SAUDI ARABIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,739	1	39,037	- 1,297
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,173	11	2,442	+ 26,731
Lung Cancers	3	19,722	26	775	+ 18,947
Lung Disease	4	13,388	10	2,842	+ 10,546
Stroke	5	13,337	2	16,793	- 3,455
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,091	14	1,630	+ 7,461
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,000	5	6,132	+ 869
Breast Cancer	8	5,567	20	908	+ 4,660
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,386	9	3,890	+ 1,496
Lymphomas	10	4,848	28	716	+ 4,132
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,764	31	526	+ 4,238
Falls	12	4,549	6	5,340	- 791
Prostate Cancer	13	4,438	50	148	+ 4,289
Kidney Disease	14	4,312	4	9,051	- 4,739
Suicide	15	4,160	13	2,046	+ 2,115
Drug Use	16	3,472	33	491	+ 2,981
Liver Disease	17	3,413	7	4,931	- 1,518
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,164	25	776	+ 2,388
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,045	15	1,447	+ 1,598
Liver Cancer	20	2,932	21	845	+ 2,087
Leukemia	21	2,918	19	925	+ 1,994
Hypertension	22	2,414	22	834	+ 1,580
Bladder Cancer	23	2,374	46	214	+ 2,160
Other Injuries	24	2,254	8	4,004	- 1,750
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,100	44	229	+ 1,871
Stomach Cancer	26	2,051	36	389	+ 1,662
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,940	16	1,342	+ 599
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,882	3	12,317	- 10,435
Ovary Cancer	29	1,792	42	247	+ 1,544
Skin Cancers	30	1,654	55	55	+ 1,600
Other Neoplasms	31	1,581	57	40	+ 1,541
Oral Cancer	32	1,500	34	465	+ 1,035
Alcohol	33	1,404	51	128	+ 1,276
Uterin Cancer	34	1,114	38	323	+ 791
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,018	12	2,307	- 1,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	792	35	457	+ 335
Multiple Sclerosis	37	652	56	49	+ 603
Skin Disease	38	640	32	516	+ 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	599	39	280	+ 319
Violence	40	570	30	646	- 76
Cervical Cancer	41	544	49	157	+ 388
Low Birth Weight	42	521	18	989	- 467
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	416	41	275	+ 141
Epilepsy	44	362	29	694	- 333
Hepatitis C	45	342	64	7	+ 334
Anemia	46	323	85	0	+ 323
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	304	62	9	+ 295
Drownings	48	267	24	821	- 555
Asthma	49	247	17	1,168	- 921
Birth Trauma	50	182	37	343	- 161
Malnutrition	51	181	52	79	+ 102
Fires	52	181	23	825	- 644
HIV/AIDS	53	153	47	192	- 39
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	134	81	0	+ 134
Osteoarthritis	55	131	80	0	+ 131
Poisonings	56	114	40	279	- 165
Schizophrenia	57	112	84	0	+ 112
Tuberculosis	58	92	27	752	- 660
Meningitis	59	64	45	227	- 162
Hepatitis B	60	62	53	57	+ 5
Oral conditions	61	48	82	0	+ 48
Appendicitis	62	46	58	35	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	63	44	70	1	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	64	43	48	172	- 130
War	65	20	65	3	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	7	72	0	+ 7
Syphilis	67	5	59	33	- 28
Encephalitis	68	3	43	234	- 231
Pertussis	69	1	54	56	- 55
Chagas disease	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	61	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	63	9	- 9
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	25	- 25
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	71	0	- 0
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

Canada

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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.