SAUDI ARABIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,633	1	39,037	+ 11,596
Stroke	2	26,633	2	16,793	+ 9,840
Road Traffic Accidents	3	23,438	3	12,317	+ 11,121
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,333	9	3,890	+ 5,443
Liver Disease	5	9,056	7	4,931	+ 4,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,617	5	6,132	+ 1,485
Kidney Disease	7	7,166	4	9,051	- 1,885
HIV/AIDS	8	6,524	47	192	+ 6,332
Violence	9	6,476	30	646	+ 5,830
Hypertension	10	6,399	22	834	+ 5,565
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,108	11	2,442	+ 3,666
Prostate Cancer	12	5,590	50	148	+ 5,442
Low Birth Weight	13	5,177	18	989	+ 4,189
Breast Cancer	14	4,933	20	908	+ 4,026
Lung Disease	15	4,596	10	2,842	+ 1,754
Lung Cancers	16	4,202	26	775	+ 3,427
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,508	12	2,307	+ 1,201
Birth Trauma	18	3,091	37	343	+ 2,747
Other Injuries	19	3,007	8	4,004	- 997
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,875	14	1,630	+ 1,245
Liver Cancer	21	2,244	21	845	+ 1,399
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,035	15	1,447	+ 588
Cervical Cancer	23	1,893	49	157	+ 1,736
Stomach Cancer	24	1,850	36	389	+ 1,461
Suicide	25	1,789	13	2,046	- 257
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,704	35	457	+ 1,247
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,540	31	526	+ 1,014
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,508	25	776	+ 732
Asthma	29	1,490	17	1,168	+ 322
Falls	30	1,470	6	5,340	- 3,870
Oral Cancer	31	1,466	34	465	+ 1,001
Leukemia	32	1,381	19	925	+ 456
Lymphomas	33	1,264	28	716	+ 549
Malnutrition	34	1,255	52	79	+ 1,176
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,052	16	1,342	- 289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	996	41	275	+ 721
Drownings	37	837	24	821	+ 16
Tuberculosis	38	818	27	752	+ 66
Maternal Conditions	39	684	48	172	+ 512
Oesophagus Cancer	40	677	44	229	+ 448
Skin Cancers	41	582	55	55	+ 527
Epilepsy	42	535	29	694	- 160
Drug Use	43	527	33	491	+ 36
Fires	44	470	23	825	- 355
Meningitis	45	452	45	227	+ 225
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	415	39	280	+ 135
Pertussis	47	407	54	56	+ 351
Alcohol	48	407	51	128	+ 278
Bladder Cancer	49	312	46	214	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	50	300	42	247	+ 53
Syphilis	51	238	59	33	+ 205
Appendicitis	52	225	58	35	+ 191
Skin Disease	53	168	32	516	- 348
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	163	62	9	+ 154
Poisonings	55	158	40	279	- 122
Encephalitis	56	150	43	234	- 84
Uterin Cancer	57	146	38	323	- 177
Other Neoplasms	58	119	57	40	+ 79
Schistosomiasis	59	74	60	25	+ 49
Hepatitis C	60	58	64	7	+ 50
Tetanus	61	58	61	16	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	44	56	49	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	37	53	57	- 20
Dengue	64	16	63	9	+ 7
Malaria	65	14	75	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	66	5	71	0	+ 5
War	67	4	65	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	3	70	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	69	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Dominican Rep.

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.