SAUDI ARABIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	43,530	47	192	+ 43,338
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,786	5	6,132	+ 17,654
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,794	1	39,037	- 19,242
Stroke	4	18,558	2	16,793	+ 1,765
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,252	9	3,890	+ 14,362
Tuberculosis	6	13,281	27	752	+ 12,529
Violence	7	12,697	30	646	+ 12,051
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,579	35	457	+ 9,122
Kidney Disease	9	9,252	4	9,051	+ 201
Suicide	10	8,328	13	2,046	+ 6,282
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,868	3	12,317	- 4,449
Hypertension	12	7,732	22	834	+ 6,898
Lung Disease	13	7,192	10	2,842	+ 4,350
Liver Disease	14	5,450	7	4,931	+ 518
Lung Cancers	15	4,659	26	775	+ 3,884
Low Birth Weight	16	3,779	18	989	+ 2,790
Other Injuries	17	3,636	8	4,004	- 368
Asthma	18	3,607	17	1,168	+ 2,439
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,561	15	1,447	+ 2,114
Cervical Cancer	20	3,359	49	157	+ 3,202
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,270	16	1,342	+ 1,928
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,827	11	2,442	+ 385
Breast Cancer	23	2,741	20	908	+ 1,833
Prostate Cancer	24	2,644	50	148	+ 2,496
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,630	12	2,307	+ 323
Meningitis	26	2,213	45	227	+ 1,987
Fires	27	2,187	23	825	+ 1,362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,169	14	1,630	+ 538
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,107	44	229	+ 1,878
Birth Trauma	30	1,816	37	343	+ 1,473
Lymphomas	31	1,704	28	716	+ 988
Drownings	32	1,453	24	821	+ 632
Liver Cancer	33	1,441	21	845	+ 596
Malnutrition	34	1,439	52	79	+ 1,360
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,213	31	526	+ 687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,145	41	275	+ 870
Epilepsy	37	1,130	29	694	+ 436
Maternal Conditions	38	1,028	48	172	+ 855
Stomach Cancer	39	928	36	389	+ 539
Leukemia	40	885	19	925	- 40
Oral Cancer	41	850	34	465	+ 385
Falls	42	846	6	5,340	- 4,494
Pertussis	43	691	54	56	+ 635
Syphilis	44	683	59	33	+ 650
Skin Disease	45	666	32	516	+ 150
Parkinson's Disease	46	651	25	776	- 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	613	39	280	+ 333
Skin Cancers	48	600	55	55	+ 546
Alcohol	49	597	51	128	+ 468
Poisonings	50	590	40	279	+ 310
Ovary Cancer	51	575	42	247	+ 327
Bladder Cancer	52	501	46	214	+ 287
Drug Use	53	465	33	491	- 26
Uterin Cancer	54	310	38	323	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	227	62	9	+ 218
Appendicitis	56	166	58	35	+ 131
Measles	57	164	68	1	+ 163
Other Neoplasms	58	161	57	40	+ 121
Encephalitis	59	142	43	234	- 93
Upper Respiratory	60	135	70	1	+ 134
Hepatitis B	61	84	53	57	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	62	68	56	49	+ 20
Malaria	63	50	75	0	+ 50
War	64	40	65	3	+ 36
Tetanus	65	23	61	16	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	66	21	60	25	- 4
Otitis Media	67	12	72	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	68	11	71	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	10	69	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	70	5	64	7	- 3
Ascariasis	71	2	66	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

South Africa

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.