SAUDI ARABIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,830	5	6,132	+ 27,698
Tuberculosis	2	30,419	27	752	+ 29,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	30,290	35	457	+ 29,833
HIV/AIDS	4	24,268	47	192	+ 24,076
Stroke	5	21,236	2	16,793	+ 4,443
Malaria	6	21,208	75	0	+ 21,208
Coronary Heart Disease	7	18,754	1	39,037	- 20,283
Low Birth Weight	8	14,407	18	989	+ 13,418
Birth Trauma	9	14,173	37	343	+ 13,830
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,575	3	12,317	- 742
Measles	11	10,509	68	1	+ 10,509
Hypertension	12	8,098	22	834	+ 7,264
Maternal Conditions	13	7,595	48	172	+ 7,422
Liver Disease	14	7,458	7	4,931	+ 2,527
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,381	9	3,890	+ 3,491
Meningitis	16	6,562	45	227	+ 6,335
Violence	17	6,522	30	646	+ 5,877
Lung Disease	18	6,183	10	2,842	+ 3,341
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,015	12	2,307	+ 2,708
Asthma	20	4,920	17	1,168	+ 3,752
Kidney Disease	21	4,593	4	9,051	- 4,458
Malnutrition	22	4,467	52	79	+ 4,387
Other Injuries	23	4,013	8	4,004	+ 9
Suicide	24	3,783	13	2,046	+ 1,737
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,735	15	1,447	+ 1,288
Breast Cancer	26	2,226	20	908	+ 1,318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,051	41	275	+ 1,776
War	28	2,028	65	3	+ 2,024
Tetanus	29	1,813	61	16	+ 1,797
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,745	16	1,342	+ 404
Pertussis	31	1,715	54	56	+ 1,659
Cervical Cancer	32	1,488	49	157	+ 1,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,318	11	2,442	- 1,124
Drownings	34	1,308	24	821	+ 487
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,254	39	280	+ 974
Falls	36	1,172	6	5,340	- 4,168
Schistosomiasis	37	1,094	60	25	+ 1,069
Prostate Cancer	38	1,011	50	148	+ 863
Fires	39	917	23	825	+ 92
Poisonings	40	866	40	279	+ 587
Syphilis	41	777	59	33	+ 744
Lymphomas	42	770	28	716	+ 54
Epilepsy	43	768	29	694	+ 74
Liver Cancer	44	754	21	845	- 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	753	14	1,630	- 877
Oral Cancer	46	589	34	465	+ 124
Leukemia	47	570	19	925	- 355
Parkinson's Disease	48	435	25	776	- 342
Stomach Cancer	49	424	36	389	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	50	414	42	247	+ 166
Appendicitis	51	400	58	35	+ 365
Alcohol	52	399	51	128	+ 271
Oesophagus Cancer	53	311	44	229	+ 82
Skin Disease	54	311	32	516	- 205
Lung Cancers	55	303	26	775	- 472
Leishmaniasis	56	294	67	1	+ 293
Drug Use	57	283	33	491	- 207
Skin Cancers	58	277	55	55	+ 222
Trypanosomiasis	59	256	74	0	+ 256
Pancreas Cancer	60	237	31	526	- 289
Hepatitis B	61	213	53	57	+ 156
Encephalitis	62	181	43	234	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	158	70	1	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	64	151	46	214	- 63
Uterin Cancer	65	126	38	323	- 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	97	62	9	+ 88
Diphtheria	67	69	69	1	+ 68
Otitis Media	68	40	72	0	+ 40
Hepatitis C	69	36	64	7	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	70	31	57	40	- 9
Ascariasis	71	31	66	1	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	72	25	56	49	- 24
Chlamydia	73	12	71	0	+ 12
Dengue	74	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Central Africa

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.