SAUDI ARABIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,106	1	39,037	+ 7,070
Stroke	2	44,178	2	16,793	+ 27,386
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	25,746	11	2,442	+ 23,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,530	5	6,132	+ 18,398
Lung Cancers	5	15,775	26	775	+ 15,000
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,716	14	1,630	+ 14,085
Lung Disease	7	15,345	10	2,842	+ 12,503
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,894	9	3,890	+ 9,004
Kidney Disease	9	10,037	4	9,051	+ 986
Stomach Cancer	10	9,066	36	389	+ 8,677
Prostate Cancer	11	7,604	50	148	+ 7,456
Breast Cancer	12	7,150	20	908	+ 6,242
Other Injuries	13	6,935	8	4,004	+ 2,931
Hypertension	14	6,730	22	834	+ 5,896
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,976	31	526	+ 5,450
Lymphomas	16	5,755	28	716	+ 5,039
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,538	15	1,447	+ 4,090
Liver Cancer	18	4,548	21	845	+ 3,703
Suicide	19	4,196	13	2,046	+ 2,150
Bladder Cancer	20	4,191	46	214	+ 3,977
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,079	25	776	+ 3,303
Liver Disease	22	4,030	7	4,931	- 901
Falls	23	3,697	6	5,340	- 1,643
Leukemia	24	3,635	19	925	+ 2,711
Oral Cancer	25	3,265	34	465	+ 2,801
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,254	16	1,342	+ 1,912
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,001	3	12,317	- 9,316
Other Neoplasms	28	2,335	57	40	+ 2,295
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,229	44	229	+ 2,000
Skin Cancers	30	1,874	55	55	+ 1,820
Epilepsy	31	1,486	29	694	+ 792
Uterin Cancer	32	1,453	38	323	+ 1,130
Ovary Cancer	33	1,423	42	247	+ 1,175
Cervical Cancer	34	1,177	49	157	+ 1,020
HIV/AIDS	35	1,144	47	192	+ 952
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	826	35	457	+ 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	818	41	275	+ 543
Tuberculosis	38	762	27	752	+ 11
Skin Disease	39	725	32	516	+ 208
Congenital Anomalies	40	703	12	2,307	- 1,604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	604	39	280	+ 324
Anemia	42	540	85	0	+ 540
Asthma	43	524	17	1,168	- 643
Drug Use	44	460	33	491	- 31
Alcohol	45	398	51	128	+ 269
Fires	46	388	23	825	- 438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	354	62	9	+ 345
Violence	48	345	30	646	- 301
Hepatitis C	49	311	64	7	+ 303
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	295	81	0	+ 295
Drownings	51	284	24	821	- 537
Low Birth Weight	52	282	18	989	- 707
Malnutrition	53	282	52	79	+ 202
Multiple Sclerosis	54	201	56	49	+ 153
Schizophrenia	55	176	84	0	+ 176
Meningitis	56	153	45	227	- 74
Poisonings	57	105	40	279	- 175
Osteoarthritis	58	103	80	0	+ 103
Hepatitis B	59	93	53	57	+ 36
Birth Trauma	60	85	37	343	- 258
Appendicitis	61	75	58	35	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	62	53	70	1	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	63	26	48	172	- 147
Syphilis	64	11	59	33	- 22
Oral conditions	65	10	82	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	66	9	72	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	67	5	43	234	- 230
Leishmaniasis	68	4	67	1	+ 3
War	69	4	65	3	+ 1
Leprosy	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	54	56	- 56
Tetanus	73	0	61	16	- 16
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	25	- 25
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	63	9	- 9
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Portugal

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.