SAUDI ARABIA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,021	1	39,037	- 10,016
Lung Disease	2	21,667	10	2,842	+ 18,824
Stroke	3	14,884	2	16,793	- 1,909
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,316	5	6,132	+ 1,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,997	35	457	+ 6,541
Liver Disease	6	6,840	7	4,931	+ 1,908
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,773	9	3,890	+ 2,883
Kidney Disease	8	6,140	4	9,051	- 2,911
Tuberculosis	9	5,691	27	752	+ 4,940
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,101	3	12,317	- 7,216
Stomach Cancer	11	4,880	36	389	+ 4,491
Falls	12	4,583	6	5,340	- 757
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,319	11	2,442	+ 1,876
Low Birth Weight	14	3,273	18	989	+ 2,284
Asthma	15	3,212	17	1,168	+ 2,045
Hypertension	16	3,162	22	834	+ 2,327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,792	39	280	+ 2,512
HIV/AIDS	18	2,396	47	192	+ 2,204
Birth Trauma	19	2,118	37	343	+ 1,775
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,077	12	2,307	- 231
Lung Cancers	21	1,819	26	775	+ 1,044
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,808	44	229	+ 1,578
Oral Cancer	23	1,778	34	465	+ 1,314
Other Injuries	24	1,761	8	4,004	- 2,243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,596	41	275	+ 1,320
Suicide	26	1,452	13	2,046	- 594
Liver Cancer	27	1,443	21	845	+ 598
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,298	25	776	+ 521
Cervical Cancer	29	1,259	49	157	+ 1,102
Encephalitis	30	1,158	43	234	+ 923
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	998	14	1,630	- 632
Drownings	32	839	24	821	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	33	824	31	526	+ 298
Leukemia	34	767	19	925	- 158
Violence	35	757	30	646	+ 111
Meningitis	36	711	45	227	+ 485
Ovary Cancer	37	589	42	247	+ 341
Epilepsy	38	570	29	694	- 124
Endocrine Disorders	39	453	15	1,447	- 994
Syphilis	40	439	59	33	+ 406
Skin Cancers	41	381	55	55	+ 327
Maternal Conditions	42	378	48	172	+ 206
Breast Cancer	43	327	20	908	- 581
Fires	44	325	23	825	- 500
Inflammatory/Heart	45	317	16	1,342	- 1,025
Skin Disease	46	300	32	516	- 216
Drug Use	47	283	33	491	- 208
Bladder Cancer	48	268	46	214	+ 54
Alcohol	49	247	51	128	+ 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	220	62	9	+ 211
Appendicitis	51	208	58	35	+ 173
Lymphomas	52	200	28	716	- 516
Hepatitis B	53	167	53	57	+ 110
Malnutrition	54	143	52	79	+ 64
Prostate Cancer	55	140	50	148	- 8
Dengue	56	137	63	9	+ 128
Other Neoplasms	57	89	57	40	+ 49
Measles	58	85	68	1	+ 84
Poisonings	59	78	40	279	- 201
Tetanus	60	57	61	16	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	61	42	70	1	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	41	56	49	- 7
Pertussis	63	39	54	56	- 17
Hepatitis C	64	38	64	7	+ 31
Leishmaniasis	65	38	67	1	+ 37
Ascariasis	66	7	66	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	67	4	71	0	+ 4
War	68	4	65	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	38	323	- 323
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Bhutan

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.