SAUDI ARABIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	204,564	1	39,037	+ 165,527
Stroke	2	63,051	2	16,793	+ 46,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	13,578	11	2,442	+ 11,136
Lung Cancers	4	11,345	26	775	+ 10,570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,101	14	1,630	+ 9,471
Alcohol	6	10,619	51	128	+ 10,491
Lung Disease	7	8,492	10	2,842	+ 5,650
Liver Disease	8	7,992	7	4,931	+ 3,061
Suicide	9	7,708	13	2,046	+ 5,662
Stomach Cancer	10	6,500	36	389	+ 6,111
Inflammatory/Heart	11	5,233	16	1,342	+ 3,891
Breast Cancer	12	4,733	20	908	+ 3,825
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,503	31	526	+ 3,977
Other Injuries	14	4,226	8	4,004	+ 222
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,179	5	6,132	- 1,953
Falls	16	3,661	6	5,340	- 1,680
Prostate Cancer	17	3,599	50	148	+ 3,451
Oral Cancer	18	3,465	34	465	+ 3,000
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,777	3	12,317	- 9,540
Lymphomas	20	2,583	28	716	+ 1,867
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,390	25	776	+ 1,614
Fires	22	2,386	23	825	+ 1,560
Leukemia	23	2,131	19	925	+ 1,206
Drownings	24	2,090	24	821	+ 1,268
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,896	44	229	+ 1,667
Kidney Disease	26	1,846	4	9,051	- 7,205
Ovary Cancer	27	1,649	42	247	+ 1,401
Uterin Cancer	28	1,502	38	323	+ 1,179
Drug Use	29	1,495	33	491	+ 1,004
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,433	9	3,890	- 2,457
Hypertension	31	1,413	22	834	+ 579
Liver Cancer	32	1,396	21	845	+ 551
Poisonings	33	1,197	40	279	+ 918
Cervical Cancer	34	1,166	49	157	+ 1,010
Bladder Cancer	35	1,136	46	214	+ 922
Skin Cancers	36	1,045	55	55	+ 990
Tuberculosis	37	1,033	27	752	+ 281
Violence	38	981	30	646	+ 336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	920	39	280	+ 640
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	905	41	275	+ 630
Congenital Anomalies	41	777	12	2,307	- 1,530
HIV/AIDS	42	642	47	192	+ 450
Endocrine Disorders	43	542	15	1,447	- 905
Asthma	44	468	17	1,168	- 699
Epilepsy	45	446	29	694	- 249
Encephalitis	46	358	43	234	+ 124
Low Birth Weight	47	247	18	989	- 742
Other Neoplasms	48	201	57	40	+ 161
Multiple Sclerosis	49	162	56	49	+ 113
Meningitis	50	140	45	227	- 86
Skin Disease	51	118	32	516	- 398
Birth Trauma	52	96	37	343	- 247
Malnutrition	53	84	52	79	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	77	58	35	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	58	62	9	+ 49
Hepatitis B	56	53	53	57	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	49	35	457	- 408
Upper Respiratory	58	19	70	1	+ 19
War	59	13	65	3	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	60	8	48	172	- 165
Chlamydia	61	4	71	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	3	64	7	- 5
Syphilis	63	2	59	33	- 30
Tetanus	64	0	61	16	- 15
Pertussis	65	0	54	56	- 56
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Belarus

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.