SAUDI ARABIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	52,730	2	16,793	+ 35,937
Coronary Heart Disease	2	45,719	1	39,037	+ 6,682
Lung Disease	3	24,997	10	2,842	+ 22,155
Lung Cancers	4	18,435	26	775	+ 17,659
Stomach Cancer	5	10,283	36	389	+ 9,894
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,857	11	2,442	+ 5,415
Hypertension	7	7,773	22	834	+ 6,939
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,459	3	12,317	- 5,858
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,410	14	1,630	+ 4,780
Oesophagus Cancer	10	6,268	44	229	+ 6,039
Kidney Disease	11	4,963	4	9,051	- 4,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,732	5	6,132	- 1,400
Liver Cancer	13	4,670	21	845	+ 3,825
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,172	9	3,890	+ 282
Liver Disease	15	3,758	7	4,931	- 1,174
Falls	16	3,584	6	5,340	- 1,756
Suicide	17	3,002	13	2,046	+ 956
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,878	31	526	+ 2,352
Breast Cancer	19	2,394	20	908	+ 1,486
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,825	25	776	+ 1,048
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,687	39	280	+ 1,407
Leukemia	22	1,501	19	925	+ 576
Lymphomas	23	1,493	28	716	+ 777
Oral Cancer	24	1,412	34	465	+ 947
Other Injuries	25	1,396	8	4,004	- 2,608
Drownings	26	1,363	24	821	+ 541
Cervical Cancer	27	1,333	49	157	+ 1,176
Prostate Cancer	28	1,318	50	148	+ 1,169
Bladder Cancer	29	977	46	214	+ 763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	974	41	275	+ 698
Congenital Anomalies	31	945	12	2,307	- 1,362
Tuberculosis	32	898	27	752	+ 146
Inflammatory/Heart	33	773	16	1,342	- 569
HIV/AIDS	34	742	47	192	+ 550
Ovary Cancer	35	725	42	247	+ 477
Poisonings	36	665	40	279	+ 385
Endocrine Disorders	37	661	15	1,447	- 786
Drug Use	38	625	33	491	+ 134
Asthma	39	597	17	1,168	- 570
Low Birth Weight	40	558	18	989	- 431
Skin Cancers	41	508	55	55	+ 453
Alcohol	42	492	51	128	+ 364
Birth Trauma	43	455	37	343	+ 112
Malnutrition	44	335	52	79	+ 256
Uterin Cancer	45	303	38	323	- 20
Epilepsy	46	293	29	694	- 401
Violence	47	287	30	646	- 359
Fires	48	271	23	825	- 555
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	261	62	9	+ 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	225	35	457	- 232
Meningitis	51	147	45	227	- 79
Skin Disease	52	135	32	516	- 381
Other Neoplasms	53	113	57	40	+ 73
Maternal Conditions	54	93	48	172	- 80
Encephalitis	55	72	43	234	- 162
Hepatitis B	56	71	53	57	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	57	69	70	1	+ 68
Syphilis	58	47	59	33	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	59	45	56	49	- 4
Appendicitis	60	38	58	35	+ 3
War	61	23	65	3	+ 20
Measles	62	14	68	1	+ 13
Tetanus	63	13	61	16	- 3
Pertussis	64	12	54	56	- 44
Schistosomiasis	65	10	60	25	- 15
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	7	- 5
Chlamydia	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	66	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	63	9	- 9
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.