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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

Compare Saudi Arabia and Namibia 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.

Namibia
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
44,562,484
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
       
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
 
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
1970
50.9
53.8
52.3
112
113
114
 
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
1980
60.2
62.6
61.4
91
101
95
 
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
1990
66.4
69.7
68.0
72
94
90
 
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
2000
71.0
74.4
72.6
46
73
58
 
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
2010
72.4
75.1
73.7
56
94
74
 
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
2019
73.1
76.1
74.3
68
96
84
 
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.1
76.1
68
96
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age
73.1
76.1
68
96
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age 5
73.6
76.6
73
101
63.5
71.1
173
148
Age 10
73.7
76.7
73
101
63.8
71.5
173
149
Age 15
73.7
76.8
75
101
64.1
71.7
173
149
Age 20
73.9
76.9
75
101
64.6
72.0
173
149
Age 25
74.3
77.0
74
103
65.2
72.4
173
150
Age 30
74.7
77.3
74
102
65.8
72.8
173
150
Age 35
75.1
77.5
74
101
66.6
73.5
173
149
Age 40
75.6
77.9
75
101
67.6
74.4
173
148
Age 45
76.2
78.3
75
99
69.0
75.5
172
143
Age 50
77.0
78.9
73
99
70.7
76.7
171
138
Age 55
78.0
79.8
69
98
72.6
78.0
171
125
Age 60
79.3
80.8
66
96
74.7
79.3
170
118
Age 65
80.8
82.0
68
95
77.0
80.7
170
113
Age 70
82.6
83.5
65
92
79.5
82.3
169
114
Age 75
84.8
85.4
63
89
82.4
84.4
165
119
Age 80
87.4
87.7
62
90
85.7
87.0
158
126
Age 85
90.2
90.3
65
96
89.2
90.0
153
131
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
200.97
29
105.72
98
2. Stroke
95.93
76
117.61
46
3. Kidney Disease
50.63
11
25.76
73
4. Road Traffic Accidents
36.13
34
44.05
14
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
30.87
82
94.17
31
6. Liver Disease
26.88
69
23.50
80
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.52
41
18.25
79
8. Diabetes Mellitus
20.15
108
61.52
25
9. Falls
18.92
3
4.37
118
10. Lung Disease
17.85
118
40.96
26
11. Other Injuries
11.16
53
10.07
66
12. Breast Cancer
8.30
174
14.84
120
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.19
116
4.10
166
14. Congenital Anomalies
6.23
82
6.25
81
15. Inflammatory/Heart
6.16
64
12.49
19
16. Parkinson's Disease
5.96
25
4.18
87
17. Asthma
5.94
80
15.49
38
18. Endocrine Disorders
5.93
55
4.68
70
19. Suicide
5.43
133
13.51
36
20. Liver Cancer
4.82
104
3.04
164
21. Uterin Cancer
4.67
22
1.63
131
22. Hypertension
4.28
160
37.70
28
23. Lung Cancers
4.27
144
4.38
143
24. Skin Disease
3.68
23
2.57
36
25. Lymphomas
3.45
135
3.10
144
26. Leukemia
3.26
112
1.66
158
27. Ovary Cancer
2.77
152
3.01
146
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.55
98
38.12
45
29. Fires
2.54
65
5.58
8
30. Pancreas Cancer
2.49
130
1.37
158
31. Tuberculosis
2.44
101
74.32
11
32. Prostate Cancer
2.36
179
25.79
40
33. Low Birth Weight
2.33
140
9.38
39
34. Drownings
2.28
101
4.09
43
35. Violence
2.14
130
20.18
18
36. Epilepsy
2.13
57
2.41
49
37. Drug Use
2.02
44
1.74
57
