SAUDI ARABIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	72,228	11	2,442	+ 69,786
Coronary Heart Disease	2	63,854	1	39,037	+ 24,817
Stroke	3	26,727	2	16,793	+ 9,935
Lung Cancers	4	15,017	26	775	+ 14,242
Hypertension	5	13,185	22	834	+ 12,351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,309	14	1,630	+ 7,679
Falls	7	8,607	6	5,340	+ 3,267
Lung Disease	8	8,374	10	2,842	+ 5,532
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,100	31	526	+ 7,574
Liver Disease	10	6,937	7	4,931	+ 2,006
Prostate Cancer	11	6,302	50	148	+ 6,153
Breast Cancer	12	6,159	20	908	+ 5,251
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,539	25	776	+ 4,763
Lymphomas	14	5,526	28	716	+ 4,810
Suicide	15	5,496	13	2,046	+ 3,450
Liver Cancer	16	3,540	21	845	+ 2,695
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,365	16	1,342	+ 2,023
Alcohol	18	3,016	51	128	+ 2,888
Stomach Cancer	19	2,902	36	389	+ 2,513
Other Injuries	20	2,837	8	4,004	- 1,167
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,833	5	6,132	- 3,298
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,714	9	3,890	- 1,176
Other Neoplasms	23	2,448	57	40	+ 2,408
Leukemia	24	2,411	19	925	+ 1,486
Ovary Cancer	25	2,237	42	247	+ 1,989
Kidney Disease	26	2,220	4	9,051	- 6,831
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,077	44	229	+ 1,848
Bladder Cancer	28	2,003	46	214	+ 1,789
Skin Cancers	29	1,930	55	55	+ 1,875
Drug Use	30	1,748	33	491	+ 1,257
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,667	15	1,447	+ 220
Uterin Cancer	32	1,462	38	323	+ 1,139
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,396	3	12,317	- 10,921
Oral Cancer	34	1,345	34	465	+ 881
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,247	12	2,307	- 1,061
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	984	41	275	+ 709
Drownings	37	688	24	821	- 133
Epilepsy	38	676	29	694	- 18
Schizophrenia	39	604	84	0	+ 604
Asthma	40	550	17	1,168	- 617
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	539	62	9	+ 530
Multiple Sclerosis	42	521	56	49	+ 472
Violence	43	417	30	646	- 228
Cervical Cancer	44	403	49	157	+ 247
Fires	45	400	23	825	- 425
Tuberculosis	46	208	27	752	- 544
Skin Disease	47	176	32	516	- 340
Low Birth Weight	48	170	18	989	- 819
Poisonings	49	161	40	279	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	123	39	280	- 157
Osteoarthritis	51	109	80	0	+ 109
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	99	35	457	- 357
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	70	81	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	54	62	58	35	+ 27
Meningitis	55	61	45	227	- 165
Birth Trauma	56	50	37	343	- 293
Malnutrition	57	43	52	79	- 36
Anemia	58	37	85	0	+ 37
HIV/AIDS	59	36	47	192	- 156
Hepatitis C	60	30	64	7	+ 22
Oral conditions	61	24	82	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	62	13	70	1	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	11	53	57	- 46
Maternal Conditions	64	10	48	172	- 163
War	65	4	65	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	3	43	234	- 231
Syphilis	67	2	59	33	- 30
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	54	56	- 56
Tetanus	70	0	61	16	- 16
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	63	9	- 9
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Finland

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.