SAUDI ARABIA VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,982	1	39,037	- 7,054
Kidney Disease	2	19,336	4	9,051	+ 10,285
Stroke	3	12,176	2	16,793	- 4,617
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,316	9	3,890	+ 7,426
Lung Disease	5	8,590	10	2,842	+ 5,748
Liver Disease	6	6,585	7	4,931	+ 1,654
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,303	5	6,132	+ 171
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,068	3	12,317	- 6,250
Hypertension	9	6,038	22	834	+ 5,204
Violence	10	3,385	30	646	+ 2,740
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,124	12	2,307	+ 817
Liver Cancer	12	2,784	21	845	+ 1,939
Low Birth Weight	13	2,680	18	989	+ 1,691
Stomach Cancer	14	2,614	36	389	+ 2,225
Prostate Cancer	15	2,113	50	148	+ 1,964
Cervical Cancer	16	2,048	49	157	+ 1,891
Other Injuries	17	1,957	8	4,004	- 2,047
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	1,726	14	1,630	+ 96
Suicide	19	1,558	13	2,046	- 488
Breast Cancer	20	1,549	20	908	+ 641
Alcohol	21	1,525	51	128	+ 1,397
Falls	22	1,511	6	5,340	- 3,829
Lung Cancers	23	1,499	26	775	+ 724
Leukemia	24	1,242	19	925	+ 317
Birth Trauma	25	1,083	37	343	+ 740
Other Neoplasms	26	1,052	57	40	+ 1,012
Pancreas Cancer	27	973	31	526	+ 447
Endocrine Disorders	28	895	15	1,447	- 552
Lymphomas	29	895	28	716	+ 180
Malnutrition	30	893	52	79	+ 813
Skin Disease	31	885	32	516	+ 369
Drownings	32	859	24	821	+ 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	816	11	2,442	- 1,626
Inflammatory/Heart	34	763	16	1,342	- 579
HIV/AIDS	35	762	47	192	+ 570
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	670	35	457	+ 213
Tuberculosis	37	628	27	752	- 124
Asthma	38	574	17	1,168	- 593
Maternal Conditions	39	482	48	172	+ 309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	468	41	275	+ 193
Epilepsy	41	406	29	694	- 289
Parkinson's Disease	42	365	25	776	- 411
Oral Cancer	43	352	34	465	- 113
Ovary Cancer	44	335	42	247	+ 88
Skin Cancers	45	322	55	55	+ 268
Drug Use	46	275	33	491	- 216
Oesophagus Cancer	47	229	44	229	- 0
Uterin Cancer	48	213	38	323	- 110
Appendicitis	49	174	58	35	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	168	62	9	+ 159
Meningitis	51	158	45	227	- 68
Bladder Cancer	52	153	46	214	- 61
Anemia	53	153	85	0	+ 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	109	39	280	- 171
Poisonings	55	96	40	279	- 183
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	92	81	0	+ 92
Fires	57	90	23	825	- 736
Encephalitis	58	56	43	234	- 178
Osteoarthritis	59	53	80	0	+ 53
Syphilis	60	51	59	33	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	61	37	56	49	- 12
Hepatitis B	62	28	53	57	- 29
Oral conditions	63	25	82	0	+ 25
Dengue	64	24	63	9	+ 15
Chagas disease	65	22	76	0	+ 22
Schizophrenia	66	18	84	0	+ 18
Pertussis	67	16	54	56	- 40
Hepatitis C	68	7	64	7	- 1
Ascariasis	69	5	66	1	+ 3
War	70	4	65	3	+ 1
Leprosy	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	72	3	70	1	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	74	2	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	75	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	77	0	69	1	- 0
Measles	78	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	79	0	61	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	60	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Nicaragua

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.