SAUDI ARABIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,980	1	39,037	+ 30,943
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,439	11	2,442	+ 26,997
Stroke	3	24,670	2	16,793	+ 7,877
Lung Cancers	4	16,827	26	775	+ 16,052
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	16,606	14	1,630	+ 14,976
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,294	5	6,132	+ 7,162
Liver Disease	7	9,363	7	4,931	+ 4,432
Falls	8	8,391	6	5,340	+ 3,051
Lung Disease	9	7,366	10	2,842	+ 4,524
Breast Cancer	10	7,035	20	908	+ 6,127
Hypertension	11	6,794	22	834	+ 5,960
Prostate Cancer	12	6,358	50	148	+ 6,210
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,751	31	526	+ 5,225
Kidney Disease	14	5,454	4	9,051	- 3,597
Stomach Cancer	15	5,429	36	389	+ 5,041
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,924	9	3,890	+ 1,034
Lymphomas	17	4,832	28	716	+ 4,117
Oral Cancer	18	4,703	34	465	+ 4,238
Suicide	19	4,333	13	2,046	+ 2,288
Other Injuries	20	3,636	8	4,004	- 368
Bladder Cancer	21	3,209	46	214	+ 2,995
Liver Cancer	22	3,082	21	845	+ 2,237
Leukemia	23	2,945	19	925	+ 2,020
Skin Cancers	24	2,346	55	55	+ 2,291
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,223	16	1,342	+ 882
Ovary Cancer	26	2,195	42	247	+ 1,948
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,174	3	12,317	- 10,143
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,060	44	229	+ 1,830
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,036	25	776	+ 1,260
Uterin Cancer	30	1,838	38	323	+ 1,515
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,798	41	275	+ 1,523
Cervical Cancer	32	1,791	49	157	+ 1,634
Alcohol	33	1,440	51	128	+ 1,312
Skin Disease	34	1,117	32	516	+ 600
Epilepsy	35	1,103	29	694	+ 408
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,095	12	2,307	- 1,212
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,073	15	1,447	- 374
Drownings	38	943	24	821	+ 122
Low Birth Weight	39	638	18	989	- 351
Other Neoplasms	40	609	57	40	+ 569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	457	39	280	+ 177
Violence	42	390	30	646	- 256
Multiple Sclerosis	43	360	56	49	+ 311
Asthma	44	310	17	1,168	- 858
Drug Use	45	293	33	491	- 198
Fires	46	254	23	825	- 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	223	35	457	- 234
Poisonings	48	195	40	279	- 85
Malnutrition	49	189	52	79	+ 109
Tuberculosis	50	174	27	752	- 578
Meningitis	51	165	45	227	- 61
Birth Trauma	52	98	37	343	- 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	98	62	9	+ 89
Hepatitis C	54	82	64	7	+ 74
Appendicitis	55	60	58	35	+ 25
Hepatitis B	56	53	53	57	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	48	81	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	58	41	70	1	+ 41
Anemia	59	35	85	0	+ 35
Schizophrenia	60	28	84	0	+ 28
Pertussis	61	24	54	56	- 32
Syphilis	62	22	59	33	- 11
Maternal Conditions	63	18	48	172	- 154
Otitis Media	64	16	72	0	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	65	14	47	192	- 178
Oral conditions	66	6	82	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	5	43	234	- 229
War	68	4	65	3	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	69	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	61	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	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

Slovakia

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.