SAUDI ARABIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,618	1	39,037	+ 9,581
Stroke	2	36,135	2	16,793	+ 19,342
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	32,005	5	6,132	+ 25,873
Lung Cancers	4	23,637	26	775	+ 22,862
Lung Disease	5	23,187	10	2,842	+ 20,345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,008	14	1,630	+ 15,378
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	16,889	11	2,442	+ 14,447
Stomach Cancer	8	14,960	36	389	+ 14,571
Kidney Disease	9	13,282	4	9,051	+ 4,231
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,983	31	526	+ 10,457
Liver Cancer	11	8,716	21	845	+ 7,871
Other Injuries	12	6,546	8	4,004	+ 2,542
Suicide	13	5,774	13	2,046	+ 3,728
Lymphomas	14	5,717	28	716	+ 5,001
Breast Cancer	15	4,688	20	908	+ 3,780
Other Neoplasms	16	4,485	57	40	+ 4,445
Liver Disease	17	4,211	7	4,931	- 721
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,155	25	776	+ 3,378
Prostate Cancer	19	4,009	50	148	+ 3,861
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,653	44	229	+ 3,424
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,407	15	1,447	+ 1,960
Bladder Cancer	22	2,947	46	214	+ 2,733
Falls	23	2,888	6	5,340	- 2,452
Leukemia	24	2,850	19	925	+ 1,925
Drownings	25	2,494	24	821	+ 1,673
Oral Cancer	26	2,472	34	465	+ 2,007
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,442	16	1,342	+ 1,100
Hypertension	28	1,979	22	834	+ 1,145
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,611	9	3,890	- 2,278
Ovary Cancer	30	1,501	42	247	+ 1,254
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,354	3	12,317	- 10,963
Cervical Cancer	32	1,127	49	157	+ 970
Uterin Cancer	33	1,027	38	323	+ 704
Tuberculosis	34	1,026	27	752	+ 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	867	41	275	+ 591
Skin Disease	36	832	32	516	+ 316
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	810	35	457	+ 353
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	776	62	9	+ 767
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	758	39	280	+ 478
Congenital Anomalies	40	733	12	2,307	- 1,574
Hepatitis C	41	658	64	7	+ 651
Asthma	42	570	17	1,168	- 597
Malnutrition	43	566	52	79	+ 487
Skin Cancers	44	547	55	55	+ 492
Epilepsy	45	462	29	694	- 232
Hepatitis B	46	422	53	57	+ 365
Schizophrenia	47	312	84	0	+ 312
Fires	48	299	23	825	- 527
Anemia	49	260	85	0	+ 260
Drug Use	50	217	33	491	- 274
Alcohol	51	171	51	128	+ 42
Meningitis	52	91	45	227	- 135
Violence	53	79	30	646	- 567
Poisonings	54	75	40	279	- 204
Low Birth Weight	55	60	18	989	- 929
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	51	81	0	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	57	47	70	1	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	37	58	35	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	59	32	56	49	- 17
Oral conditions	60	31	82	0	+ 31
Birth Trauma	61	31	37	343	- 312
Osteoarthritis	62	26	80	0	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	63	14	47	192	- 178
Maternal Conditions	64	11	48	172	- 161
Syphilis	65	5	59	33	- 28
War	66	4	65	3	+ 1
Tetanus	67	3	61	16	- 13
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	1	43	234	- 233
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	54	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	25	- 25
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.