SAUDI ARABIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,474	5	6,132	+ 12,342
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,675	35	457	+ 13,218
Stroke	3	12,134	2	16,793	- 4,659
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,261	1	39,037	- 27,776
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,730	3	12,317	- 2,587
Birth Trauma	6	9,589	37	343	+ 9,246
Low Birth Weight	7	8,638	18	989	+ 7,649
Liver Disease	8	8,406	7	4,931	+ 3,475
Tuberculosis	9	6,614	27	752	+ 5,862
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,012	9	3,890	+ 1,122
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,820	12	2,307	+ 2,513
Hypertension	12	4,152	22	834	+ 3,318
Kidney Disease	13	3,731	4	9,051	- 5,320
Meningitis	14	3,705	45	227	+ 3,479
Lung Disease	15	3,659	10	2,842	+ 817
Other Injuries	16	3,617	8	4,004	- 387
HIV/AIDS	17	3,536	47	192	+ 3,344
Maternal Conditions	18	2,739	48	172	+ 2,567
Malnutrition	19	2,664	52	79	+ 2,585
Breast Cancer	20	2,616	20	908	+ 1,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,545	11	2,442	+ 103
Violence	22	2,490	30	646	+ 1,844
Pertussis	23	2,126	54	56	+ 2,070
Measles	24	1,950	68	1	+ 1,949
Suicide	25	1,859	13	2,046	- 187
Malaria	26	1,734	75	0	+ 1,734
Cervical Cancer	27	1,547	49	157	+ 1,390
Falls	28	1,390	6	5,340	- 3,950
Asthma	29	1,382	17	1,168	+ 215
Leukemia	30	1,302	19	925	+ 377
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,157	14	1,630	- 473
Poisonings	32	1,131	40	279	+ 851
Lymphomas	33	1,107	28	716	+ 391
Fires	34	1,003	23	825	+ 178
Drownings	35	966	24	821	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	36	747	42	247	+ 500
Tetanus	37	679	61	16	+ 663
Lung Cancers	38	679	26	775	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	39	668	16	1,342	- 673
Oesophagus Cancer	40	567	44	229	+ 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	542	41	275	+ 267
Liver Cancer	42	533	21	845	- 312
Syphilis	43	524	59	33	+ 491
Epilepsy	44	501	29	694	- 193
Endocrine Disorders	45	500	15	1,447	- 947
Parkinson's Disease	46	486	25	776	- 290
Stomach Cancer	47	468	36	389	+ 79
Oral Cancer	48	455	34	465	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	413	39	280	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	50	384	50	148	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	51	333	46	214	+ 119
Skin Cancers	52	310	55	55	+ 256
Skin Disease	53	279	32	516	- 238
Schistosomiasis	54	259	60	25	+ 234
Alcohol	55	231	51	128	+ 103
Hepatitis B	56	229	53	57	+ 172
Upper Respiratory	57	219	70	1	+ 218
Appendicitis	58	209	58	35	+ 174
Leishmaniasis	59	178	67	1	+ 177
Drug Use	60	158	33	491	- 333
Pancreas Cancer	61	150	31	526	- 376
Uterin Cancer	62	130	38	323	- 193
Encephalitis	63	119	43	234	- 115
War	64	86	65	3	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	68	62	9	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	66	46	57	40	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	45	69	1	+ 44
Ascariasis	68	40	66	1	+ 39
Hepatitis C	69	35	64	7	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	70	19	56	49	- 30
Otitis Media	71	12	72	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	6	71	0	+ 6
Dengue	73	6	63	9	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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

Ethiopia

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.