USA VS SAUDI ARABIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAUDI ARABIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	365,286	1	504,904	- 139,618
Stroke	2	157,139	4	158,520	- 1,381
Road Traffic Accidents	3	115,258	17	41,694	+ 73,564
Kidney Disease	4	84,695	6	85,861	- 1,166
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	57,378	11	60,317	- 2,939
Falls	6	49,970	18	40,418	+ 9,552
Liver Disease	7	46,143	16	43,402	+ 2,741
Other Injuries	8	37,468	25	25,997	+ 11,471
Diabetes Mellitus	9	36,399	10	61,418	- 25,019
Lung Disease	10	26,596	3	195,387	- 168,791
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	22,852	2	287,198	- 264,347
Congenital Anomalies	12	21,590	34	11,762	+ 9,828
Suicide	13	19,144	12	53,099	- 33,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	15,255	9	61,827	- 46,573
Endocrine Disorders	15	13,542	14	46,985	- 33,443
Inflammatory/Heart	16	12,554	22	32,529	- 19,975
Asthma	17	10,926	46	3,818	+ 7,108
Low Birth Weight	18	9,253	39	6,924	+ 2,329
Leukemia	19	8,653	24	26,966	- 18,312
Breast Cancer	20	8,494	13	48,671	- 40,177
Liver Cancer	21	7,907	23	27,064	- 19,157
Hypertension	22	7,805	8	65,960	- 58,155
Fires	23	7,724	49	3,183	+ 4,541
Drownings	24	7,686	45	4,070	+ 3,616
Parkinson's Disease	25	7,266	21	34,491	- 27,225
Lung Cancers	26	7,253	5	155,533	- 148,280
Tuberculosis	27	7,035	62	546	+ 6,489
Lymphomas	28	6,698	19	40,281	- 33,583
Epilepsy	29	6,498	50	3,162	+ 3,336
Violence	30	6,042	27	18,976	- 12,934
Pancreas Cancer	31	4,922	15	44,293	- 39,371
Skin Disease	32	4,831	43	5,409	- 578
Drug Use	33	4,594	7	74,435	- 69,840
Oral Cancer	34	4,348	35	11,555	- 7,207
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,273	37	9,955	- 5,682
Stomach Cancer	36	3,638	33	13,077	- 9,439
Birth Trauma	37	3,211	54	1,233	+ 1,978
Uterin Cancer	38	3,022	36	10,063	- 7,041
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,620	47	3,646	- 1,026
Poisonings	40	2,615	53	1,674	+ 941
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,576	48	3,461	- 885
Ovary Cancer	42	2,316	31	14,591	- 12,276
Encephalitis	43	2,193	68	25	+ 2,167
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,145	28	17,829	- 15,684
Meningitis	45	2,120	60	606	+ 1,514
Bladder Cancer	46	2,003	26	19,622	- 17,619
HIV/AIDS	47	1,797	42	5,660	- 3,864
Maternal Conditions	48	1,613	56	779	+ 835
Cervical Cancer	49	1,466	38	6,984	- 5,518
Prostate Cancer	50	1,387	20	35,612	- 34,225
Alcohol	51	1,201	30	14,659	- 13,458
Malnutrition	52	743	40	6,762	- 6,019
Hepatitis B	53	533	59	608	- 75
Pertussis	54	525	69	16	+ 509
Skin Cancers	55	511	32	14,311	- 13,800
Multiple Sclerosis	56	456	44	5,059	- 4,603
Other Neoplasms	57	375	29	17,743	- 17,368
Appendicitis	58	323	63	424	- 101
Syphilis	59	304	66	49	+ 255
Schistosomiasis	60	233	72	1	+ 232
Tetanus	61	145	71	2	+ 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	84	52	2,461	- 2,376
Dengue	63	83	76	0	+ 83
Hepatitis C	64	70	41	5,684	- 5,614
War	65	29	55	1,198	- 1,168
Ascariasis	66	13	82	0	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	67	10	79	0	+ 10
Measles	68	9	80	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	5	65	229	- 225
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.