SAUDI ARABIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,108	1	39,037	+ 53,071
Hypertension	2	82,660	22	834	+ 81,826
Stroke	3	34,162	2	16,793	+ 17,370
Lung Cancers	4	20,117	26	775	+ 19,342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	16,130	14	1,630	+ 14,500
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,676	5	6,132	+ 4,544
Liver Disease	7	10,055	7	4,931	+ 5,124
Prostate Cancer	8	9,137	50	148	+ 8,989
Stomach Cancer	9	8,871	36	389	+ 8,483
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,217	31	526	+ 7,691
Breast Cancer	11	7,957	20	908	+ 7,049
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,023	11	2,442	+ 4,581
Lung Disease	13	7,002	10	2,842	+ 4,160
Inflammatory/Heart	14	6,643	16	1,342	+ 5,301
Lymphomas	15	6,517	28	716	+ 5,801
Suicide	16	6,043	13	2,046	+ 3,997
Kidney Disease	17	5,401	4	9,051	- 3,650
Alcohol	18	4,542	51	128	+ 4,414
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,472	9	3,890	+ 582
Other Injuries	20	4,323	8	4,004	+ 319
Bladder Cancer	21	3,850	46	214	+ 3,636
Leukemia	22	3,845	19	925	+ 2,920
Other Neoplasms	23	3,776	57	40	+ 3,736
Falls	24	3,630	6	5,340	- 1,711
Oral Cancer	25	3,380	34	465	+ 2,916
Liver Cancer	26	3,282	21	845	+ 2,437
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,015	44	229	+ 2,786
Ovary Cancer	28	2,669	42	247	+ 2,422
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,509	25	776	+ 1,733
Skin Cancers	30	2,414	55	55	+ 2,360
Drug Use	31	2,296	33	491	+ 1,805
Cervical Cancer	32	2,068	49	157	+ 1,911
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,018	15	1,447	+ 571
Uterin Cancer	34	1,840	38	323	+ 1,517
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,812	3	12,317	- 10,506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,684	41	275	+ 1,409
Epilepsy	37	1,362	29	694	+ 668
Fires	38	1,252	23	825	+ 427
HIV/AIDS	39	1,233	47	192	+ 1,041
Drownings	40	917	24	821	+ 96
Skin Disease	41	873	32	516	+ 357
Violence	42	872	30	646	+ 227
Congenital Anomalies	43	766	12	2,307	- 1,541
Asthma	44	737	17	1,168	- 430
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	659	39	280	+ 379
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	527	62	9	+ 518
Tuberculosis	47	504	27	752	- 248
Multiple Sclerosis	48	498	56	49	+ 449
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	372	81	0	+ 372
Osteoarthritis	50	311	80	0	+ 311
Anemia	51	280	85	0	+ 280
Poisonings	52	255	40	279	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	253	35	457	- 204
Meningitis	54	227	45	227	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	55	207	18	989	- 782
Schizophrenia	56	187	84	0	+ 187
Birth Trauma	57	153	37	343	- 190
Hepatitis C	58	124	64	7	+ 116
Appendicitis	59	62	58	35	+ 28
Oral conditions	60	62	82	0	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	61	35	48	172	- 137
Syphilis	62	31	59	33	- 2
Encephalitis	63	6	43	234	- 228
War	64	4	65	3	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	53	57	- 57
Upper Respiratory	66	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	25	- 25
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	75	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	52	79	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	61	16	- 16
Diphtheria	82	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	54	56	- 56
Measles	84	0	68	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Estonia

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.