SAUDI ARABIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,171	47	192	+ 37,979
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,088	5	6,132	+ 12,956
Tuberculosis	3	18,460	27	752	+ 17,709
Stroke	4	17,374	2	16,793	+ 581
Coronary Heart Disease	5	15,910	1	39,037	- 23,126
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,318	3	12,317	- 999
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,442	9	3,890	+ 5,552
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,405	35	457	+ 7,949
Low Birth Weight	9	6,725	18	989	+ 5,736
Lung Disease	10	6,011	10	2,842	+ 3,169
Violence	11	5,862	30	646	+ 5,216
Hypertension	12	5,578	22	834	+ 4,744
Birth Trauma	13	4,491	37	343	+ 4,148
Liver Disease	14	4,374	7	4,931	- 557
Kidney Disease	15	4,192	4	9,051	- 4,859
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,691	12	2,307	+ 1,383
Suicide	17	3,164	13	2,046	+ 1,118
Malnutrition	18	2,914	52	79	+ 2,835
Other Injuries	19	2,694	8	4,004	- 1,310
Asthma	20	2,613	17	1,168	+ 1,446
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,289	11	2,442	- 153
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,109	16	1,342	+ 767
Cervical Cancer	23	1,730	49	157	+ 1,574
Breast Cancer	24	1,579	20	908	+ 671
Maternal Conditions	25	1,435	48	172	+ 1,263
Drownings	26	1,429	24	821	+ 607
Meningitis	27	1,417	45	227	+ 1,191
Fires	28	1,417	23	825	+ 592
Skin Cancers	29	1,405	55	55	+ 1,350
Oral Cancer	30	1,300	34	465	+ 835
Prostate Cancer	31	1,229	50	148	+ 1,080
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	987	41	275	+ 712
Endocrine Disorders	33	950	15	1,447	- 497
Falls	34	810	6	5,340	- 4,531
Lung Cancers	35	766	26	775	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	709	14	1,630	- 921
Pertussis	37	706	54	56	+ 650
Epilepsy	38	641	29	694	- 53
Poisonings	39	604	40	279	+ 324
Lymphomas	40	597	28	716	- 119
Liver Cancer	41	586	21	845	- 259
Parkinson's Disease	42	566	25	776	- 211
Syphilis	43	453	59	33	+ 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	431	39	280	+ 151
Stomach Cancer	45	424	36	389	+ 35
Drug Use	46	413	33	491	- 78
Skin Disease	47	403	32	516	- 113
Alcohol	48	366	51	128	+ 238
Leukemia	49	309	19	925	- 616
Ovary Cancer	50	303	42	247	+ 56
Malaria	51	281	75	0	+ 281
Oesophagus Cancer	52	273	44	229	+ 44
Pancreas Cancer	53	228	31	526	- 298
Bladder Cancer	54	204	46	214	- 10
Schistosomiasis	55	178	60	25	+ 153
Uterin Cancer	56	148	38	323	- 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	123	62	9	+ 114
Appendicitis	58	115	58	35	+ 80
Encephalitis	59	105	43	234	- 129
Other Neoplasms	60	100	57	40	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	61	83	70	1	+ 82
Tetanus	62	78	61	16	+ 63
Hepatitis B	63	58	53	57	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	30	56	49	- 19
Measles	65	27	68	1	+ 26
Hepatitis C	66	7	64	7	- 0
War	67	6	65	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	4	71	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	69	1	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Namibia

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.