SAUDI ARABIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,281	47	192	+ 30,089
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,721	5	6,132	+ 10,590
Stroke	3	13,965	2	16,793	- 2,828
Malaria	4	13,849	75	0	+ 13,849
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,026	35	457	+ 10,569
Tuberculosis	6	10,439	27	752	+ 9,687
Birth Trauma	7	8,893	37	343	+ 8,550
Low Birth Weight	8	8,534	18	989	+ 7,545
Liver Disease	9	7,908	7	4,931	+ 2,977
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,787	1	39,037	- 31,250
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,420	3	12,317	- 5,897
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,527	12	2,307	+ 3,220
Hypertension	13	4,597	22	834	+ 3,763
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,208	9	3,890	+ 318
Malnutrition	15	4,046	52	79	+ 3,966
Meningitis	16	3,472	45	227	+ 3,245
Cervical Cancer	17	3,160	49	157	+ 3,003
Kidney Disease	18	3,093	4	9,051	- 5,958
Other Injuries	19	3,037	8	4,004	- 967
Suicide	20	2,289	13	2,046	+ 243
Lung Disease	21	2,236	10	2,842	- 606
Maternal Conditions	22	2,087	48	172	+ 1,915
Violence	23	2,026	30	646	+ 1,381
Syphilis	24	1,555	59	33	+ 1,522
Pertussis	25	1,305	54	56	+ 1,249
Asthma	26	1,302	17	1,168	+ 134
Drownings	27	1,210	24	821	+ 389
Falls	28	1,048	6	5,340	- 4,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,036	11	2,442	- 1,406
Prostate Cancer	30	987	50	148	+ 838
Lymphomas	31	962	28	716	+ 247
Fires	32	960	23	825	+ 134
Inflammatory/Heart	33	881	16	1,342	- 461
Poisonings	34	802	40	279	+ 522
Breast Cancer	35	643	20	908	- 265
Oesophagus Cancer	36	630	44	229	+ 401
Endocrine Disorders	37	621	15	1,447	- 826
Epilepsy	38	583	29	694	- 111
Leukemia	39	459	19	925	- 466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	431	41	275	+ 156
Lung Cancers	41	397	26	775	- 378
Stomach Cancer	42	363	36	389	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	356	14	1,630	- 1,274
Tetanus	44	333	61	16	+ 318
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	333	39	280	+ 53
Liver Cancer	46	311	21	845	- 534
Parkinson's Disease	47	288	25	776	- 488
Oral Cancer	48	273	34	465	- 192
Alcohol	49	246	51	128	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	50	231	46	214	+ 17
Schistosomiasis	51	225	60	25	+ 200
Skin Disease	52	221	32	516	- 295
Drug Use	53	215	33	491	- 276
Skin Cancers	54	190	55	55	+ 135
Hepatitis B	55	183	53	57	+ 126
Appendicitis	56	147	58	35	+ 113
Ovary Cancer	57	145	42	247	- 103
Leishmaniasis	58	127	67	1	+ 126
Encephalitis	59	123	43	234	- 111
Upper Respiratory	60	119	70	1	+ 118
Measles	61	85	68	1	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	62	74	31	526	- 452
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	53	62	9	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	64	52	38	323	- 271
Other Neoplasms	65	35	57	40	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	31	64	7	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	67	24	56	49	- 25
Ascariasis	68	15	66	1	+ 14
War	69	11	65	3	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	9	72	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	6	71	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	72	6	74	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	73	5	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	74	2	63	9	- 7
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Zambia

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.