SAUDI ARABIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,499	1	39,037	+ 1,462
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,660	11	2,442	+ 27,218
Stroke	3	14,113	2	16,793	- 2,680
Lung Cancers	4	13,471	26	775	+ 12,696
Lung Disease	5	12,920	10	2,842	+ 10,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,264	5	6,132	+ 2,132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,373	14	1,630	+ 5,743
Prostate Cancer	8	6,108	50	148	+ 5,959
Breast Cancer	9	5,356	20	908	+ 4,448
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,318	25	776	+ 4,542
Other Injuries	11	5,021	8	4,004	+ 1,017
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,348	31	526	+ 3,822
Suicide	13	4,040	13	2,046	+ 1,994
Lymphomas	14	3,690	28	716	+ 2,974
Kidney Disease	15	3,337	4	9,051	- 5,714
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,977	9	3,890	- 913
Hypertension	17	2,430	22	834	+ 1,596
Falls	18	2,378	6	5,340	- 2,962
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,261	44	229	+ 2,032
Liver Cancer	20	2,246	21	845	+ 1,401
Bladder Cancer	21	2,043	46	214	+ 1,829
Leukemia	22	1,897	19	925	+ 972
Stomach Cancer	23	1,763	36	389	+ 1,374
Drug Use	24	1,687	33	491	+ 1,196
Ovary Cancer	25	1,650	42	247	+ 1,402
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,568	16	1,342	+ 227
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,565	15	1,447	+ 118
Alcohol	28	1,420	51	128	+ 1,291
Skin Cancers	29	1,304	55	55	+ 1,249
Other Neoplasms	30	977	57	40	+ 937
Liver Disease	31	950	7	4,931	- 3,981
Cervical Cancer	32	922	49	157	+ 766
Oral Cancer	33	857	34	465	+ 393
Congenital Anomalies	34	748	12	2,307	- 1,559
Road Traffic Accidents	35	697	3	12,317	- 11,620
Uterin Cancer	36	694	38	323	+ 371
Epilepsy	37	544	29	694	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	425	62	9	+ 416
Violence	39	402	30	646	- 243
Anemia	40	368	85	0	+ 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	327	41	275	+ 51
Poisonings	42	324	40	279	+ 45
Low Birth Weight	43	302	18	989	- 686
Multiple Sclerosis	44	277	56	49	+ 228
Skin Disease	45	264	32	516	- 252
Birth Trauma	46	250	37	343	- 93
Osteoarthritis	47	208	80	0	+ 208
Asthma	48	167	17	1,168	- 1,001
Schizophrenia	49	146	84	0	+ 146
Meningitis	50	128	45	227	- 98
Upper Respiratory	51	111	70	1	+ 111
Hepatitis C	52	111	64	7	+ 104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	107	81	0	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	105	39	280	- 175
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	97	35	457	- 359
Drownings	56	92	24	821	- 730
Malnutrition	57	55	52	79	- 25
Fires	58	54	23	825	- 771
HIV/AIDS	59	47	47	192	- 145
Maternal Conditions	60	36	48	172	- 137
War	61	4	65	3	+ 1
Pertussis	62	1	54	56	- 55
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	57	- 57
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	61	16	- 16
Ascariasis	69	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	63	9	- 9
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	43	234	- 234
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	59	33	- 33
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	27	752	- 752
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	35	- 35
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.