SAUDI ARABIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,769	1	39,037	- 5,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,411	11	2,442	+ 25,969
Stroke	3	19,430	2	16,793	+ 2,638
Lung Cancers	4	19,058	26	775	+ 18,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,680	14	1,630	+ 10,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,567	5	6,132	+ 4,435
Lung Disease	7	9,744	10	2,842	+ 6,902
Breast Cancer	8	8,303	20	908	+ 7,396
Other Injuries	9	8,081	8	4,004	+ 4,077
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,606	31	526	+ 6,080
Kidney Disease	11	6,134	4	9,051	- 2,917
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,832	9	3,890	+ 1,942
Prostate Cancer	13	5,811	50	148	+ 5,663
Lymphomas	14	5,381	28	716	+ 4,665
Liver Cancer	15	5,117	21	845	+ 4,271
Suicide	16	4,789	13	2,046	+ 2,744
Other Neoplasms	17	4,688	57	40	+ 4,648
Falls	18	4,428	6	5,340	- 913
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,322	15	1,447	+ 2,875
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,046	25	776	+ 3,269
Leukemia	21	3,985	19	925	+ 3,061
Liver Disease	22	3,945	7	4,931	- 986
Hypertension	23	3,800	22	834	+ 2,966
Bladder Cancer	24	3,509	46	214	+ 3,295
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,242	16	1,342	+ 1,900
Stomach Cancer	26	2,956	36	389	+ 2,567
Oral Cancer	27	2,499	34	465	+ 2,035
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,498	44	229	+ 2,268
Malnutrition	29	2,251	52	79	+ 2,172
Ovary Cancer	30	2,119	42	247	+ 1,871
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,785	3	12,317	- 10,533
Skin Cancers	32	1,740	55	55	+ 1,685
Alcohol	33	1,704	51	128	+ 1,576
Uterin Cancer	34	1,454	38	323	+ 1,131
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,075	12	2,307	- 1,232
Drug Use	36	1,005	33	491	+ 514
Epilepsy	37	997	29	694	+ 303
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	966	35	457	+ 509
Skin Disease	39	854	32	516	+ 338
Cervical Cancer	40	841	49	157	+ 684
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	740	39	280	+ 460
Asthma	42	555	17	1,168	- 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	527	41	275	+ 252
Anemia	44	520	85	0	+ 520
Drownings	45	464	24	821	- 357
Multiple Sclerosis	46	402	56	49	+ 353
Low Birth Weight	47	348	18	989	- 641
Schizophrenia	48	346	84	0	+ 346
Violence	49	287	30	646	- 358
Tuberculosis	50	233	27	752	- 519
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	228	62	9	+ 219
Hepatitis C	52	222	64	7	+ 215
Fires	53	215	23	825	- 610
HIV/AIDS	54	193	47	192	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	165	37	343	- 178
Osteoarthritis	56	131	80	0	+ 131
Poisonings	57	122	40	279	- 158
Meningitis	58	87	45	227	- 139
Hepatitis B	59	72	53	57	+ 15
Oral conditions	60	63	82	0	+ 63
Appendicitis	61	48	58	35	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	40	81	0	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	63	29	70	1	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	64	28	48	172	- 145
Otitis Media	65	8	72	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	66	4	43	234	- 230
War	67	4	65	3	+ 0
Syphilis	68	2	59	33	- 30
Pertussis	69	1	54	56	- 55
Tetanus	70	1	61	16	- 14
Schistosomiasis	71	0	60	25	- 24
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 0
Dengue	76	0	63	9	- 9
Measles	77	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	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

France

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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.