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HEALTH PROFILE: Arab Emirates

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Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Arab Emirates
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    75.1
    78.4
    47
    69
    Age 5
    75.8
    79.0
    48
    74
    Age 10
    75.8
    79.0
    48
    74
    Age 15
    75.9
    79.1
    49
    74
    Age 20
    76.1
    79.2
    49
    74
    Age 25
    76.3
    79.3
    47
    74
    Age 30
    76.5
    79.4
    49
    75
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.5
    52
    76
    Age 40
    77.0
    79.7
    54
    76
    Age 45
    77.3
    80.0
    57
    79
    Age 50
    77.7
    80.4
    60
    83
    Age 55
    78.3
    80.9
    63
    84
    Age 60
    79.2
    81.7
    68
    82
    Age 65
    80.4
    82.7
    72
    81
    Age 70
    82.1
    84.0
    72
    83
    Age 75
    84.2
    85.7
    77
    82
    Age 80
    86.8
    87.8
    83
    86
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    95
    101
    Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.17
    51
    2. Stroke
    74.74
    99
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.85
    43
    4. Kidney Disease
    40.17
    22
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.12
    69
    6. Hypertension
    35.49
    31
    7. Lung Disease
    25.54
    77
    8. Breast Cancer
    19.37
    56
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.96
    107
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.25
    118
    11. Liver Disease
    10.88
    121
    12. Asthma
    10.30
    62
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.54
    94
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.47
    17
    15. Lung Cancers
    6.32
    127
    16. Prostate Cancer
    5.69
    161
    17. Uterin Cancer
    5.43
    13
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    5.39
    99
    19. Falls
    5.33
    96
    20. Other Injuries
    5.26
    129
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    5.24
    62
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.24
    58
    23. Suicide
    5.24
    138
    24. Liver Cancer
    5.05
    98
    25. Drug Use
    4.99
    9
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.92
    129
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.81
    116
    28. Skin Cancers
    4.56
    10
    29. Lymphomas
    4.44
    103
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    4.35
    79
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.48
    42
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.21
    38
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.13
    90
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.87
    128
    35. Fires
    2.55
    64
    36. Leukemia
    2.31
    146
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.27
    158
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.04
    108
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.00
    109
    40. Drownings
    1.83
    120
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.72
    118
    42. Tetanus
    1.54
    11
    43. Epilepsy
    1.41
    108
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    174
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.95
    124
    46. Meningitis
    0.78
    91
    47. Violence
    0.76
    165
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.76
    46
    49. Alcohol
    0.54
    141
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.41
    128
    Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,164
    21.40
    2. Stroke
    1,998
    10.27
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,305
    6.71
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,207
    6.20
    5. Hypertension
    934
    4.80
    6. Lung Disease
    912
    4.69
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    4.47
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    705
    3.62
    9. Suicide
    628
    3.23
    10. Other Injuries
    522
    2.68
    11. Falls
    511
    2.63
    12. Asthma
    458
    2.35
    13. Drug Use
    431
    2.21
    14. Liver Disease
    417
    2.14
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    369
    1.90
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    309
    1.59
    17. Breast Cancer
    264
    1.36
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    260
    1.34
    19. Low Birth Weight
    195
    1.00
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    194
    1.00
    21. Lung Cancers
    185
    0.95
    22. Fires
    178
    0.91
    23. Drownings
    169
    0.87
    24. Leukemia
    154
    0.79
    25. Epilepsy
    140
    0.72
      Deaths %
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.69
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126
    0.65
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    120
    0.62
    29. Lymphomas
    117
    0.60
    30. Stomach Cancer
    112
    0.58
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    99
    0.51
    32. Liver Cancer
    96
    0.49
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.47
    34. Skin Cancers
    77
    0.40
    35. Violence
    70
    0.36
    36. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.34
    37. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.33
    38. Ovary Cancer
    63
    0.32
    39. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.31
    40. Alcohol
    59
    0.30
    41. Cervical Cancer
    57
    0.29
    42. Meningitis
    52
    0.27
    43. Prostate Cancer
    51
    0.26
    44. Hepatitis B
    47
    0.24
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    45
    0.23
    46. Uterin Cancer
    44
    0.23
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    37
    0.19
    48. Poisonings
    36
    0.18
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    35
    0.18
    50. HIV/AIDS
    34
    0.17
    Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    19.37
    56
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.54
    94
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.32
    127
    4. Prostate Cancer
    5.69
    161
    5. Uterin Cancer
    5.43
    13
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    5.24
    62
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.24
    58
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.05
    98
      Rate World Rank
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.92
    129
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.81
    116
    11. Skin Cancers
    4.56
    10
    12. Lymphomas
    4.44
    103
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.48
    42
    14. Leukemia
    2.31
    146
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.72
    118
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    174
    Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    3.8
    119
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    27.5
    41.0
    21
    16
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.58
    24
    Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    84
    85
    84
    1970
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    76
    77
    78
    1980
    66.1
    70.4
    68.2
    49
    65
    59
    1990
    71.2
    75.3
    73.2
    33
    45
    36
    2000
    73.4
    75.7
    74.2
    32
    55
    42
    2010
    75.5
    77.7
    76.2
    35
    57
    43
    2019
    75.1
    78.4
    76.1
    47
    69
    61
    Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    9.857m
    91
    Sex Ratio M / F
    2.56
    2
    Population 0-14
    14.5%
    178
    Population 15-64
    83.7%
    2
    Population 65 +
    1.9%
    192
    Birth Rate / 1000
    10.81
    151
    Death Rate / 1000
    1.56
    191
    Fertility Rate
    1.65
    155
    Infant Mortality
    5.25
    152
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    44
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.07
    21
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    3.05
    2
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    3.39
    1
    Net Migration
    -3.18
    156
    Population Growth
    0.62%
    132
    Literacy Total
    97.6%
    68
    Literacy Male
    98.0%
    56
    Literacy Female
    96.9%
    52
    Unemployment
    1.6%
    174
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    76.1
    61
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    66.0
    70
    GDP per Capita USD
    $67,100
    7

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    1,067,030
    2,349
    4/1/24
    Arab Emirates COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Arab Emirates causes.

     
     
    Arab Emirates COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Arab Emirates COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.