SAUDI ARABIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,948	1	39,037	+ 911
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,725	11	2,442	+ 30,283
Stroke	3	22,418	2	16,793	+ 5,625
Lung Cancers	4	17,105	26	775	+ 16,330
Lung Disease	5	14,629	10	2,842	+ 11,787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,107	14	1,630	+ 11,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,602	5	6,132	+ 4,470
Kidney Disease	8	7,516	4	9,051	- 1,535
Hypertension	9	7,045	22	834	+ 6,211
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,008	9	3,890	+ 2,118
Breast Cancer	11	5,463	20	908	+ 4,555
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,219	31	526	+ 4,693
Prostate Cancer	13	4,962	50	148	+ 4,814
Stomach Cancer	14	4,480	36	389	+ 4,091
Other Injuries	15	4,279	8	4,004	+ 275
Lymphomas	16	4,123	28	716	+ 3,407
Bladder Cancer	17	4,036	46	214	+ 3,822
Liver Cancer	18	3,941	21	845	+ 3,096
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,852	16	1,342	+ 2,511
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,820	25	776	+ 3,044
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,759	15	1,447	+ 2,312
Other Neoplasms	22	3,670	57	40	+ 3,630
Liver Disease	23	3,270	7	4,931	- 1,661
Leukemia	24	2,916	19	925	+ 1,991
Suicide	25	2,790	13	2,046	+ 744
Falls	26	2,509	6	5,340	- 2,831
Oral Cancer	27	1,996	34	465	+ 1,532
Ovary Cancer	28	1,566	42	247	+ 1,318
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,555	44	229	+ 1,325
Skin Disease	30	1,423	32	516	+ 906
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,414	3	12,317	- 10,903
Skin Cancers	32	1,394	55	55	+ 1,339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,246	39	280	+ 966
Uterin Cancer	34	1,246	38	323	+ 923
Asthma	35	876	17	1,168	- 292
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	822	35	457	+ 365
Anemia	37	707	85	0	+ 707
Congenital Anomalies	38	667	12	2,307	- 1,640
Cervical Cancer	39	661	49	157	+ 504
Epilepsy	40	637	29	694	- 58
Drug Use	41	600	33	491	+ 109
Hepatitis C	42	504	64	7	+ 497
HIV/AIDS	43	416	47	192	+ 224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	367	41	275	+ 92
Drownings	45	345	24	821	- 477
Alcohol	46	258	51	128	+ 129
Malnutrition	47	234	52	79	+ 154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	227	62	9	+ 218
Multiple Sclerosis	49	222	56	49	+ 173
Tuberculosis	50	209	27	752	- 543
Violence	51	202	30	646	- 444
Low Birth Weight	52	195	18	989	- 794
Osteoarthritis	53	164	80	0	+ 164
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	158	81	0	+ 158
Fires	55	143	23	825	- 683
Schizophrenia	56	140	84	0	+ 140
Poisonings	57	132	40	279	- 148
Hepatitis B	58	125	53	57	+ 68
Meningitis	59	99	45	227	- 127
Birth Trauma	60	87	37	343	- 256
Appendicitis	61	61	58	35	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	36	70	1	+ 35
Oral conditions	63	34	82	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	64	10	48	172	- 162
Leishmaniasis	65	8	67	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	7	72	0	+ 7
Syphilis	67	7	59	33	- 26
War	68	4	65	3	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	77	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	43	234	- 231
Chagas disease	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	1	61	16	- 14
Pertussis	73	1	54	56	- 55
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	25	- 25
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	1	- 0
Dengue	77	0	63	9	- 9
Ascariasis	78	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	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

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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.