SAUDI ARABIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,186	1	39,037	+ 5,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,664	11	2,442	+ 27,222
Stroke	3	16,158	2	16,793	- 635
Lung Cancers	4	14,516	26	775	+ 13,741
Lung Disease	5	11,969	10	2,842	+ 9,127
Hypertension	6	10,193	22	834	+ 9,359
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,227	14	1,630	+ 6,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,040	5	6,132	+ 1,908
Falls	9	7,916	6	5,340	+ 2,576
Prostate Cancer	10	6,514	50	148	+ 6,365
Breast Cancer	11	6,504	20	908	+ 5,596
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,128	31	526	+ 5,602
Kidney Disease	13	5,201	4	9,051	- 3,850
Suicide	14	5,152	13	2,046	+ 3,106
Lymphomas	15	4,666	28	716	+ 3,950
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,235	16	1,342	+ 2,894
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,214	9	3,890	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,535	25	776	+ 2,759
Liver Cancer	19	3,320	21	845	+ 2,475
Other Neoplasms	20	2,810	57	40	+ 2,770
Liver Disease	21	2,793	7	4,931	- 2,138
Leukemia	22	2,769	19	925	+ 1,844
Bladder Cancer	23	2,761	46	214	+ 2,547
Stomach Cancer	24	2,531	36	389	+ 2,142
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,445	15	1,447	+ 998
Oral Cancer	26	2,064	34	465	+ 1,599
Skin Cancers	27	2,034	55	55	+ 1,979
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,024	44	229	+ 1,795
Ovary Cancer	29	1,886	42	247	+ 1,638
Other Injuries	30	1,689	8	4,004	- 2,315
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,259	12	2,307	- 1,049
Alcohol	32	944	51	128	+ 816
Uterin Cancer	33	922	38	323	+ 600
Road Traffic Accidents	34	796	3	12,317	- 11,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	766	35	457	+ 310
Drug Use	36	726	33	491	+ 235
Osteoarthritis	37	700	80	0	+ 700
Multiple Sclerosis	38	659	56	49	+ 611
Epilepsy	39	654	29	694	- 41
Skin Disease	40	533	32	516	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	504	41	275	+ 229
Cervical Cancer	42	433	49	157	+ 277
Low Birth Weight	43	433	18	989	- 556
Anemia	44	419	85	0	+ 419
Schizophrenia	45	397	84	0	+ 397
Asthma	46	391	17	1,168	- 777
Malnutrition	47	347	52	79	+ 268
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	321	39	280	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	280	62	9	+ 270
Drownings	50	203	24	821	- 618
Violence	51	175	30	646	- 471
Birth Trauma	52	132	37	343	- 211
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	131	81	0	+ 131
HIV/AIDS	54	120	47	192	- 72
Fires	55	88	23	825	- 737
Tuberculosis	56	88	27	752	- 664
Meningitis	57	82	45	227	- 144
Hepatitis C	58	62	64	7	+ 55
Appendicitis	59	60	58	35	+ 25
Poisonings	60	53	40	279	- 226
Upper Respiratory	61	45	70	1	+ 44
Oral conditions	62	33	82	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	63	19	53	57	- 38
Maternal Conditions	64	18	48	172	- 155
Syphilis	65	6	59	33	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	77	0	+ 5
War	67	4	65	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	3	43	234	- 232
Otitis Media	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Tetanus	70	2	61	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	71	2	67	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	1	60	25	- 23
Pertussis	73	0	54	56	- 56
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	63	9	- 9
Ascariasis	82	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.