SAUDI ARABIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	46,197	2	16,793	+ 29,404
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,982	1	39,037	+ 3,945
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,238	9	3,890	+ 27,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,578	5	6,132	+ 20,446
Prostate Cancer	5	19,830	50	148	+ 19,682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,818	14	1,630	+ 12,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,707	11	2,442	+ 11,265
Breast Cancer	8	11,423	20	908	+ 10,515
Endocrine Disorders	9	11,214	15	1,447	+ 9,767
Kidney Disease	10	11,087	4	9,051	+ 2,036
Other Injuries	11	9,433	8	4,004	+ 5,429
Lung Disease	12	8,871	10	2,842	+ 6,029
Hypertension	13	8,649	22	834	+ 7,814
Skin Disease	14	7,499	32	516	+ 6,983
Lymphomas	15	6,099	28	716	+ 5,383
Lung Cancers	16	5,127	26	775	+ 4,352
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,686	16	1,342	+ 3,345
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,654	31	526	+ 4,128
Violence	19	3,886	30	646	+ 3,240
Leukemia	20	3,495	19	925	+ 2,570
HIV/AIDS	21	3,382	47	192	+ 3,190
Stomach Cancer	22	3,329	36	389	+ 2,940
Cervical Cancer	23	3,309	49	157	+ 3,153
Other Neoplasms	24	3,103	57	40	+ 3,063
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,819	3	12,317	- 9,498
Liver Disease	26	2,744	7	4,931	- 2,187
Uterin Cancer	27	2,546	38	323	+ 2,223
Oral Cancer	28	2,147	34	465	+ 1,682
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,145	12	2,307	- 162
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	2,081	81	0	+ 2,081
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,968	25	776	+ 1,191
Ovary Cancer	32	1,865	42	247	+ 1,618
Liver Cancer	33	1,729	21	845	+ 884
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,704	41	275	+ 1,428
Asthma	35	1,560	17	1,168	+ 393
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,383	44	229	+ 1,154
Anemia	37	1,338	85	0	+ 1,338
Epilepsy	38	1,130	29	694	+ 436
Bladder Cancer	39	1,126	46	214	+ 912
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	821	35	457	+ 364
Falls	41	794	6	5,340	- 4,547
Low Birth Weight	42	634	18	989	- 355
Birth Trauma	43	625	37	343	+ 282
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	558	62	9	+ 549
Meningitis	45	519	45	227	+ 292
Alcohol	46	486	51	128	+ 358
Skin Cancers	47	473	55	55	+ 419
Poisonings	48	247	40	279	- 32
Malnutrition	49	237	52	79	+ 158
Osteoarthritis	50	235	80	0	+ 235
Suicide	51	213	13	2,046	- 1,833
Hepatitis B	52	195	53	57	+ 138
Drug Use	53	178	33	491	- 313
Dengue	54	163	63	9	+ 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	141	39	280	- 139
Maternal Conditions	56	138	48	172	- 34
Drownings	57	133	24	821	- 689
Upper Respiratory	58	125	70	1	+ 125
Schizophrenia	59	124	84	0	+ 124
Tuberculosis	60	122	27	752	- 630
Multiple Sclerosis	61	91	56	49	+ 42
Fires	62	68	23	825	- 758
Oral conditions	63	67	82	0	+ 67
Syphilis	64	47	59	33	+ 14
Appendicitis	65	39	58	35	+ 5
War	66	4	65	3	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	54	56	- 56
Measles	68	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	61	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	66	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	43	234	- 234
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Barbados

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.