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Arab Emirates
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Arab Emirates and Gambia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Arab Emirates Population Pyramid
10,425,284
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Gambia GAMBIA
  Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Gambia GAMBIA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
51.9
55.0
53.4
84
85
84
 
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
59.3
63.0
61.1
76
77
78
 
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
66.1
70.4
68.2
49
65
59
 
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
71.2
75.3
73.2
33
45
36
 
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
73.4
75.7
74.2
32
55
42
 
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
2010
75.5
77.7
76.2
35
57
43
 
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
2019
75.1
78.4
76.1
47
69
61
 
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Gambia GAMBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
75.1
78.4
47
69
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age
75.1
78.4
47
69
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age 5
75.8
79.0
48
74
67.2
71.0
149
151
Age 10
75.8
79.0
48
74
67.5
71.3
149
152
Age 15
75.9
79.1
49
74
67.8
71.5
147
152
Age 20
76.1
79.2
49
74
68.2
71.8
149
154
Age 25
76.3
79.3
47
74
68.6
72.1
150
154
Age 30
76.5
79.4
49
75
69.1
72.5
151
156
Age 35
76.7
79.5
52
76
69.7
73.1
151
157
Age 40
77.0
79.7
54
76
70.4
73.8
149
155
Age 45
77.3
80.0
57
79
71.5
74.6
149
155
Age 50
77.7
80.4
60
83
72.7
75.6
150
154
Age 55
78.3
80.9
63
84
74.1
76.7
149
153
Age 60
79.2
81.7
68
82
75.8
78.0
148
154
Age 65
80.4
82.7
72
81
77.8
79.6
148
153
Age 70
82.1
84.0
72
83
80.2
81.5
146
152
Age 75
84.2
85.7
77
82
83.0
83.8
143
153
Age 80
86.8
87.8
83
86
86.0
86.6
141
155
Age 85
89.8
90.3
95
101
89.3
89.7
147
155
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Gambia GAMBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
144.17
51
142.59
53
2. Stroke
74.74
99
108.94
59
3. Diabetes Mellitus
47.85
43
37.65
66
4. Kidney Disease
40.17
22
32.04
48
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
39.12
69
113.77
18
6. Hypertension
35.49
31
22.89
68
7. Lung Disease
25.54
77
29.40
54
8. Breast Cancer
19.37
56
4.44
182
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.96
107
19.89
49
10. Road Traffic Accidents
11.25
118
51.34
8
11. Liver Disease
10.88
121
33.48
48
12. Asthma
10.30
62
15.88
35
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.54
94
1.05
183
14. Parkinson's Disease
6.47
17
6.31
18
15. Lung Cancers
6.32
127
3.62
150
16. Prostate Cancer
5.69
161
6.08
156
17. Uterin Cancer
5.43
13
0.23
180
18. Congenital Anomalies
5.39
99
6.72
59
19. Falls
5.33
96
9.85
22
20. Other Injuries
5.26
129
11.81
46
21. Pancreas Cancer
5.24
62
0.54
179
22. Ovary Cancer
5.24
58
0.44
183
23. Suicide
5.24
138
9.64
77
24. Liver Cancer
5.05
98
30.83
3
25. Drug Use
4.99
9
2.38
34
26. Cervical Cancer
4.92
129
25.76
23
27. Stomach Cancer
4.81
116
1.43
178
28. Skin Cancers
4.56
10
0.01
177
29. Lymphomas
4.44
103
0.74
181
30. Endocrine Disorders
4.35
79
11.17
16
31. Bladder Cancer
3.48
42
0.44
181
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.21
38
2.55
52
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.13
90
41.12
43
34. Low Birth Weight
2.87
128
9.17
43
