SAUDI ARABIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,215	1	39,037	+ 19,178
Stroke	2	37,545	2	16,793	+ 20,752
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	24,843	11	2,442	+ 22,401
Lung Cancers	4	20,472	26	775	+ 19,697
Lung Disease	5	19,411	10	2,842	+ 16,569
Hypertension	6	17,942	22	834	+ 17,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,740	14	1,630	+ 11,110
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,890	9	3,890	+ 8,000
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,794	5	6,132	+ 3,662
Breast Cancer	10	8,313	20	908	+ 7,405
Kidney Disease	11	7,628	4	9,051	- 1,423
Other Injuries	12	7,260	8	4,004	+ 3,256
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,250	31	526	+ 6,724
Stomach Cancer	14	6,146	36	389	+ 5,757
Other Neoplasms	15	5,985	57	40	+ 5,945
Lymphomas	16	5,797	28	716	+ 5,081
Liver Cancer	17	5,767	21	845	+ 4,922
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,054	15	1,447	+ 3,607
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,052	25	776	+ 4,275
Prostate Cancer	20	5,041	50	148	+ 4,893
Leukemia	21	4,033	19	925	+ 3,109
Bladder Cancer	22	4,023	46	214	+ 3,809
Liver Disease	23	3,333	7	4,931	- 1,599
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,315	16	1,342	+ 1,974
Falls	25	2,531	6	5,340	- 2,809
Suicide	26	2,423	13	2,046	+ 377
Oral Cancer	27	2,004	34	465	+ 1,539
Ovary Cancer	28	1,967	42	247	+ 1,720
Skin Cancers	29	1,942	55	55	+ 1,887
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,931	3	12,317	- 10,387
Hepatitis C	31	1,469	64	7	+ 1,461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,328	39	280	+ 1,048
Uterin Cancer	33	1,317	38	323	+ 995
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,226	44	229	+ 997
Anemia	35	1,003	85	0	+ 1,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	972	35	457	+ 516
Congenital Anomalies	37	865	12	2,307	- 1,442
Skin Disease	38	863	32	516	+ 347
Epilepsy	39	801	29	694	+ 107
Cervical Cancer	40	692	49	157	+ 535
Malnutrition	41	465	52	79	+ 385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	420	62	9	+ 411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	414	41	275	+ 138
Multiple Sclerosis	44	406	56	49	+ 357
Drug Use	45	392	33	491	- 99
HIV/AIDS	46	312	47	192	+ 120
Asthma	47	296	17	1,168	- 872
Osteoarthritis	48	288	80	0	+ 288
Schizophrenia	49	254	84	0	+ 254
Violence	50	245	30	646	- 401
Low Birth Weight	51	214	18	989	- 775
Drownings	52	206	24	821	- 615
Tuberculosis	53	201	27	752	- 550
Hepatitis B	54	200	53	57	+ 143
Alcohol	55	166	51	128	+ 38
Fires	56	162	23	825	- 663
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	144	81	0	+ 144
Poisonings	58	92	40	279	- 187
Birth Trauma	59	84	37	343	- 259
Meningitis	60	77	45	227	- 150
Appendicitis	61	29	58	35	- 5
Oral conditions	62	28	82	0	+ 28
Tetanus	63	13	61	16	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	12	70	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	65	10	72	0	+ 10
War	66	4	65	3	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	67	4	48	172	- 169
Encephalitis	68	3	43	234	- 232
Syphilis	69	3	59	33	- 30
Leishmaniasis	70	2	67	1	+ 1
Measles	71	1	68	1	- 0
Chagas disease	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	54	56	- 56
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	25	- 25
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	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

Italy

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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.