SAUDI ARABIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,231	1	39,037	+ 13,195
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,673	11	2,442	+ 35,231
Stroke	3	20,825	2	16,793	+ 4,032
Lung Disease	4	14,992	10	2,842	+ 12,150
Lung Cancers	5	12,845	26	775	+ 12,070
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,523	14	1,630	+ 8,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,175	5	6,132	+ 3,043
Prostate Cancer	8	9,049	50	148	+ 8,900
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,379	31	526	+ 5,853
Hypertension	10	6,344	22	834	+ 5,510
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,330	9	3,890	+ 2,440
Kidney Disease	12	5,622	4	9,051	- 3,429
Breast Cancer	13	5,461	20	908	+ 4,553
Suicide	14	5,105	13	2,046	+ 3,060
Other Injuries	15	4,740	8	4,004	+ 736
Lymphomas	16	4,682	28	716	+ 3,966
Falls	17	3,827	6	5,340	- 1,513
Other Neoplasms	18	3,575	57	40	+ 3,535
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,254	25	776	+ 2,478
Leukemia	20	2,849	19	925	+ 1,924
Bladder Cancer	21	2,623	46	214	+ 2,409
Liver Cancer	22	2,594	21	845	+ 1,749
Liver Disease	23	2,497	7	4,931	- 2,435
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,423	15	1,447	+ 975
Skin Cancers	25	2,244	55	55	+ 2,190
Stomach Cancer	26	2,114	36	389	+ 1,725
Ovary Cancer	27	1,907	42	247	+ 1,660
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,887	16	1,342	+ 546
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,857	44	229	+ 1,628
Drug Use	30	1,461	33	491	+ 970
Oral Cancer	31	1,309	34	465	+ 844
Alcohol	32	1,238	51	128	+ 1,109
Uterin Cancer	33	1,189	38	323	+ 866
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,087	3	12,317	- 11,230
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,062	12	2,307	- 1,245
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	998	35	457	+ 542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	956	41	275	+ 681
Cervical Cancer	38	785	49	157	+ 628
Skin Disease	39	759	32	516	+ 243
Anemia	40	603	85	0	+ 603
Multiple Sclerosis	41	588	56	49	+ 539
Asthma	42	546	17	1,168	- 621
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	445	62	9	+ 435
Epilepsy	44	416	29	694	- 278
Malnutrition	45	404	52	79	+ 324
Drownings	46	395	24	821	- 426
Violence	47	390	30	646	- 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	381	39	280	+ 101
Fires	49	223	23	825	- 602
Schizophrenia	50	219	84	0	+ 219
Low Birth Weight	51	174	18	989	- 815
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	158	81	0	+ 158
Hepatitis C	53	152	64	7	+ 145
Meningitis	54	121	45	227	- 105
Birth Trauma	55	116	37	343	- 227
Tuberculosis	56	83	27	752	- 669
Osteoarthritis	57	82	80	0	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	58	67	70	1	+ 67
Appendicitis	59	62	58	35	+ 28
Poisonings	60	61	40	279	- 218
HIV/AIDS	61	44	47	192	- 148
Hepatitis B	62	33	53	57	- 24
Oral conditions	63	29	82	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	17	48	172	- 155
War	65	6	65	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	2	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	2	54	56	- 55
Tetanus	68	1	61	16	- 14
Schistosomiasis	69	1	60	25	- 24
Diphtheria	70	1	69	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	43	234	- 234
Syphilis	72	0	59	33	- 32
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	63	9	- 9
Ascariasis	81	0	66	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	73	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.