SAUDI ARABIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,464	1	39,037	- 7,573
Violence	2	21,204	30	646	+ 20,558
Stroke	3	14,189	2	16,793	- 2,604
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,070	9	3,890	+ 9,180
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,012	3	12,317	+ 695
HIV/AIDS	6	8,759	47	192	+ 8,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,406	5	6,132	+ 2,274
Kidney Disease	8	6,937	4	9,051	- 2,114
Hypertension	9	6,075	22	834	+ 5,241
Lung Disease	10	6,022	10	2,842	+ 3,180
Lung Cancers	11	4,560	26	775	+ 3,785
Low Birth Weight	12	3,611	18	989	+ 2,622
Prostate Cancer	13	3,331	50	148	+ 3,183
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,328	12	2,307	+ 1,021
Breast Cancer	15	2,997	20	908	+ 2,090
Liver Disease	16	2,737	7	4,931	- 2,194
Stomach Cancer	17	2,543	36	389	+ 2,155
Other Neoplasms	18	2,535	57	40	+ 2,495
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,383	14	1,630	+ 752
Cervical Cancer	20	2,323	49	157	+ 2,166
Other Injuries	21	1,980	8	4,004	- 2,024
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,589	35	457	+ 1,133
Lymphomas	23	1,459	28	716	+ 743
Birth Trauma	24	1,271	37	343	+ 928
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,265	31	526	+ 739
Liver Cancer	26	1,204	21	845	+ 359
Leukemia	27	1,178	19	925	+ 253
Falls	28	1,012	6	5,340	- 4,328
Chagas disease	29	966	76	0	+ 966
Endocrine Disorders	30	889	15	1,447	- 559
Tuberculosis	31	874	27	752	+ 122
Malnutrition	32	736	52	79	+ 656
Inflammatory/Heart	33	700	16	1,342	- 641
Suicide	34	684	13	2,046	- 1,362
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	669	11	2,442	- 1,773
Ovary Cancer	36	658	42	247	+ 410
Skin Cancers	37	647	55	55	+ 592
Oral Cancer	38	636	34	465	+ 172
Maternal Conditions	39	494	48	172	+ 321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	488	41	275	+ 213
Epilepsy	41	480	29	694	- 214
Malaria	42	470	75	0	+ 470
Drownings	43	454	24	821	- 367
Oesophagus Cancer	44	432	44	229	+ 203
Bladder Cancer	45	426	46	214	+ 212
Asthma	46	364	17	1,168	- 804
Uterin Cancer	47	362	38	323	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	48	294	25	776	- 482
Meningitis	49	293	45	227	+ 67
Drug Use	50	263	33	491	- 228
War	51	216	65	3	+ 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	210	62	9	+ 201
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	176	81	0	+ 176
Fires	54	169	23	825	- 657
Anemia	55	147	85	0	+ 147
Appendicitis	56	114	58	35	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	94	39	280	- 186
Poisonings	58	79	40	279	- 201
Dengue	59	76	63	9	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	60	59	56	49	+ 11
Encephalitis	61	43	43	234	- 191
Alcohol	62	40	51	128	- 88
Hepatitis B	63	35	53	57	- 22
Pertussis	64	30	54	56	- 26
Hepatitis C	65	25	64	7	+ 17
Skin Disease	66	21	32	516	- 496
Syphilis	67	18	59	33	- 15
Tetanus	68	9	61	16	- 7
Schizophrenia	69	7	84	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	6	66	1	+ 4
Leprosy	71	5	73	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	72	3	80	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	67	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	75	2	72	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	76	1	60	25	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Venezuela

Saudi Arabia

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.