EGYPT VS SAUDI ARABIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAUDI ARABIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,835	1	173,871	- 55,037
Stroke	2	51,120	3	43,839	+ 7,281
Road Traffic Accidents	3	37,496	12	10,141	+ 27,355
Kidney Disease	4	27,553	6	21,087	+ 6,465
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	18,666	7	20,695	- 2,028
Falls	6	16,256	30	2,019	+ 14,237
Liver Disease	7	15,011	2	60,122	- 45,111
Other Injuries	8	12,189	21	3,819	+ 8,370
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,841	8	19,131	- 7,290
Lung Disease	10	8,652	9	13,393	- 4,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,434	16	6,975	+ 459
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,024	10	12,163	- 5,139
Suicide	13	6,228	25	3,022	+ 3,206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,963	24	3,083	+ 1,880
Endocrine Disorders	15	4,406	29	2,372	+ 2,034
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,084	27	2,489	+ 1,595
Asthma	17	3,554	15	7,104	- 3,549
Low Birth Weight	18	3,010	11	11,391	- 8,381
Leukemia	19	2,815	22	3,763	- 948
Breast Cancer	20	2,763	13	9,180	- 6,417
Liver Cancer	21	2,572	4	24,512	- 21,940
Hypertension	22	2,539	5	21,094	- 18,555
Fires	23	2,513	33	1,568	+ 945
Drownings	24	2,500	37	1,122	+ 1,378
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,364	28	2,391	- 27
Lung Cancers	26	2,360	18	5,677	- 3,318
Tuberculosis	27	2,289	51	432	+ 1,857
Lymphomas	28	2,179	14	7,539	- 5,360
Epilepsy	29	2,114	50	451	+ 1,663
Violence	30	1,966	20	4,165	- 2,199
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,601	26	2,906	- 1,305
Skin Disease	32	1,572	55	219	+ 1,352
Drug Use	33	1,495	62	116	+ 1,378
Oral Cancer	34	1,414	45	793	+ 621
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,390	23	3,692	- 2,302
Stomach Cancer	36	1,184	32	1,844	- 661
Birth Trauma	37	1,044	17	6,109	- 5,064
Uterin Cancer	38	983	52	422	+ 561
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	852	36	1,248	- 396
Poisonings	40	851	57	195	+ 656
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	838	34	1,339	- 501
Ovary Cancer	42	753	31	1,944	- 1,190
Encephalitis	43	713	38	1,046	- 332
Oesophagus Cancer	44	698	41	951	- 253
Meningitis	45	690	43	827	- 138
Bladder Cancer	46	652	19	5,133	- 4,481
HIV/AIDS	47	584	53	397	+ 187
Maternal Conditions	48	525	44	795	- 270
Cervical Cancer	49	477	48	625	- 148
Prostate Cancer	50	451	35	1,282	- 831
Alcohol	51	391	60	141	+ 249
Malnutrition	52	242	46	759	- 517
Hepatitis B	53	173	40	988	- 815
Pertussis	54	171	42	906	- 735
Skin Cancers	55	166	39	1,013	- 847
Multiple Sclerosis	56	148	56	213	- 64
Other Neoplasms	57	122	61	116	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	105	59	142	- 37
Syphilis	59	99	58	159	- 60
Schistosomiasis	60	76	54	220	- 145
Tetanus	61	47	49	540	- 493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	27	65	26	+ 2
Dengue	63	27	69	5	+ 22
Hepatitis C	64	23	63	97	- 74
War	65	10	47	714	- 704
Ascariasis	66	4	67	6	- 1
Leishmaniasis	67	3	66	13	- 10
Measles	68	3	64	43	- 40
Diphtheria	69	2	70	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	70	2	68	5	- 4
Chlamydia	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.