SAUDI ARABIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	31,250	2	16,793	+ 14,458
Diabetes Mellitus	2	26,881	9	3,890	+ 22,991
Coronary Heart Disease	3	22,337	1	39,037	- 16,700
Violence	4	19,210	30	646	+ 18,564
Prostate Cancer	5	11,433	50	148	+ 11,285
Kidney Disease	6	10,263	4	9,051	+ 1,212
HIV/AIDS	7	9,801	47	192	+ 9,609
Hypertension	8	8,422	22	834	+ 7,587
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,601	11	2,442	+ 5,159
Lung Cancers	10	6,114	26	775	+ 5,339
Lung Disease	11	5,849	10	2,842	+ 3,006
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,747	3	12,317	- 6,570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,648	14	1,630	+ 4,018
Breast Cancer	14	5,348	20	908	+ 4,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,085	5	6,132	- 1,047
Cervical Cancer	16	4,632	49	157	+ 4,475
Lymphomas	17	3,247	28	716	+ 2,531
Low Birth Weight	18	3,114	18	989	+ 2,125
Stomach Cancer	19	2,984	36	389	+ 2,595
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,282	15	1,447	+ 835
Liver Disease	21	2,003	7	4,931	- 2,928
Skin Disease	22	1,881	32	516	+ 1,365
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,796	12	2,307	- 512
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,725	16	1,342	+ 384
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,715	25	776	+ 938
Leukemia	26	1,668	19	925	+ 743
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,535	31	526	+ 1,009
Uterin Cancer	28	1,373	38	323	+ 1,050
Liver Cancer	29	1,309	21	845	+ 464
Ovary Cancer	30	1,255	42	247	+ 1,008
Other Injuries	31	1,175	8	4,004	- 2,829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,066	41	275	+ 791
Falls	33	1,061	6	5,340	- 4,279
Oesophagus Cancer	34	955	44	229	+ 725
Suicide	35	908	13	2,046	- 1,138
Asthma	36	844	17	1,168	- 323
Birth Trauma	37	841	37	343	+ 498
Bladder Cancer	38	771	46	214	+ 557
Oral Cancer	39	760	34	465	+ 296
Malnutrition	40	618	52	79	+ 538
Epilepsy	41	593	29	694	- 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	448	35	457	- 9
Maternal Conditions	43	448	48	172	+ 275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	345	39	280	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	45	240	57	40	+ 200
Fires	46	202	23	825	- 624
Meningitis	47	201	45	227	- 26
Drug Use	48	169	33	491	- 322
Encephalitis	49	169	43	234	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	146	62	9	+ 137
Drownings	51	133	24	821	- 689
Skin Cancers	52	130	55	55	+ 75
Appendicitis	53	117	58	35	+ 83
Tuberculosis	54	100	27	752	- 652
Alcohol	55	97	51	128	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	56	44	56	49	- 5
Poisonings	57	30	40	279	- 249
Dengue	58	14	63	9	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	12	53	57	- 45
Syphilis	60	10	59	33	- 23
War	61	7	65	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	62	5	71	0	+ 4
Tetanus	63	3	61	16	- 12
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	7	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	2	70	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	54	56	- 56
Diphtheria	68	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Jamaica

Saudi Arabia

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.