SAUDI ARABIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,886	1	39,037	+ 24,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,229	11	2,442	+ 19,787
Stroke	3	21,632	2	16,793	+ 4,839
Lung Cancers	4	20,227	26	775	+ 19,452
Lung Disease	5	18,593	10	2,842	+ 15,750
Hypertension	6	11,641	22	834	+ 10,807
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,307	14	1,630	+ 9,676
Kidney Disease	8	9,892	4	9,051	+ 841
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,998	5	6,132	+ 2,866
Breast Cancer	10	8,186	20	908	+ 7,278
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,807	31	526	+ 7,281
Prostate Cancer	12	7,163	50	148	+ 7,014
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,760	9	3,890	+ 2,870
Falls	14	6,658	6	5,340	+ 1,318
Liver Disease	15	6,601	7	4,931	+ 1,670
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,471	25	776	+ 4,695
Lymphomas	17	5,321	28	716	+ 4,606
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,639	15	1,447	+ 3,191
Suicide	19	4,468	13	2,046	+ 2,422
Stomach Cancer	20	4,196	36	389	+ 3,807
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,863	16	1,342	+ 2,521
Leukemia	22	3,796	19	925	+ 2,871
Other Injuries	23	3,583	8	4,004	- 421
Other Neoplasms	24	3,545	57	40	+ 3,505
Liver Cancer	25	3,500	21	845	+ 2,655
Alcohol	26	2,718	51	128	+ 2,590
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,699	44	229	+ 2,470
Bladder Cancer	28	2,690	46	214	+ 2,476
Oral Cancer	29	2,617	34	465	+ 2,152
Ovary Cancer	30	2,256	42	247	+ 2,008
Skin Cancers	31	1,762	55	55	+ 1,707
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,664	35	457	+ 1,207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,571	39	280	+ 1,291
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,373	3	12,317	- 10,944
Epilepsy	35	1,343	29	694	+ 648
Congenital Anomalies	36	995	12	2,307	- 1,312
Uterin Cancer	37	969	38	323	+ 646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	941	41	275	+ 666
Cervical Cancer	39	926	49	157	+ 769
Drug Use	40	839	33	491	+ 348
Multiple Sclerosis	41	682	56	49	+ 634
Skin Disease	42	670	32	516	+ 154
Anemia	43	432	85	0	+ 432
Asthma	44	402	17	1,168	- 766
Low Birth Weight	45	335	18	989	- 654
Violence	46	334	30	646	- 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	236	62	9	+ 227
Hepatitis C	48	220	64	7	+ 213
Drownings	49	199	24	821	- 622
Malnutrition	50	196	52	79	+ 116
Schizophrenia	51	170	84	0	+ 170
Osteoarthritis	52	158	80	0	+ 158
Fires	53	156	23	825	- 670
HIV/AIDS	54	150	47	192	- 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	127	81	0	+ 127
Tuberculosis	56	122	27	752	- 630
Birth Trauma	57	104	37	343	- 239
Poisonings	58	94	40	279	- 185
Hepatitis B	59	79	53	57	+ 22
Meningitis	60	73	45	227	- 154
Upper Respiratory	61	60	70	1	+ 60
Appendicitis	62	56	58	35	+ 21
Oral conditions	63	27	82	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	17	48	172	- 156
Otitis Media	65	7	72	0	+ 7
War	66	4	65	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	3	43	234	- 231
Syphilis	68	2	59	33	- 30
Pertussis	69	1	54	56	- 55
Measles	70	1	68	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	61	16	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	63	9	- 9
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.