SAUDI ARABIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	31,735	10	2,842	+ 28,893
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,105	1	39,037	- 15,932
Tuberculosis	3	19,415	27	752	+ 18,663
Stroke	4	15,158	2	16,793	- 1,635
Liver Disease	5	7,495	7	4,931	+ 2,564
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,324	5	6,132	+ 1,192
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,128	35	457	+ 6,672
Asthma	8	6,963	17	1,168	+ 5,796
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,465	3	12,317	- 6,852
Kidney Disease	10	5,030	4	9,051	- 4,021
Low Birth Weight	11	4,488	18	989	+ 3,499
Lung Cancers	12	4,211	26	775	+ 3,436
Falls	13	3,900	6	5,340	- 1,440
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,440	9	3,890	- 450
Birth Trauma	15	3,142	37	343	+ 2,799
Suicide	16	3,019	13	2,046	+ 973
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,724	39	280	+ 2,444
Hypertension	18	2,456	22	834	+ 1,622
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,374	11	2,442	- 68
Cervical Cancer	20	2,313	49	157	+ 2,156
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,288	12	2,307	- 19
Other Injuries	22	1,943	8	4,004	- 2,061
Drownings	23	1,767	24	821	+ 946
Oral Cancer	24	1,631	34	465	+ 1,166
Stomach Cancer	25	1,620	36	389	+ 1,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,371	14	1,630	- 260
Breast Cancer	27	1,219	20	908	+ 311
Maternal Conditions	28	1,147	48	172	+ 975
Encephalitis	29	1,036	43	234	+ 801
Epilepsy	30	1,026	29	694	+ 332
Malnutrition	31	992	52	79	+ 913
Lymphomas	32	901	28	716	+ 185
Parkinson's Disease	33	892	25	776	+ 116
HIV/AIDS	34	865	47	192	+ 673
Violence	35	826	30	646	+ 181
Leukemia	36	784	19	925	- 141
Ovary Cancer	37	686	42	247	+ 439
Oesophagus Cancer	38	577	44	229	+ 347
Poisonings	39	556	40	279	+ 277
Pertussis	40	532	54	56	+ 475
Pancreas Cancer	41	523	31	526	- 3
Skin Cancers	42	469	55	55	+ 415
Meningitis	43	443	45	227	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	44	381	46	214	+ 167
Endocrine Disorders	45	302	15	1,447	- 1,145
Liver Cancer	46	300	21	845	- 545
Appendicitis	47	259	58	35	+ 224
Inflammatory/Heart	48	255	16	1,342	- 1,087
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	225	41	275	- 51
Fires	50	216	23	825	- 610
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	203	62	9	+ 194
Alcohol	52	197	51	128	+ 68
Tetanus	53	158	61	16	+ 142
Syphilis	54	157	59	33	+ 125
Dengue	55	141	63	9	+ 132
Hepatitis B	56	137	53	57	+ 80
Drug Use	57	110	33	491	- 381
Prostate Cancer	58	100	50	148	- 48
Measles	59	71	68	1	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	60	66	38	323	- 257
Other Neoplasms	61	58	57	40	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	62	46	67	1	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	63	45	56	49	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	34	64	7	+ 26
War	65	28	65	3	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	66	28	70	1	+ 27
Skin Disease	67	20	32	516	- 496
Chlamydia	68	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	66	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	1	69	1	+ 1
Malaria	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Nepal

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.