SAUDI ARABIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	52,386	11	2,442	+ 49,944
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,289	1	39,037	- 747
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,641	5	6,132	+ 15,509
Stroke	4	20,085	2	16,793	+ 3,293
Lung Cancers	5	19,065	26	775	+ 18,290
Lung Disease	6	17,560	10	2,842	+ 14,718
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,847	14	1,630	+ 8,217
Prostate Cancer	8	7,094	50	148	+ 6,946
Breast Cancer	9	6,789	20	908	+ 5,881
Lymphomas	10	4,991	28	716	+ 4,276
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,802	31	526	+ 4,276
Oesophagus Cancer	12	4,658	44	229	+ 4,429
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,576	25	776	+ 3,800
Liver Disease	14	4,092	7	4,931	- 839
Falls	15	4,067	6	5,340	- 1,273
Bladder Cancer	16	3,274	46	214	+ 3,060
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,119	9	3,890	- 771
Kidney Disease	18	2,920	4	9,051	- 6,131
Other Injuries	19	2,917	8	4,004	- 1,087
Suicide	20	2,843	13	2,046	+ 797
Liver Cancer	21	2,795	21	845	+ 1,950
Leukemia	22	2,782	19	925	+ 1,857
Hypertension	23	2,780	22	834	+ 1,946
Stomach Cancer	24	2,669	36	389	+ 2,280
Ovary Cancer	25	2,145	42	247	+ 1,898
Other Neoplasms	26	2,128	57	40	+ 2,088
Skin Cancers	27	1,990	55	55	+ 1,935
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,760	15	1,447	+ 313
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,669	16	1,342	+ 327
Oral Cancer	30	1,660	34	465	+ 1,195
Drug Use	31	1,508	33	491	+ 1,017
Uterin Cancer	32	1,252	38	323	+ 930
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,158	3	12,317	- 11,159
Skin Disease	34	1,139	32	516	+ 623
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,135	12	2,307	- 1,172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,116	41	275	+ 840
Multiple Sclerosis	37	991	56	49	+ 942
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	853	35	457	+ 397
Alcohol	39	830	51	128	+ 702
Low Birth Weight	40	701	18	989	- 288
Asthma	41	695	17	1,168	- 472
Epilepsy	42	637	29	694	- 57
Cervical Cancer	43	587	49	157	+ 430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	541	62	9	+ 532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	468	39	280	+ 188
Violence	46	463	30	646	- 183
Tuberculosis	47	188	27	752	- 564
Fires	48	179	23	825	- 647
Drownings	49	161	24	821	- 661
Anemia	50	148	85	0	+ 148
Hepatitis C	51	143	64	7	+ 135
Meningitis	52	124	45	227	- 102
Poisonings	53	118	40	279	- 162
Birth Trauma	54	101	37	343	- 242
HIV/AIDS	55	100	47	192	- 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	98	81	0	+ 98
Osteoarthritis	57	89	80	0	+ 89
Malnutrition	58	62	52	79	- 18
Appendicitis	59	56	58	35	+ 22
Schizophrenia	60	54	84	0	+ 54
Oral conditions	61	29	82	0	+ 29
Syphilis	62	26	59	33	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	26	70	1	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	25	48	172	- 147
Hepatitis B	65	21	53	57	- 36
Otitis Media	66	8	72	0	+ 8
War	67	5	65	3	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	3	43	234	- 231
Pertussis	69	2	54	56	- 55
Leishmaniasis	70	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	61	16	- 15
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	25	- 25
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	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

United Kingdom

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.