SAUDI ARABIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,011	1	39,037	+ 71,974
Stroke	2	30,835	2	16,793	+ 14,042
Lung Cancers	3	24,316	26	775	+ 23,540
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,862	5	6,132	+ 12,730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,780	14	1,630	+ 12,150
Lung Disease	6	12,899	10	2,842	+ 10,057
Other Neoplasms	7	8,730	57	40	+ 8,690
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,439	9	3,890	+ 4,549
Breast Cancer	9	7,514	20	908	+ 6,606
Liver Disease	10	7,462	7	4,931	+ 2,531
Prostate Cancer	11	6,120	50	148	+ 5,972
Stomach Cancer	12	5,575	36	389	+ 5,186
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,121	31	526	+ 4,595
Alcohol	14	4,941	51	128	+ 4,812
Hypertension	15	4,656	22	834	+ 3,822
Falls	16	4,444	6	5,340	- 896
Bladder Cancer	17	4,433	46	214	+ 4,219
Suicide	18	4,039	13	2,046	+ 1,993
Lymphomas	19	3,906	28	716	+ 3,190
Kidney Disease	20	3,834	4	9,051	- 5,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,491	11	2,442	+ 1,049
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,353	3	12,317	- 8,965
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,296	16	1,342	+ 1,954
Leukemia	24	3,259	19	925	+ 2,334
Oral Cancer	25	3,185	34	465	+ 2,720
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,915	41	275	+ 2,640
Ovary Cancer	27	2,763	42	247	+ 2,515
Other Injuries	28	2,383	8	4,004	- 1,621
Liver Cancer	29	2,160	21	845	+ 1,315
Uterin Cancer	30	2,040	38	323	+ 1,717
Skin Cancers	31	2,032	55	55	+ 1,978
Cervical Cancer	32	1,798	49	157	+ 1,642
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,700	44	229	+ 1,471
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,415	25	776	+ 639
Epilepsy	35	1,080	29	694	+ 386
Congenital Anomalies	36	864	12	2,307	- 1,443
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	791	35	457	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	38	784	15	1,447	- 663
Drownings	39	600	24	821	- 221
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	577	39	280	+ 297
Tuberculosis	41	563	27	752	- 189
Low Birth Weight	42	546	18	989	- 443
Asthma	43	509	17	1,168	- 658
Multiple Sclerosis	44	474	56	49	+ 425
Fires	45	447	23	825	- 378
Skin Disease	46	442	32	516	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	348	62	9	+ 339
Drug Use	48	303	33	491	- 188
Violence	49	277	30	646	- 368
Malnutrition	50	274	52	79	+ 195
Poisonings	51	193	40	279	- 86
Hepatitis C	52	177	64	7	+ 170
Meningitis	53	161	45	227	- 66
HIV/AIDS	54	108	47	192	- 84
Appendicitis	55	65	58	35	+ 30
Hepatitis B	56	49	53	57	- 8
Birth Trauma	57	49	37	343	- 294
Schizophrenia	58	28	84	0	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	27	81	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	60	18	70	1	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	61	17	80	0	+ 17
Anemia	62	12	85	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	63	9	48	172	- 163
Encephalitis	64	6	43	234	- 228
Oral conditions	65	4	82	0	+ 4
War	66	4	65	3	+ 1
Tetanus	67	2	61	16	- 14
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	59	33	- 32
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	54	56	- 56
Measles	72	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	25	- 25
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	63	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Poland

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.