SAUDI ARABIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,029	1	39,037	+ 106,992
Stroke	2	84,912	2	16,793	+ 68,119
Lung Cancers	3	14,107	26	775	+ 13,332
Inflammatory/Heart	4	14,029	16	1,342	+ 12,688
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,592	11	2,442	+ 10,150
Liver Disease	6	11,798	7	4,931	+ 6,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,064	14	1,630	+ 9,433
Suicide	8	9,505	13	2,046	+ 7,459
Lung Disease	9	9,498	10	2,842	+ 6,656
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	8,409	5	6,132	+ 2,277
Stomach Cancer	11	7,626	36	389	+ 7,237
Alcohol	12	7,262	51	128	+ 7,134
Breast Cancer	13	6,031	20	908	+ 5,124
Other Injuries	14	5,843	8	4,004	+ 1,839
HIV/AIDS	15	5,518	47	192	+ 5,326
Pancreas Cancer	16	5,263	31	526	+ 4,737
Hypertension	17	4,761	22	834	+ 3,927
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,761	9	3,890	+ 871
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,543	3	12,317	- 7,774
Prostate Cancer	20	3,661	50	148	+ 3,513
Falls	21	3,037	6	5,340	- 2,303
Kidney Disease	22	3,005	4	9,051	- 6,046
Violence	23	2,971	30	646	+ 2,326
Liver Cancer	24	2,897	21	845	+ 2,052
Oral Cancer	25	2,823	34	465	+ 2,359
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,432	25	776	+ 1,655
Drug Use	27	2,365	33	491	+ 1,874
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,319	41	275	+ 2,044
Lymphomas	29	2,315	28	716	+ 1,599
Tuberculosis	30	2,186	27	752	+ 1,434
Leukemia	31	2,138	19	925	+ 1,213
Ovary Cancer	32	2,108	42	247	+ 1,860
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,929	44	229	+ 1,699
Cervical Cancer	34	1,926	49	157	+ 1,770
Uterin Cancer	35	1,782	38	323	+ 1,459
Drownings	36	1,720	24	821	+ 899
Fires	37	1,658	23	825	+ 832
Bladder Cancer	38	1,637	46	214	+ 1,423
Skin Cancers	39	1,456	55	55	+ 1,402
Poisonings	40	1,444	40	279	+ 1,165
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,090	12	2,307	- 1,217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	719	39	280	+ 439
Skin Disease	43	710	32	516	+ 194
Low Birth Weight	44	559	18	989	- 430
Endocrine Disorders	45	520	15	1,447	- 927
Asthma	46	458	17	1,168	- 710
Encephalitis	47	279	43	234	+ 45
Meningitis	48	269	45	227	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	49	215	56	49	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	195	62	9	+ 186
Other Neoplasms	51	189	57	40	+ 149
Epilepsy	52	186	29	694	- 508
Birth Trauma	53	185	37	343	- 158
Appendicitis	54	106	58	35	+ 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	105	35	457	- 352
Maternal Conditions	56	69	48	172	- 103
Malnutrition	57	63	52	79	- 16
Upper Respiratory	58	41	70	1	+ 41
War	59	32	65	3	+ 29
Hepatitis B	60	11	53	57	- 46
Chlamydia	61	7	71	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	5	59	33	- 28
Tetanus	63	1	61	16	- 15
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	54	56	- 56
Hepatitis C	66	0	64	7	- 7
Diphtheria	67	0	69	1	- 0
Measles	68	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	25	- 25
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	63	9	- 9
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Russia

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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.