SAUDI ARABIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	37,317	11	2,442	+ 34,875
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,191	1	39,037	- 2,845
Lung Cancers	3	22,577	26	775	+ 21,802
Stroke	4	19,960	2	16,793	+ 3,167
Lung Disease	5	19,673	10	2,842	+ 16,831
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,987	14	1,630	+ 10,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,171	5	6,132	+ 4,039
Falls	8	8,494	6	5,340	+ 3,154
Breast Cancer	9	7,268	20	908	+ 6,361
Prostate Cancer	10	6,714	50	148	+ 6,565
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,159	31	526	+ 5,633
Kidney Disease	12	5,203	4	9,051	- 3,848
Lymphomas	13	5,163	28	716	+ 4,448
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,906	9	3,890	+ 1,016
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,411	44	229	+ 4,182
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,358	25	776	+ 3,582
Suicide	17	4,164	13	2,046	+ 2,118
Other Neoplasms	18	3,765	57	40	+ 3,725
Other Injuries	19	3,389	8	4,004	- 615
Leukemia	20	3,246	19	925	+ 2,321
Bladder Cancer	21	3,025	46	214	+ 2,811
Stomach Cancer	22	2,798	36	389	+ 2,409
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,469	16	1,342	+ 1,128
Liver Cancer	24	2,391	21	845	+ 1,546
Ovary Cancer	25	2,194	42	247	+ 1,946
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,168	15	1,447	+ 721
Skin Cancers	27	2,106	55	55	+ 2,051
Liver Disease	28	1,924	7	4,931	- 3,007
Hypertension	29	1,682	22	834	+ 848
Oral Cancer	30	1,579	34	465	+ 1,114
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,400	3	12,317	- 10,917
Alcohol	32	1,259	51	128	+ 1,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,201	35	457	+ 744
Uterin Cancer	34	1,164	38	323	+ 841
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,118	12	2,307	- 1,189
Skin Disease	36	607	32	516	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	37	606	56	49	+ 557
Epilepsy	38	594	29	694	- 100
Cervical Cancer	39	547	49	157	+ 391
Anemia	40	513	85	0	+ 513
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	488	39	280	+ 208
Drug Use	42	474	33	491	- 17
Osteoarthritis	43	452	80	0	+ 452
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	440	62	9	+ 431
Low Birth Weight	45	344	18	989	- 645
Asthma	46	340	17	1,168	- 828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	268	41	275	- 8
Violence	48	221	30	646	- 425
Drownings	49	201	24	821	- 620
Schizophrenia	50	197	84	0	+ 197
Meningitis	51	161	45	227	- 65
Birth Trauma	52	152	37	343	- 191
Fires	53	101	23	825	- 724
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	86	81	0	+ 86
HIV/AIDS	55	67	47	192	- 125
Tuberculosis	56	59	27	752	- 693
Upper Respiratory	57	58	70	1	+ 57
Appendicitis	58	52	58	35	+ 18
Oral conditions	59	43	82	0	+ 43
Hepatitis C	60	42	64	7	+ 34
Poisonings	61	36	40	279	- 244
Hepatitis B	62	28	53	57	- 29
Malnutrition	63	25	52	79	- 55
Otitis Media	64	20	72	0	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	65	17	48	172	- 156
War	66	4	65	3	+ 1
Pertussis	67	2	54	56	- 54
Encephalitis	68	2	43	234	- 232
Syphilis	69	1	59	33	- 31
Leishmaniasis	70	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	61	16	- 16
Measles	73	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	63	9	- 9
Ascariasis	82	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Netherlands

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.