia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.