SAUDI ARABIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,319	1	39,037	+ 125,282
Stroke	2	119,552	2	16,793	+ 102,759
Hypertension	3	24,219	22	834	+ 23,385
Lung Cancers	4	19,405	26	775	+ 18,630
Inflammatory/Heart	5	18,683	16	1,342	+ 17,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,650	14	1,630	+ 13,019
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,463	11	2,442	+ 11,021
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,741	9	3,890	+ 6,851
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,168	5	6,132	+ 4,036
Breast Cancer	10	9,585	20	908	+ 8,677
Stomach Cancer	11	9,526	36	389	+ 9,137
Prostate Cancer	12	9,413	50	148	+ 9,265
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,849	31	526	+ 8,323
Suicide	14	7,785	13	2,046	+ 5,739
Liver Disease	15	7,400	7	4,931	+ 2,469
Other Injuries	16	7,352	8	4,004	+ 3,348
Kidney Disease	17	7,232	4	9,051	- 1,819
Lung Disease	18	7,026	10	2,842	+ 4,184
Lymphomas	19	4,979	28	716	+ 4,263
Bladder Cancer	20	4,625	46	214	+ 4,411
Alcohol	21	4,613	51	128	+ 4,484
Oral Cancer	22	4,342	34	465	+ 3,878
Falls	23	4,085	6	5,340	- 1,255
Ovary Cancer	24	3,985	42	247	+ 3,737
Leukemia	25	3,776	19	925	+ 2,851
Liver Cancer	26	3,179	21	845	+ 2,334
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,115	3	12,317	- 9,203
Other Neoplasms	28	3,097	57	40	+ 3,057
Uterin Cancer	29	2,996	38	323	+ 2,673
Skin Cancers	30	2,930	55	55	+ 2,875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,878	41	275	+ 2,602
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,661	44	229	+ 2,432
Cervical Cancer	33	2,591	49	157	+ 2,434
Drownings	34	2,574	24	821	+ 1,752
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,546	25	776	+ 1,769
Fires	36	2,095	23	825	+ 1,270
Violence	37	1,917	30	646	+ 1,271
Skin Disease	38	1,551	32	516	+ 1,035
HIV/AIDS	39	1,503	47	192	+ 1,311
Tuberculosis	40	1,446	27	752	+ 694
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,199	15	1,447	- 249
Hepatitis C	42	1,073	64	7	+ 1,065
Congenital Anomalies	43	943	12	2,307	- 1,364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	922	81	0	+ 922
Epilepsy	45	898	29	694	+ 203
Asthma	46	845	17	1,168	- 322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	828	39	280	+ 548
Drug Use	48	827	33	491	+ 336
Poisonings	49	472	40	279	+ 192
Multiple Sclerosis	50	411	56	49	+ 363
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	402	62	9	+ 393
Meningitis	52	300	45	227	+ 73
Anemia	53	287	85	0	+ 287
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	276	35	457	- 181
Birth Trauma	55	236	37	343	- 107
Low Birth Weight	56	229	18	989	- 760
Schizophrenia	57	152	84	0	+ 152
Osteoarthritis	58	140	80	0	+ 140
Appendicitis	59	96	58	35	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	60	92	48	172	- 80
Oral conditions	61	73	82	0	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	62	72	70	1	+ 72
Hepatitis B	63	64	53	57	+ 7
Malnutrition	64	39	52	79	- 41
Syphilis	65	26	59	33	- 6
Otitis Media	66	19	72	0	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	14	69	1	+ 14
War	68	4	65	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	43	234	- 233
Pertussis	70	1	54	56	- 55
Tetanus	71	0	61	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	25	- 25
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	63	9	- 9
Ascariasis	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Latvia

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.