SAUDI ARABIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,679	1	39,037	- 6,358
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,922	11	2,442	+ 29,480
Lung Disease	3	26,838	10	2,842	+ 23,996
Lung Cancers	4	22,767	26	775	+ 21,992
Stroke	5	22,406	2	16,793	+ 5,614
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,726	5	6,132	+ 7,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,134	14	1,630	+ 11,504
Prostate Cancer	8	9,054	50	148	+ 8,906
Breast Cancer	9	7,947	20	908	+ 7,039
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,855	9	3,890	+ 3,965
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,705	31	526	+ 6,179
Kidney Disease	12	5,572	4	9,051	- 3,479
Lymphomas	13	4,464	28	716	+ 3,748
Liver Disease	14	4,234	7	4,931	- 697
Hypertension	15	3,931	22	834	+ 3,097
Suicide	16	3,777	13	2,046	+ 1,731
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,671	25	776	+ 2,895
Alcohol	18	3,661	51	128	+ 3,533
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,515	15	1,447	+ 2,068
Leukemia	20	3,416	19	925	+ 2,492
Bladder Cancer	21	3,337	46	214	+ 3,123
Falls	22	3,308	6	5,340	- 2,032
Stomach Cancer	23	2,962	36	389	+ 2,573
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,916	44	229	+ 2,686
Liver Cancer	25	2,841	21	845	+ 1,996
Skin Cancers	26	2,377	55	55	+ 2,322
Other Neoplasms	27	2,312	57	40	+ 2,272
Oral Cancer	28	2,268	34	465	+ 1,803
Ovary Cancer	29	2,246	42	247	+ 1,998
Other Injuries	30	2,124	8	4,004	- 1,880
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,740	16	1,342	+ 399
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,323	41	275	+ 1,048
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,306	3	12,317	- 11,011
Drug Use	34	1,204	33	491	+ 713
Uterin Cancer	35	952	38	323	+ 629
Congenital Anomalies	36	937	12	2,307	- 1,370
Cervical Cancer	37	934	49	157	+ 778
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	884	35	457	+ 428
Multiple Sclerosis	39	807	56	49	+ 759
Epilepsy	40	765	29	694	+ 70
Low Birth Weight	41	712	18	989	- 276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	590	39	280	+ 310
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	517	62	9	+ 508
Asthma	44	504	17	1,168	- 664
Skin Disease	45	483	32	516	- 34
Anemia	46	447	85	0	+ 447
Violence	47	386	30	646	- 260
Schizophrenia	48	347	84	0	+ 347
Fires	49	323	23	825	- 502
Drownings	50	228	24	821	- 594
Osteoarthritis	51	155	80	0	+ 155
Meningitis	52	153	45	227	- 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	150	81	0	+ 150
Appendicitis	54	140	58	35	+ 106
HIV/AIDS	55	138	47	192	- 54
Birth Trauma	56	130	37	343	- 213
Tuberculosis	57	95	27	752	- 657
Upper Respiratory	58	94	70	1	+ 93
Malnutrition	59	86	52	79	+ 6
Hepatitis C	60	52	64	7	+ 45
Hepatitis B	61	37	53	57	- 20
Poisonings	62	34	40	279	- 245
Oral conditions	63	25	82	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	14	48	172	- 159
Otitis Media	65	11	72	0	+ 11
War	66	4	65	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	3	43	234	- 231
Tetanus	68	2	61	16	- 13
Chlamydia	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	70	2	59	33	- 31
Measles	71	2	68	1	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	54	56	- 56
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.