SAUDI ARABIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,622	1	39,037	+ 7,585
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,729	11	2,442	+ 26,287
Stroke	3	22,601	2	16,793	+ 5,808
Lung Cancers	4	20,677	26	775	+ 19,901
Lung Disease	5	19,643	10	2,842	+ 16,801
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,322	5	6,132	+ 11,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,156	14	1,630	+ 8,526
Kidney Disease	8	9,006	4	9,051	- 45
Breast Cancer	9	7,892	20	908	+ 6,985
Suicide	10	6,441	13	2,046	+ 4,395
Other Injuries	11	6,121	8	4,004	+ 2,117
Other Neoplasms	12	5,576	57	40	+ 5,536
Prostate Cancer	13	5,566	50	148	+ 5,418
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,521	31	526	+ 4,995
Falls	15	5,356	6	5,340	+ 16
Lymphomas	16	4,736	28	716	+ 4,020
Liver Disease	17	4,372	7	4,931	- 560
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,368	15	1,447	+ 2,921
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,203	25	776	+ 3,427
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,873	9	3,890	- 17
Leukemia	21	3,659	19	925	+ 2,735
Bladder Cancer	22	3,291	46	214	+ 3,076
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,236	16	1,342	+ 1,894
Liver Cancer	24	2,977	21	845	+ 2,132
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,740	44	229	+ 2,511
Stomach Cancer	26	2,633	36	389	+ 2,245
Hypertension	27	2,256	22	834	+ 1,422
Oral Cancer	28	2,058	34	465	+ 1,594
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,032	3	12,317	- 10,285
Ovary Cancer	30	1,991	42	247	+ 1,743
Skin Cancers	31	1,593	55	55	+ 1,539
Alcohol	32	1,524	51	128	+ 1,396
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,274	35	457	+ 818
Uterin Cancer	34	1,172	38	323	+ 849
Skin Disease	35	1,158	32	516	+ 642
Epilepsy	36	1,061	29	694	+ 367
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	893	39	280	+ 613
Malnutrition	38	887	52	79	+ 808
Drug Use	39	877	33	491	+ 386
Congenital Anomalies	40	860	12	2,307	- 1,447
Cervical Cancer	41	741	49	157	+ 584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	649	41	275	+ 373
Anemia	43	607	85	0	+ 607
Violence	44	456	30	646	- 190
Multiple Sclerosis	45	448	56	49	+ 400
Asthma	46	390	17	1,168	- 778
Drownings	47	240	24	821	- 581
Fires	48	229	23	825	- 597
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	221	62	9	+ 212
Low Birth Weight	50	213	18	989	- 776
Osteoarthritis	51	179	80	0	+ 179
Hepatitis C	52	162	64	7	+ 154
Birth Trauma	53	143	37	343	- 200
Tuberculosis	54	139	27	752	- 613
Poisonings	55	125	40	279	- 154
Schizophrenia	56	121	84	0	+ 121
HIV/AIDS	57	110	47	192	- 82
Meningitis	58	87	45	227	- 140
Upper Respiratory	59	67	70	1	+ 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	61	81	0	+ 61
Oral conditions	61	58	82	0	+ 58
Appendicitis	62	51	58	35	+ 16
Hepatitis B	63	51	53	57	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	18	48	172	- 154
Otitis Media	65	5	72	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	4	43	234	- 230
War	67	4	65	3	+ 1
Pertussis	68	3	54	56	- 53
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	59	33	- 32
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	61	16	- 16
Measles	79	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	63	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Belgium

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.