SAUDI ARABIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	37,410	47	192	+ 37,218
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,572	5	6,132	+ 12,440
Malaria	3	13,584	75	0	+ 13,584
Low Birth Weight	4	9,297	18	989	+ 8,308
Birth Trauma	5	8,971	37	343	+ 8,628
Stroke	6	8,895	2	16,793	- 7,898
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,524	1	39,037	- 30,513
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,498	3	12,317	- 4,819
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,099	35	457	+ 6,642
Tuberculosis	10	6,529	27	752	+ 5,778
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,088	9	3,890	+ 2,198
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,073	12	2,307	+ 2,765
Liver Disease	13	4,055	7	4,931	- 876
Kidney Disease	14	4,037	4	9,051	- 5,014
Measles	15	3,684	68	1	+ 3,683
Hypertension	16	3,360	22	834	+ 2,526
Maternal Conditions	17	2,822	48	172	+ 2,650
Syphilis	18	2,724	59	33	+ 2,691
Meningitis	19	2,585	45	227	+ 2,358
Lung Disease	20	2,451	10	2,842	- 391
Pertussis	21	2,219	54	56	+ 2,162
Suicide	22	2,180	13	2,046	+ 134
Other Injuries	23	2,139	8	4,004	- 1,865
Breast Cancer	24	1,715	20	908	+ 807
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,488	15	1,447	+ 40
Asthma	26	1,327	17	1,168	+ 159
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,284	16	1,342	- 58
Cervical Cancer	28	1,141	49	157	+ 984
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,129	11	2,442	- 1,313
Drug Use	30	1,023	33	491	+ 532
Malnutrition	31	978	52	79	+ 899
Falls	32	929	6	5,340	- 4,411
Violence	33	910	30	646	+ 264
Liver Cancer	34	876	21	845	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	35	871	50	148	+ 723
Drownings	36	803	24	821	- 18
Oral Cancer	37	702	34	465	+ 237
Epilepsy	38	657	29	694	- 37
Fires	39	614	23	825	- 212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	582	14	1,630	- 1,048
Lung Cancers	41	544	26	775	- 231
Tetanus	42	474	61	16	+ 458
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	445	41	275	+ 170
Poisonings	44	428	40	279	+ 149
Lymphomas	45	394	28	716	- 322
Parkinson's Disease	46	358	25	776	- 418
Trypanosomiasis	47	336	74	0	+ 336
Skin Cancers	48	329	55	55	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	49	317	36	389	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	289	39	280	+ 9
Skin Disease	51	265	32	516	- 252
Ovary Cancer	52	261	42	247	+ 13
Alcohol	53	242	51	128	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	54	241	44	229	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	55	231	31	526	- 294
Bladder Cancer	56	173	46	214	- 41
Encephalitis	57	158	43	234	- 77
Uterin Cancer	58	157	38	323	- 166
Appendicitis	59	113	58	35	+ 79
Schistosomiasis	60	87	60	25	+ 62
Leukemia	61	76	19	925	- 849
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	75	62	9	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	63	64	57	40	+ 24
Diphtheria	64	63	69	1	+ 62
Hepatitis B	65	62	53	57	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	34	70	1	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	67	29	56	49	- 20
Chlamydia	68	9	71	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	6	64	7	- 2
Ascariasis	70	5	66	1	+ 4
War	71	3	65	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	3	72	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Equ. Guinea

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.