SAUDI ARABIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,646	1	39,037	- 3,391
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,219	11	2,442	+ 13,777
Lung Cancers	3	14,141	26	775	+ 13,366
Stroke	4	13,990	2	16,793	- 2,803
Lung Disease	5	13,195	10	2,842	+ 10,353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,136	14	1,630	+ 5,506
Breast Cancer	7	6,166	20	908	+ 5,259
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,051	5	6,132	- 81
Kidney Disease	9	4,949	4	9,051	- 4,102
Other Injuries	10	4,810	8	4,004	+ 806
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,452	31	526	+ 3,926
Liver Disease	12	4,084	7	4,931	- 847
Suicide	13	3,776	13	2,046	+ 1,731
Lymphomas	14	3,507	28	716	+ 2,791
Prostate Cancer	15	3,463	50	148	+ 3,315
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,369	25	776	+ 2,592
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,326	9	3,890	- 564
Falls	18	3,299	6	5,340	- 2,041
Hypertension	19	2,920	22	834	+ 2,085
Leukemia	20	2,883	19	925	+ 1,958
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,872	15	1,447	+ 1,425
Stomach Cancer	22	2,784	36	389	+ 2,395
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,670	16	1,342	+ 1,329
Other Neoplasms	24	2,658	57	40	+ 2,618
Liver Cancer	25	2,641	21	845	+ 1,796
Bladder Cancer	26	2,383	46	214	+ 2,169
Ovary Cancer	27	1,920	42	247	+ 1,672
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,731	44	229	+ 1,502
Alcohol	29	1,377	51	128	+ 1,249
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,366	3	12,317	- 10,951
Skin Cancers	31	1,176	55	55	+ 1,121
Malnutrition	32	1,059	52	79	+ 979
Oral Cancer	33	1,035	34	465	+ 570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,029	39	280	+ 749
Epilepsy	35	916	29	694	+ 222
Uterin Cancer	36	852	38	323	+ 529
Congenital Anomalies	37	567	12	2,307	- 1,741
Cervical Cancer	38	522	49	157	+ 365
Drug Use	39	506	33	491	+ 15
Anemia	40	459	85	0	+ 459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	367	41	275	+ 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	336	35	457	- 121
Schizophrenia	43	316	84	0	+ 316
Skin Disease	44	292	32	516	- 224
Asthma	45	251	17	1,168	- 916
Multiple Sclerosis	46	223	56	49	+ 175
Hepatitis C	47	202	64	7	+ 194
Violence	48	169	30	646	- 476
Low Birth Weight	49	166	18	989	- 822
Osteoarthritis	50	143	80	0	+ 143
Fires	51	138	23	825	- 688
HIV/AIDS	52	135	47	192	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	126	62	9	+ 117
Drownings	54	106	24	821	- 715
Tuberculosis	55	101	27	752	- 651
Poisonings	56	81	40	279	- 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	65	81	0	+ 65
Meningitis	58	37	45	227	- 189
Birth Trauma	59	33	37	343	- 310
Hepatitis B	60	30	53	57	- 27
Upper Respiratory	61	21	70	1	+ 21
Appendicitis	62	18	58	35	- 16
Maternal Conditions	63	18	48	172	- 154
Oral conditions	64	16	82	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	65	9	43	234	- 226
Syphilis	66	8	59	33	- 25
War	67	3	65	3	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	54	56	- 56
Tetanus	69	0	61	16	- 16
Measles	70	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	63	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	80	0	60	25	- 25
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	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

Luxembourg

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.