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Saudi Arabia
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 Saudi Arabia and Somalia 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.

Somalia
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
Saudi Arabia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
     
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
     
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
     
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
     
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
     
    49.1
    51.8
    50.5
    163
    164
    162
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
     
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2019
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
     
    54.0
    59.2
    56.5
    180
    181
    181
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    54.0
    59.2
    180
    181
    Age 5
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    61.4
    66.4
    177
    178
    Age 10
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    62.3
    67.4
    176
    177
    Age 15
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    62.8
    67.8
    175
    176
    Age 20
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    63.4
    68.2
    175
    176
    Age 25
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    64.1
    68.6
    175
    176
    Age 30
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    64.8
    69.2
    175
    177
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    65.5
    69.8
    176
    178
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    66.4
    70.6
    176
    178
    Age 45
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    67.6
    71.6
    177
    178
    Age 50
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    69.1
    72.8
    177
    178
    Age 55
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    71.0
    74.3
    179
    178
    Age 60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    73.2
    76.0
    179
    178
    Age 65
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    75.8
    78.1
    179
    178
    Age 70
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    78.7
    80.3
    179
    176
    Age 75
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    81.9
    83.0
    178
    172
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    85.4
    86.1
    171
    166
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    89.1
    89.5
    159
    163
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    200.97
    29
    129.66
    67
    2. Stroke
    95.93
    76
    150.17
    23
    3. Kidney Disease
    50.63
    11
    31.84
    49
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.13
    34
    38.94
    28
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.87
    82
    155.59
    3
    6. Liver Disease
    26.88
    69
    57.15
    7
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.52
    41
    18.02
    82
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.15
    108
    48.19
    41
    9. Falls
    18.92
    3
    7.93
    52
    10. Lung Disease
    17.85
    118
    44.55
    22
    11. Other Injuries
    11.16
    53
    31.38
    1
    12. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    33.65
    7
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    8.09
    101
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    82
    8.94
    20
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    64
    5.86
    70
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    5.96
    25
    3.95
    100
    17. Asthma
    5.94
    80
    25.62
    9
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    55
    3.58
    88
    19. Suicide
    5.43
    133
    14.66
    29
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    3.62
    148
    21. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    2.44
    83
    22. Hypertension
    4.28
    160
    50.05
    15
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    3.67
    149
    24. Skin Disease
    3.68
    23
    1.92
    73
    25. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    7.68
    12
    26. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    6.38
    1
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    8.19
    6
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.55
    98
    128.81
    3
    29. Fires
    2.54
    65
    6.16
    6
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    1.69
    148
    31. Tuberculosis
    2.44
    101
    109.27
    5
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    12.27
    123
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.33
    140
    11.34
    25
    34. Drownings
    2.28
    101
    6.47
    16
    35. Violence
    2.14
    130
    6.81
    70
    36. Epilepsy
    2.13
    57
    3.50
    15
    37. Drug Use
    2.02
    44
    0.62
    150
    38. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    4.92
    109
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    4.64
    44
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    128
    8.06
    22
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    23.71
    28
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    7.97
    19
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    2.40
    74
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    119
    5.27
    20
    45. Meningitis
    0.94
    83
    31.66
    1
    46. Encephalitis
    0.83
    38
    0.70
    52
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    132
    16.45
    1
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    78
    5.99
    1
    49. Malnutrition
    0.50
    115
    42.27
    1
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.50
    124
    6.27
    71
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,037
    29.13
    7,233
    4.57
    2. Stroke
    16,793
    12.53
    8,595
    5.43
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,317
    9.19
    4,231
    2.67
    4. Kidney Disease
    9,051
    6.75
    2,051
    1.29
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,132
    4.58
    21,712
    13.71
    6. Falls
    5,340
    3.99
    548
    0.35
    7. Liver Disease
    4,931
    3.68
    3,917
    2.47
    8. Other Injuries
    4,004
    2.99
    3,602
    2.27
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,890
    2.90
    2,888
    1.82
    10. Lung Disease
    2,842
    2.12
    2,442
    1.54
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,442
    1.82
    647
    0.41
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,307
    1.72
    3,410
    2.15
    13. Suicide
    2,046
    1.53
    1,219
    0.77
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,630
    1.22
    546
    0.34
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    1,447
    1.08
    406
    0.26
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,342
    1.00
    521
    0.33
    17. Asthma
    1,168
    0.87
    1,878
    1.19
    18. Low Birth Weight
    989
    0.74
    6,250
    3.95
    19. Leukemia
    925
    0.69
    562
    0.35
    20. Breast Cancer
    908
    0.68
    1,232
    0.78
    21. Liver Cancer
    845
    0.63
    256
    0.16
    22. Hypertension
    834
    0.62
    2,643
    1.67
    23. Fires
    825
    0.62
    810
    0.51
    24. Drownings
    821
    0.61
    1,272
    0.80
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    776
    0.58
    184
    0.12
    26. Lung Cancers
    775
    0.58
    233
    0.15
    27. Tuberculosis
    752
    0.56
    10,261
    6.48
    28. Lymphomas
    716
    0.53
    605
    0.38
    29. Epilepsy
    694
    0.52
    419
    0.26
    30. Violence
    646
    0.48
    828
    0.52
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    526
    0.39
    108
    0.07
    32. Skin Disease
    516
    0.39
    151
    0.10
    33. Drug Use
    491
    0.37
    54
    0.03
    34. Oral Cancer
    465
    0.35
    328
    0.21
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    457
    0.34
    15,363
    9.70
    36. Stomach Cancer
    389
    0.29
    310
    0.20
    37. Birth Trauma
    343
    0.26
    9,573
    6.04
    38. Uterin Cancer
    323
    0.24
    78
    0.05
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    280
    0.21
    446
    0.28
    40. Poisonings
    279
    0.21
    758
    0.48
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.21
    559
    0.35
    42. Ovary Cancer
    247
    0.18
    295
    0.19
    43. Encephalitis
    234
    0.17
    91
    0.06
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    229
    0.17
    516
    0.33
    45. Meningitis
    227
    0.17
    5,381
    3.40
    46. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.16
    149
    0.09
    47. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.14
    610
    0.39
    48. Maternal Conditions
    172
    0.13
    4,127
    2.61
    49. Cervical Cancer
    157
    0.12
    883
    0.56
    50. Prostate Cancer
    148
    0.11
    285
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    33.65
    7
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    8.09
    101
    3. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    3.62
    148
    4. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    2.44
    83
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    3.67
    149
    6. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    7.68
    12
    7. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    6.38
    1
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    8.19
    6
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    1.69
    148
    10. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    12.27
    123
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    4.92
    109
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    4.64
    44
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    23.71
    28
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    7.97
    19
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    2.40
    74
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.27
    169
    2.55
    50
    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.