SAUDI ARABIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	42,591	47	192	+ 42,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,969	5	6,132	+ 16,837
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,097	1	39,037	- 20,940
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,865	3	12,317	+ 547
Stroke	5	10,923	2	16,793	- 5,870
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,790	35	457	+ 9,334
Low Birth Weight	7	8,603	18	989	+ 7,615
Birth Trauma	8	7,256	37	343	+ 6,913
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,125	9	3,890	+ 3,235
Malnutrition	10	5,106	52	79	+ 5,026
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,725	12	2,307	+ 2,417
Kidney Disease	12	4,717	4	9,051	- 4,334
Suicide	13	4,408	13	2,046	+ 2,362
Cervical Cancer	14	4,310	49	157	+ 4,154
Malaria	15	4,268	75	0	+ 4,268
Tuberculosis	16	4,260	27	752	+ 3,508
Liver Disease	17	4,136	7	4,931	- 795
Violence	18	4,083	30	646	+ 3,437
Maternal Conditions	19	3,727	48	172	+ 3,555
Other Injuries	20	3,528	8	4,004	- 476
Asthma	21	3,261	17	1,168	+ 2,094
Meningitis	22	2,824	45	227	+ 2,597
Lung Disease	23	2,479	10	2,842	- 363
Hypertension	24	2,441	22	834	+ 1,607
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,232	16	1,342	+ 890
Lymphomas	26	2,045	28	716	+ 1,329
Drownings	27	2,037	24	821	+ 1,215
Breast Cancer	28	1,788	20	908	+ 880
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,708	44	229	+ 1,479
Fires	30	1,689	23	825	+ 863
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,636	11	2,442	- 807
Prostate Cancer	32	1,338	50	148	+ 1,190
Stomach Cancer	33	1,191	36	389	+ 802
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,179	15	1,447	- 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,168	41	275	+ 893
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,155	39	280	+ 875
Poisonings	37	1,098	40	279	+ 818
Liver Cancer	38	1,086	21	845	+ 241
Epilepsy	39	1,082	29	694	+ 388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,076	14	1,630	- 554
Falls	41	990	6	5,340	- 4,350
Pertussis	42	892	54	56	+ 836
Lung Cancers	43	609	26	775	- 166
Skin Cancers	44	563	55	55	+ 508
Leukemia	45	519	19	925	- 406
Parkinson's Disease	46	481	25	776	- 296
Pancreas Cancer	47	462	31	526	- 64
Drug Use	48	453	33	491	- 38
Oral Cancer	49	442	34	465	- 22
Uterin Cancer	50	388	38	323	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	51	370	42	247	+ 122
Skin Disease	52	369	32	516	- 148
Schistosomiasis	53	367	60	25	+ 342
Bladder Cancer	54	266	46	214	+ 52
Syphilis	55	265	59	33	+ 233
Encephalitis	56	250	43	234	+ 16
Tetanus	57	217	61	16	+ 201
Appendicitis	58	141	58	35	+ 107
Upper Respiratory	59	139	70	1	+ 138
Hepatitis B	60	121	53	57	+ 64
Alcohol	61	103	51	128	- 26
Other Neoplasms	62	79	57	40	+ 39
Measles	63	65	68	1	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	56	62	9	+ 47
War	65	56	65	3	+ 52
Hepatitis C	66	30	64	7	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	30	56	49	- 19
Otitis Media	68	7	72	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	7	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	66	1	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	74	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 8
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	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.