TOP 10 Muslim Countries with many SICK PEOPLE

 

It is difficult to provide a definitive "top 10" list as comprehensive, recent, and universally comparable global health data is complex to compile due to differences in reporting across countries. Health burden is often measured using metrics like Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), which combine years of life lost due to early death and years lived with a disability or illness. 

Countries with a high burden of disease often face a mix of communicable diseases (like malaria in parts of Africa) and non-communicable, lifestyle-related conditions (such as diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension). Political instability and conflict also significantly impact health outcomes. 

Based on various reports and health indicators, the following Muslim-majority countries often face significant health challenges or high disease burdens, although rankings can vary by specific disease or year: 

• Afghanistan: Has faced a high burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and high child mortality rates.
• Somalia: Among the most fragile nations with high child mortality and issues like HIV/AIDS.
• Yemen: Also a fragile state with high child mortality and a high DALY for certain conditions.
• Sudan: Faces high child mortality rates, high diabetes prevalence in urban areas, and has been identified as one of the least healthy countries in some reports.
• Nigeria: Suffers significantly from malaria, lower respiratory infections, HIV, and diarrheal diseases.
• Pakistan: Deals with high rates of ischemic heart disease, cancer, and lower respiratory infections, as well as being one of two countries where polio remains endemic.
• Egypt: Experiences a considerable burden of non-communicable diseases, with high rates of diabetes and hypertension.
• Iraq: Shows higher DALY values for certain conditions like cardiovascular diseases, impacted by political instability.
• Libya: Noted for having an increase in age-standardized death rates and DALY rates for some conditions.
• Syria: Affected by conflict, leading to significant health challenges and high incidence rates of certain diseases like CVD. 

Wealthier Muslim-majority countries such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates generally have lower overall disease burden rates and higher life expectancy, although they face a high prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity.