SAUDI ARABIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	78,213	47	192	+ 78,021
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,732	5	6,132	+ 46,600
Stroke	3	46,212	2	16,793	+ 29,419
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	38,621	35	457	+ 38,165
Coronary Heart Disease	5	34,467	1	39,037	- 4,570
Diabetes Mellitus	6	32,804	9	3,890	+ 28,914
Suicide	7	25,256	13	2,046	+ 23,210
Tuberculosis	8	19,823	27	752	+ 19,072
Lung Disease	9	18,077	10	2,842	+ 15,235
Kidney Disease	10	16,644	4	9,051	+ 7,593
Hypertension	11	16,240	22	834	+ 15,406
Low Birth Weight	12	15,697	18	989	+ 14,708
Violence	13	15,157	30	646	+ 14,512
Liver Disease	14	12,994	7	4,931	+ 8,063
Birth Trauma	15	11,767	37	343	+ 11,424
Road Traffic Accidents	16	11,131	3	12,317	- 1,186
Asthma	17	11,120	17	1,168	+ 9,952
Other Injuries	18	8,741	8	4,004	+ 4,737
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,387	12	2,307	+ 4,080
Cervical Cancer	20	6,109	49	157	+ 5,953
Malnutrition	21	5,859	52	79	+ 5,780
Meningitis	22	5,213	45	227	+ 4,987
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,005	16	1,342	+ 3,663
Maternal Conditions	24	4,794	48	172	+ 4,622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,572	41	275	+ 4,297
Fires	26	4,409	23	825	+ 3,584
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,854	15	1,447	+ 2,407
Drownings	28	3,279	24	821	+ 2,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,186	11	2,442	+ 744
Epilepsy	30	2,353	29	694	+ 1,659
Falls	31	2,097	6	5,340	- 3,244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,060	39	280	+ 1,780
Poisonings	33	1,822	40	279	+ 1,543
Breast Cancer	34	1,593	20	908	+ 685
Prostate Cancer	35	1,323	50	148	+ 1,175
Lymphomas	36	1,277	28	716	+ 561
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,204	44	229	+ 975
Alcohol	38	1,162	51	128	+ 1,033
Liver Cancer	39	1,159	21	845	+ 314
Skin Disease	40	1,146	32	516	+ 630
Parkinson's Disease	41	899	25	776	+ 122
Oral Cancer	42	847	34	465	+ 383
Lung Cancers	43	837	26	775	+ 62
Pertussis	44	837	54	56	+ 781
Syphilis	45	828	59	33	+ 796
Skin Cancers	46	760	55	55	+ 705
Tetanus	47	741	61	16	+ 725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	650	14	1,630	- 980
Leukemia	49	638	19	925	- 287
Drug Use	50	518	33	491	+ 27
Hepatitis B	51	438	53	57	+ 381
Appendicitis	52	408	58	35	+ 373
Ovary Cancer	53	401	42	247	+ 154
Uterin Cancer	54	385	38	323	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	55	298	70	1	+ 297
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	296	62	9	+ 287
Encephalitis	57	223	43	234	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	58	200	31	526	- 326
Measles	59	192	68	1	+ 191
Stomach Cancer	60	176	36	389	- 213
Bladder Cancer	61	157	46	214	- 57
Other Neoplasms	62	151	57	40	+ 111
Multiple Sclerosis	63	97	56	49	+ 49
Hepatitis C	64	40	64	7	+ 33
Chlamydia	65	25	71	0	+ 25
Otitis Media	66	20	72	0	+ 20
Ascariasis	67	12	66	1	+ 11
War	68	4	65	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	4	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	70	1	63	9	- 7
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Lesotho

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.