SAUDI ARABIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,795	1	39,037	+ 34,758
Stroke	2	49,178	2	16,793	+ 32,385
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,933	5	6,132	+ 22,801
Lung Cancers	4	25,695	26	775	+ 24,920
Lung Disease	5	19,305	10	2,842	+ 16,463
Kidney Disease	6	16,623	4	9,051	+ 7,572
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,763	11	2,442	+ 11,320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	11,401	14	1,630	+ 9,771
Hypertension	9	10,209	22	834	+ 9,375
Parkinson's Disease	10	9,243	25	776	+ 8,466
Breast Cancer	11	8,804	20	908	+ 7,897
Prostate Cancer	12	7,068	50	148	+ 6,919
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,652	31	526	+ 6,126
Liver Cancer	14	5,469	21	845	+ 4,624
Bladder Cancer	15	5,417	46	214	+ 5,203
Stomach Cancer	16	5,364	36	389	+ 4,975
Other Injuries	17	5,077	8	4,004	+ 1,073
Leukemia	18	4,730	19	925	+ 3,805
Lymphomas	19	4,431	28	716	+ 3,715
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,421	9	3,890	+ 531
Falls	21	4,349	6	5,340	- 991
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,040	3	12,317	- 9,277
Liver Disease	23	2,827	7	4,931	- 2,104
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,532	16	1,342	+ 1,191
Other Neoplasms	25	2,370	57	40	+ 2,330
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,133	41	275	+ 1,858
Ovary Cancer	27	1,947	42	247	+ 1,699
Suicide	28	1,861	13	2,046	- 185
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,837	15	1,447	+ 390
Oral Cancer	30	1,538	34	465	+ 1,073
Skin Cancers	31	1,531	55	55	+ 1,476
Drownings	32	1,521	24	821	+ 699
Uterin Cancer	33	1,301	38	323	+ 978
Epilepsy	34	870	29	694	+ 176
Oesophagus Cancer	35	858	44	229	+ 629
Cervical Cancer	36	850	49	157	+ 693
Drug Use	37	675	33	491	+ 184
Congenital Anomalies	38	608	12	2,307	- 1,699
Fires	39	511	23	825	- 314
Multiple Sclerosis	40	472	56	49	+ 423
Low Birth Weight	41	444	18	989	- 545
Violence	42	363	30	646	- 283
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	349	39	280	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	332	35	457	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	233	62	9	+ 224
Tuberculosis	46	232	27	752	- 520
Skin Disease	47	197	32	516	- 320
Hepatitis B	48	195	53	57	+ 138
Alcohol	49	176	51	128	+ 48
HIV/AIDS	50	165	47	192	- 27
Anemia	51	164	85	0	+ 164
Hepatitis C	52	134	64	7	+ 127
Meningitis	53	116	45	227	- 110
Schizophrenia	54	96	84	0	+ 96
Asthma	55	96	17	1,168	- 1,072
Poisonings	56	68	40	279	- 212
Birth Trauma	57	59	37	343	- 284
Appendicitis	58	33	58	35	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	28	70	1	+ 27
Leishmaniasis	60	13	67	1	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	8	48	172	- 165
Tetanus	62	6	61	16	- 9
Oral conditions	63	6	82	0	+ 6
War	64	4	65	3	+ 1
Syphilis	65	4	59	33	- 29
Malnutrition	66	3	52	79	- 76
Encephalitis	67	2	43	234	- 232
Measles	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	54	56	- 56
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	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.