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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 Oman 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.

Oman
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%
Oman Population Pyramid
6,915,451
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   Oman OMAN
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Oman OMAN
       
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
 
41.1
42.9
41.9
135
139
136
1970
50.9
53.8
52.3
112
113
114
 
48.9
51.3
50.1
122
121
121
1980
60.2
62.6
61.4
91
101
95
 
59.2
62.1
60.6
97
105
100
1990
66.4
69.7
68.0
72
94
90
 
68.4
71.5
69.9
50
80
65
2000
71.0
74.4
72.6
46
73
58
 
70.7
74.9
72.6
48
69
61
2010
72.4
75.1
73.7
56
94
74
 
73.7
78.1
75.6
40
49
46
2019
73.1
76.1
74.3
68
96
84
 
73.0
75.3
73.9
72
103
91
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Oman OMAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.1
76.1
68
96
73.0
75.3
72
103
Age
73.1
76.1
68
96
73.0
75.3
72
103
Age 5
73.6
76.6
73
101
73.8
76.0
72
107
Age 10
73.7
76.7
73
101
73.9
76.1
72
108
Age 15
73.7
76.8
75
101
74.0
76.1
71
108
Age 20
73.9
76.9
75
101
74.3
76.3
72
109
Age 25
74.3
77.0
74
103
74.7
76.4
72
109
Age 30
74.7
77.3
74
102
74.9
76.5
73
110
Age 35
75.1
77.5
74
101
75.1
76.6
75
110
Age 40
75.6
77.9
75
101
75.4
76.8
78
113
Age 45
76.2
78.3
75
99
75.6
77.0
79
116
Age 50
77.0
78.9
73
99
76.0
77.3
85
122
Age 55
78.0
79.8
69
98
76.5
77.7
92
137
Age 60
79.3
80.8
66
96
77.2
78.5
109
146
Age 65
80.8
82.0
68
95
78.3
79.6
136
156
Age 70
82.6
83.5
65
92
80.1
81.2
150
165
Age 75
84.8
85.4
63
89
82.3
83.4
171
165
Age 80
87.4
87.7
62
90
84.9
86.3
178
162
Age 85
90.2
90.3
65
96
88.8
89.6
171
158
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Oman OMAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
200.97
29
301.95
5
2. Stroke
95.93
76
94.98
78
3. Kidney Disease
50.63
11
18.16
113
4. Road Traffic Accidents
36.13
34
12.63
113
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
30.87
82
37.10
74
6. Liver Disease
26.88
69
17.70
98
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.52
41
22.46
24
8. Diabetes Mellitus
20.15
108
58.11
28
9. Falls
18.92
3
9.24
25
10. Lung Disease
17.85
118
20.58
101
11. Other Injuries
11.16
53
4.21
146
12. Breast Cancer
8.30
174
12.12
138
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.19
116
7.13
117
14. Congenital Anomalies
6.23
82
6.52
67
15. Inflammatory/Heart
6.16
64
4.33
98
16. Parkinson's Disease
5.96
25
7.63
8
17. Asthma
5.94
80
0.60
156
18. Endocrine Disorders
5.93
55
1.47
163
19. Suicide
5.43
133
4.47
149
20. Liver Cancer
4.82
104
4.70
109
21. Uterin Cancer
4.67
22
1.40
147
22. Hypertension
4.28
160
21.35
75
23. Lung Cancers
4.27
144
4.80
138
24. Skin Disease
3.68
23
4.91
15
25. Lymphomas
3.45
135
5.23
77
26. Leukemia
3.26
112
3.54
94
27. Ovary Cancer
2.77
152
2.65
157
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.55
98
2.95
92
29. Fires
2.54
65
1.20
102
30. Pancreas Cancer
2.49
130
3.32
104
31. Tuberculosis
2.44
101
0.45
143
32. Prostate Cancer
2.36
179
4.21
170
33. Low Birth Weight
2.33
140
2.79
129
34. Drownings
2.28
101
4.91
26
35. Violence
2.14
130
0.72
167
36. Epilepsy
2.13
57
0.50
177
37. Drug Use
2.02
44
0.54
155
38. Stomach Cancer
1.90
176
8.09
61
39. Oral Cancer
1.85
142
2.40
109
