SAUDI ARABIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,498	1	39,037	+ 6,461
Stroke	2	30,404	2	16,793	+ 13,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	20,256	11	2,442	+ 17,814
Lung Disease	4	18,202	10	2,842	+ 15,360
Lung Cancers	5	15,605	26	775	+ 14,830
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,620	5	6,132	+ 8,488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,281	14	1,630	+ 11,651
Kidney Disease	8	11,094	4	9,051	+ 2,043
Breast Cancer	9	9,047	20	908	+ 8,139
Other Injuries	10	8,257	8	4,004	+ 4,253
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,973	9	3,890	+ 4,083
Suicide	12	7,846	13	2,046	+ 5,800
Prostate Cancer	13	7,544	50	148	+ 7,396
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,994	31	526	+ 6,468
Hypertension	15	6,916	22	834	+ 6,082
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,458	3	12,317	- 6,859
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,197	15	1,447	+ 3,750
Stomach Cancer	18	5,123	36	389	+ 4,735
Other Neoplasms	19	4,947	57	40	+ 4,907
Lymphomas	20	4,879	28	716	+ 4,163
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,417	25	776	+ 2,641
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,352	16	1,342	+ 2,011
Violence	23	3,148	30	646	+ 2,502
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,054	44	229	+ 2,825
Leukemia	25	2,991	19	925	+ 2,066
Bladder Cancer	26	2,946	46	214	+ 2,732
Liver Disease	27	2,196	7	4,931	- 2,735
HIV/AIDS	28	2,083	47	192	+ 1,891
Cervical Cancer	29	1,835	49	157	+ 1,678
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,815	12	2,307	- 492
Oral Cancer	31	1,784	34	465	+ 1,319
Ovary Cancer	32	1,711	42	247	+ 1,463
Skin Cancers	33	1,591	55	55	+ 1,536
Liver Cancer	34	1,572	21	845	+ 727
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,433	35	457	+ 976
Skin Disease	36	1,386	32	516	+ 870
Asthma	37	1,355	17	1,168	+ 187
Uterin Cancer	38	1,230	38	323	+ 907
Alcohol	39	1,115	51	128	+ 987
Epilepsy	40	916	29	694	+ 221
Tuberculosis	41	859	27	752	+ 107
Low Birth Weight	42	784	18	989	- 205
Malnutrition	43	778	52	79	+ 699
Anemia	44	753	85	0	+ 753
Drownings	45	691	24	821	- 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	606	41	275	+ 331
Falls	47	587	6	5,340	- 4,753
Fires	48	581	23	825	- 244
Drug Use	49	433	33	491	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	417	39	280	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	368	62	9	+ 359
Osteoarthritis	52	346	80	0	+ 346
Birth Trauma	53	237	37	343	- 106
Schizophrenia	54	191	84	0	+ 191
Poisonings	55	177	40	279	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	56	140	56	49	+ 91
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	132	81	0	+ 132
Meningitis	58	109	45	227	- 117
Appendicitis	59	97	58	35	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	60	95	48	172	- 77
Chagas disease	61	53	76	0	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	62	52	70	1	+ 52
Hepatitis B	63	45	53	57	- 12
Encephalitis	64	41	43	234	- 193
Hepatitis C	65	37	64	7	+ 29
Syphilis	66	30	59	33	- 2
Otitis Media	67	17	72	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	68	12	82	0	+ 12
Leprosy	69	4	73	0	+ 4
War	70	4	65	3	+ 1
Tetanus	71	4	61	16	- 12
Pertussis	72	2	54	56	- 54
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	25	- 25
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	63	9	- 9
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

Uruguay

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.