35. Fires
2.55
64
3.83
32
36. Leukemia
2.31
146
0.09
183
37. Inflammatory/Heart
2.27
158
6.44
58
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.04
108
6.56
37
39. Tuberculosis
2.00
109
28.42
38
40. Drownings
1.83
120
2.58
84
41. Oesophagus Cancer
1.72
118
0.48
177
42. Tetanus
1.54
11
0.51
44
43. Epilepsy
1.41
108
2.78
36
44. Oral Cancer
1.04
174
0.01
181
45. Birth Trauma
0.95
124
10.44
21
46. Meningitis
0.78
91
13.27
23
47. Violence
0.76
165
11.94
43
48. Hepatitis B
0.76
46
1.06
36
49. Alcohol
0.54
141
1.23
103
50. HIV/AIDS
0.41
128
70.82
17
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Gambia GAMBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
4,164
21.40
1,007
7.83
2. Stroke
1,998
10.27
802
6.24
3. Kidney Disease
1,305
6.71
266
2.07
4. Diabetes Mellitus
1,207
6.20
290
2.25
5. Hypertension
934
4.80
172
1.34
6. Lung Disease
912
4.69
206
1.60
7. Road Traffic Accidents
870
4.47
695
5.40
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
705
3.62
1,340
10.42
9. Suicide
628
3.23
113
0.88
10. Other Injuries
522
2.68
194
1.51
11. Falls
511
2.63
83
0.65
12. Asthma
458
2.35
134
1.04
13. Drug Use
431
2.21
28
0.22
14. Liver Disease
417
2.14
323
2.51
15. Congenital Anomalies
369
1.90
383
2.98
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
309
1.59
11
0.09
17. Breast Cancer
264
1.36
26
0.20
18. Endocrine Disorders
260
1.34
230
1.79
19. Low Birth Weight
195
1.00
662
5.15
20. Alzheimers & Dementia
194
1.00
89
0.69
21. Lung Cancers
185
0.95
34
0.26
22. Fires
178
0.91
67
0.52
23. Drownings
169
0.87
69
0.54
24. Leukemia
154
0.79
2
0.02
25. Epilepsy
140
0.72
43
0.33
26. Pancreas Cancer
135
0.69
6
0.05
27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
126
0.65
24
0.19
28. Inflammatory/Heart
120
0.62
59
0.46
29. Lymphomas
117
0.60
12
0.09
30. Stomach Cancer
112
0.58
14
0.11
31. Parkinson's Disease
99
0.51
34
0.26
32. Liver Cancer
96
0.49
377
2.93
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
92
0.47
626
4.87
34. Skin Cancers
77
0.40
0
0.00
35. Violence
70
0.36
195
1.52
36. Tuberculosis
66
0.34
445
3.46
37. Birth Trauma
64
0.33
754
5.86
38. Ovary Cancer
63
0.32
2
0.02
39. Bladder Cancer
60
0.31
4
0.03
40. Alcohol
59
0.30
12
0.09
41. Cervical Cancer
57
0.29
145
1.13
42. Meningitis
52
0.27
229
1.78
43. Prostate Cancer
51
0.26
21
0.16
44. Hepatitis B
47
0.24
14
0.11
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
45
0.23
56
0.44
46. Uterin Cancer
44
0.23
1
0.01
47. Oesophagus Cancer
37
0.19
5
0.04
48. Poisonings
36
0.18
42
0.33
49. Multiple Sclerosis
35
0.18
3
0.02
50. HIV/AIDS
34
0.17
1,125
8.75
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Arab Emirates ARAB EMIRATES   Gambia GAMBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
19.37
56
4.44
182
2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.54
94
1.05
183
3. Lung Cancers
6.32
127
3.62
150
4. Prostate Cancer
5.69
161
6.08
156
5. Uterin Cancer
5.43
13
0.23
180
6. Pancreas Cancer
5.24
62
0.54
179
7. Ovary Cancer
5.24
58
0.44
183
8. Liver Cancer
5.05
98
30.83
3
9. Cervical Cancer
4.92
129
25.76
23
10. Stomach Cancer
4.81
116
1.43
178
11. Skin Cancers
4.56
10
0.01
177
12. Lymphomas
4.44
103
0.74
181
13. Bladder Cancer
3.48
42
0.44
181
14. Leukemia
2.31
146
0.09
183
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.72
118
0.48
177
16. Oral Cancer
1.04
174
0.01
181
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.