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.68
128
2.10
105
41. Cervical Cancer
1.58
177
4.16
135
42. Oesophagus Cancer
1.28
142
1.43
130
43. Bladder Cancer
1.17
145
2.19
81
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.01
119
0.57
151
45. Meningitis
0.94
83
0.88
87
46. Encephalitis
0.83
38
3.51
6
47. Birth Trauma
0.81
132
1.05
120
48. Poisonings
0.74
78
0.91
71
49. Malnutrition
0.50
115
0.09
155
50. HIV/AIDS
0.50
124
0.66
121
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Oman OMAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
39,037
29.13
5,287
35.65
2. Stroke
16,793
12.53
1,648
11.11
3. Road Traffic Accidents
12,317
9.19
527
3.55
4. Kidney Disease
9,051
6.75
312
2.10
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
6,132
4.58
701
4.73
6. Falls
5,340
3.99
292
1.97
7. Liver Disease
4,931
3.68
406
2.74
8. Other Injuries
4,004
2.99
130
0.88
9. Diabetes Mellitus
3,890
2.90
1,029
6.94
10. Lung Disease
2,842
2.12
325
2.19
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,442
1.82
323
2.18
12. Congenital Anomalies
2,307
1.72
386
2.60
13. Suicide
2,046
1.53
241
1.62
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,630
1.22
205
1.38
15. Endocrine Disorders
1,447
1.08
53
0.36
16. Inflammatory/Heart
1,342
1.00
127
0.86
17. Asthma
1,168
0.87
11
0.07
18. Low Birth Weight
989
0.74
207
1.40
19. Leukemia
925
0.69
127
0.86
20. Breast Cancer
908
0.68
141
0.95
21. Liver Cancer
845
0.63
116
0.78
22. Hypertension
834
0.62
360
2.43
23. Fires
825
0.62
38
0.26
24. Drownings
821
0.61
211
1.42
25. Parkinson's Disease
776
0.58
110
0.74
26. Lung Cancers
775
0.58
113
0.76
27. Tuberculosis
752
0.56
18
0.12
28. Lymphomas
716
0.53
138
0.93
29. Epilepsy
694
0.52
22
0.15
30. Violence
646
0.48
34
0.23
31. Pancreas Cancer
526
0.39
77
0.52
32. Skin Disease
516
0.39
92
0.62
33. Drug Use
491
0.37
29
0.20
34. Oral Cancer
465
0.35
70
0.47
35. Diarrhoeal diseases
457
0.34
78
0.53
36. Stomach Cancer
389
0.29
185
1.25
37. Birth Trauma
343
0.26
77
0.52
38. Uterin Cancer
323
0.24
11
0.07
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
280
0.21
12
0.08
40. Poisonings
279
0.21
47
0.32
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
275
0.21
36
0.24
42. Ovary Cancer
247
0.18
26
0.18
43. Encephalitis
234
0.17
126
0.85
44. Oesophagus Cancer
229
0.17
32
0.22
45. Meningitis
227
0.17
21
0.14
46. Bladder Cancer
214
0.16
41
0.28
47. HIV/AIDS
192
0.14
31
0.21
48. Maternal Conditions
172
0.13
22
0.15
49. Cervical Cancer
157
0.12
42
0.28
50. Prostate Cancer
148
0.11
37
0.25
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Oman OMAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
8.30
174
12.12
138
2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.19
116
7.13
117
3. Liver Cancer
4.82
104
4.70
109
4. Uterin Cancer
4.67
22
1.40
147
5. Lung Cancers
4.27
144
4.80
138
6. Lymphomas
3.45
135
5.23
77
7. Leukemia
3.26
112
3.54
94
8. Ovary Cancer
2.77
152
2.65
157
9. Pancreas Cancer
2.49
130
3.32
104
10. Prostate Cancer
2.36
179
4.21
170
11. Stomach Cancer
1.90
176
8.09
61
12. Oral Cancer
1.85
142
2.40
109
13. Cervical Cancer
1.58
177
4.16
135
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.28
142
1.43
130
15. Bladder Cancer
1.17
145
2.19
81
16. Skin Cancers
0.27
169
0.75
148
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.