38. Stomach Cancer
1.90
176
2.39
172
39. Oral Cancer
1.85
142
7.84
12
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.68
128
6.23
44
41. Cervical Cancer
1.58
177
16.57
48
42. Oesophagus Cancer
1.28
142
1.65
120
43. Bladder Cancer
1.17
145
1.39
134
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.01
119
2.22
61
45. Meningitis
0.94
83
5.31
47
46. Encephalitis
0.83
38
0.40
93
47. Birth Trauma
0.81
132
6.21
53
48. Poisonings
0.74
78
1.74
51
49. Malnutrition
0.50
115
9.45
32
50. HIV/AIDS
0.50
124
147.62
7
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
39,037
29.13
1,221
7.20
2. Stroke
16,793
12.53
1,333
7.86
3. Road Traffic Accidents
12,317
9.19
868
5.12
4. Kidney Disease
9,051
6.75
322
1.90
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,132
4.58
1,464
8.64
6. Falls
5,340
3.99
62
0.37
7. Liver Disease
4,931
3.68
336
1.98
8. Other Injuries
4,004
2.99
207
1.22
9. Diabetes Mellitus
3,890
2.90
724
4.27
10. Lung Disease
2,842
2.12
461
2.72
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,442
1.82
176
1.04
12. Congenital Anomalies
2,307
1.72
283
1.67
13. Suicide
2,046
1.53
243
1.43
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,630
1.22
54
0.32
15. Endocrine Disorders
1,447
1.08
73
0.43
16. Inflammatory/Heart
1,342
1.00
162
0.96
17. Asthma
1,168
0.87
200
1.18
18. Low Birth Weight
989
0.74
516
3.04
19. Leukemia
925
0.69
24
0.14
20. Breast Cancer
908
0.68
121
0.71
21. Liver Cancer
845
0.63
45
0.27
22. Hypertension
834
0.62
428
2.53
23. Fires
825
0.62
109
0.64
24. Drownings
821
0.61
110
0.65
25. Parkinson's Disease
776
0.58
43
0.25
26. Lung Cancers
775
0.58
59
0.35
27. Tuberculosis
752
0.56
1,416
8.35
28. Lymphomas
716
0.53
46
0.27
29. Epilepsy
694
0.52
49
0.29
30. Violence
646
0.48
450
2.66
31. Pancreas Cancer
526
0.39
18
0.11
32. Skin Disease
516
0.39
31
0.18
33. Drug Use
491
0.37
32
0.19
34. Oral Cancer
465
0.35
100
0.59
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
457
0.34
645
3.81
36. Stomach Cancer
389
0.29
33
0.19
37. Birth Trauma
343
0.26
345
2.04
38. Uterin Cancer
323
0.24
11
0.06
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
280
0.21
33
0.19
40. Poisonings
279
0.21
46
0.27
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
275
0.21
76
0.45
42. Ovary Cancer
247
0.18
23
0.14
43. Encephalitis
234
0.17
8
0.05
44. Oesophagus Cancer
229
0.17
21
0.12
45. Meningitis
227
0.17
109
0.64
46. Bladder Cancer
214
0.16
16
0.09
47. HIV/AIDS
192
0.14
2,928
17.28
48. Maternal Conditions
172
0.13
110
0.65
49. Cervical Cancer
157
0.12
133
0.78
50. Prostate Cancer
148
0.11
94
0.55
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
8.30
174
14.84
120
2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.19
116
4.10
166
3. Liver Cancer
4.82
104
3.04
164
4. Uterin Cancer
4.67
22
1.63
131
5. Lung Cancers
4.27
144
4.38
143
6. Lymphomas
3.45
135
3.10
144
7. Leukemia
3.26
112
1.66
158
8. Ovary Cancer
2.77
152
3.01
146
9. Pancreas Cancer
2.49
130
1.37
158
10. Prostate Cancer
2.36
179
25.79
40
11. Stomach Cancer
1.90
176
2.39
172
12. Oral Cancer
1.85
142
7.84
12
13. Cervical Cancer
1.58
177
16.57
48
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.28
142
1.65
120
15. Bladder Cancer
1.17
145
1.39
134
16. Skin Cancers
0.27
169
9.09
2
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.