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Saudi Arabia
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
SAUDI ARABIA VS IRAQ

Compare Saudi Arabia and Iraq health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iraq
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Saudi Arabia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Iraq IRAQ
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Iraq IRAQ
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    200.97
    29
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    95.93
    76
    128.44
    31
    3. Kidney Disease
    50.63
    11
    37.39
    29
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.13
    34
    34.41
    37
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.87
    82
    15.14
    135
    6. Liver Disease
    26.88
    69
    10.94
    118
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.52
    41
    19.16
    66
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.15
    108
    43.40
    51
    9. Falls
    18.92
    3
    2.77
    156
    10. Lung Disease
    17.85
    118
    8.53
    174
    11. Other Injuries
    11.16
    53
    6.33
    113
    12. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    15.07
    115
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    4.32
    158
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    82
    6.83
    57
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    64
    5.43
    77
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    5.96
    25
    4.74
    59
    17. Asthma
    5.94
    80
    5.15
    86
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    55
    1.35
    167
    19. Suicide
    5.43
    133
    4.74
    144
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    3.04
    165
    21. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    0.59
    173
    22. Hypertension
    4.28
    160
    16.27
    101
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    11.72
    97
    24. Skin Disease
    3.68
    23
    0.25
    165
    25. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    3.82
    128
    26. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    4.79
    26
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    3.16
    141
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.55
    98
    3.46
    87
    29. Fires
    2.54
    65
    2.35
    66
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    2.88
    115
    31. Tuberculosis
    2.44
    101
    2.26
    106
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    2.81
    176
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.33
    140
    8.00
    54
    34. Drownings
    2.28
    101
    1.56
    127
    35. Violence
    2.14
    130
    17.20
    26
    36. Epilepsy
    2.13
    57
    0.75
    161
    37. Drug Use
    2.02
    44
    1.73
    58
    38. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    3.94
    132
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.01
    133
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    128
    0.92
    151
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    1.39
    180
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    0.95
    158
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    3.81
    31
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    119
    1.42
    93
    45. Meningitis
    0.94
    83
    1.07
    77
    46. Encephalitis
    0.83
    38
    1.07
    17
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    132
    4.96
    66
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    78
    0.27
    127
    49. Malnutrition
    0.50
    115
    0.24
    131
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.50
    124
    0.00
    170
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,037
    29.13
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    16,793
    12.53
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,317
    9.19
    10,726
    7.32
    4. Kidney Disease
    9,051
    6.75
    6,323
    4.32
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,132
    4.58
    5,551
    3.79
    6. Falls
    5,340
    3.99
    709
    0.48
    7. Liver Disease
    4,931
    3.68
    2,127
    1.45
    8. Other Injuries
    4,004
    2.99
    2,212
    1.51
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,890
    2.90
    7,395
    5.05
    10. Lung Disease
    2,842
    2.12
    1,329
    0.91
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,442
    1.82
    2,429
    1.66
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,307
    1.72
    4,812
    3.28
    13. Suicide
    2,046
    1.53
    1,418
    0.97
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,630
    1.22
    852
    0.58
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    1,447
    1.08
    462
    0.32
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,342
    1.00
    1,190
    0.81
    17. Asthma
    1,168
    0.87
    914
    0.62
    18. Low Birth Weight
    989
    0.74
    6,573
    4.49
    19. Leukemia
    925
    0.69
    1,315
    0.90
    20. Breast Cancer
    908
    0.68
    1,783
    1.22
    21. Liver Cancer
    845
    0.63
    555
    0.38
    22. Hypertension
    834
    0.62
    2,451
    1.67
    23. Fires
    825
    0.62
    742
    0.51
    24. Drownings
    821
    0.61
    658
    0.45
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    776
    0.58
    658
    0.45
    26. Lung Cancers
    775
    0.58
    2,162
    1.48
    27. Tuberculosis
    752
    0.56
    821
    0.56
    28. Lymphomas
    716
    0.53
    811
    0.55
    29. Epilepsy
    694
    0.52
    253
    0.17
    30. Violence
    646
    0.48
    5,658
    3.86
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    526
    0.39
    530
    0.36
    32. Skin Disease
    516
    0.39
    49
    0.03
    33. Drug Use
    491
    0.37
    441
    0.30
    34. Oral Cancer
    465
    0.35
    410
    0.28
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    457
    0.34
    1,578
    1.08
    36. Stomach Cancer
    389
    0.29
    771
    0.53
    37. Birth Trauma
    343
    0.26
    4,223
    2.88
    38. Uterin Cancer
    323
    0.24
    61
    0.04
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    280
    0.21
    283
    0.19
    40. Poisonings
    279
    0.21
    95
    0.06
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.21
    159
    0.11
    42. Ovary Cancer
    247
    0.18
    376
    0.26
    43. Encephalitis
    234
    0.17
    378
    0.26
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    229
    0.17
    173
    0.12
    45. Meningitis
    227
    0.17
    372
    0.25
    46. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.16
    628
    0.43
    47. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    172
    0.13
    780
    0.53
    49. Cervical Cancer
    157
    0.12
    162
    0.11
    50. Prostate Cancer
    148
    0.11
    171
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    15.07
    115
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    4.32
    158
    3. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    3.04
    165
    4. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    0.59
    173
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    11.72
    97
    6. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    3.82
    128
    7. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    4.79
    26
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    3.16
    141
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    2.88
    115
    10. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    2.81
    176
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    3.94
    132
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.01
    133
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    1.39
    180
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    0.95
    158
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    3.81
    31
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.27
    169
    2.00
    87
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.