SAUDI ARABIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,728	1	39,037	+ 4,692
Diabetes Mellitus	2	20,714	9	3,890	+ 16,824
Lung Disease	3	15,720	10	2,842	+ 12,878
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	11,535	11	2,442	+ 9,093
Kidney Disease	5	11,401	4	9,051	+ 2,350
Stroke	6	11,313	2	16,793	- 5,480
Asthma	7	10,758	17	1,168	+ 9,590
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,506	5	6,132	+ 2,374
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,982	3	12,317	- 5,336
Suicide	10	4,950	13	2,046	+ 2,904
Oral Cancer	11	4,810	34	465	+ 4,345
Lung Cancers	12	2,951	26	775	+ 2,175
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,567	44	229	+ 2,338
Other Injuries	14	2,542	8	4,004	- 1,462
Breast Cancer	15	2,299	20	908	+ 1,391
Stomach Cancer	16	2,196	36	389	+ 1,807
Liver Disease	17	2,166	7	4,931	- 2,765
Leukemia	18	1,920	19	925	+ 995
Liver Cancer	19	1,813	21	845	+ 968
Hypertension	20	1,754	22	834	+ 920
Lymphomas	21	1,708	28	716	+ 992
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,645	12	2,307	- 663
Falls	23	1,603	6	5,340	- 3,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,515	14	1,630	- 115
Tuberculosis	25	1,279	27	752	+ 527
Cervical Cancer	26	1,267	49	157	+ 1,110
Drownings	27	1,214	24	821	+ 393
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,005	35	457	+ 549
Low Birth Weight	29	891	18	989	- 98
Prostate Cancer	30	843	50	148	+ 695
Violence	31	830	30	646	+ 184
Endocrine Disorders	32	769	15	1,447	- 678
Anemia	33	740	85	0	+ 740
Bladder Cancer	34	718	46	214	+ 504
Inflammatory/Heart	35	706	16	1,342	- 635
Skin Disease	36	486	32	516	- 30
Ovary Cancer	37	467	42	247	+ 220
War	38	465	65	3	+ 462
Epilepsy	39	448	29	694	- 247
Drug Use	40	427	33	491	- 63
Fires	41	397	23	825	- 429
Uterin Cancer	42	362	38	323	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	43	355	31	526	- 171
Birth Trauma	44	320	37	343	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	45	279	25	776	- 498
Meningitis	46	243	45	227	+ 16
Dengue	47	218	63	9	+ 209
Maternal Conditions	48	160	48	172	- 13
Poisonings	49	155	40	279	- 124
Other Neoplasms	50	142	57	40	+ 102
Alcohol	51	137	51	128	+ 8
Skin Cancers	52	97	55	55	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	82	39	280	- 198
Malnutrition	54	72	52	79	- 7
HIV/AIDS	55	65	47	192	- 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	63	41	275	- 212
Tetanus	57	46	61	16	+ 30
Syphilis	58	25	59	33	- 8
Pertussis	59	24	54	56	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	18	62	9	+ 9
Encephalitis	61	17	43	234	- 217
Hepatitis B	62	10	53	57	- 47
Leprosy	63	9	73	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	64	9	58	35	- 26
Schizophrenia	65	8	84	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	8	70	1	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	67	6	80	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	56	49	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	81	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	66	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	7	- 7
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	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.