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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 UNITED STATES

Compare Saudi Arabia and United States 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.

United States
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
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      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   United States UNITED STATES
           
    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
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    200.97
    29
    73.49
    142
    2. Stroke
    95.93
    76
    22.27
    164
    3. Kidney Disease
    50.63
    11
    13.08
    127
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.13
    34
    11.10
    120
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.87
    82
    8.86
    163
    6. Liver Disease
    26.88
    69
    8.98
    134
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.52
    41
    33.26
    8
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.15
    108
    10.58
    144
    9. Falls
    18.92
    3
    5.68
    90
    10. Lung Disease
    17.85
    118
    28.49
    60
    11. Other Injuries
    11.16
    53
    5.11
    130
    12. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    15.93
    105
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    10.28
    71
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    82
    3.78
    140
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    64
    5.64
    73
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    5.96
    25
    4.55
    68
    17. Asthma
    5.94
    80
    0.84
    141
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    55
    8.22
    28
    19. Suicide
    5.43
    133
    14.51
    31
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    4.69
    110
    21. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    3.11
    50
    22. Hypertension
    4.28
    160
    10.26
    133
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    25.54
    24
    24. Skin Disease
    3.68
    23
    0.86
    115
    25. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    6.36
    31
    26. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    4.43
    49
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    4.70
    79
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.55
    98
    1.55
    114
    29. Fires
    2.54
    65
    0.73
    124
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    7.26
    36
    31. Tuberculosis
    2.44
    101
    0.09
    178
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    11.64
    126
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.33
    140
    2.37
    138
    34. Drownings
    2.28
    101
    1.19
    140
    35. Violence
    2.14
    130
    6.00
    81
    36. Epilepsy
    2.13
    57
    0.78
    159
    37. Drug Use
    2.02
    44
    21.28
    1
    38. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    2.24
    173
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.01
    132
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    128
    0.55
    170
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    2.77
    151
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    3.04
    71
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    2.84
    61
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    119
    0.55
    152
    45. Meningitis
    0.94
    83
    0.15
    166
    46. Encephalitis
    0.83
    38
    0.01
    168
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    132
    0.42
    157
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    78
    0.46
    102
    49. Malnutrition
    0.50
    115
    0.90
    104
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.50
    124
    1.37
    113
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,037
    29.13
    504,904
    20.15
    2. Stroke
    16,793
    12.53
    158,520
    6.33
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,317
    9.19
    41,694
    1.66
    4. Kidney Disease
    9,051
    6.75
    85,861
    3.43
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,132
    4.58
    60,317
    2.41
    6. Falls
    5,340
    3.99
    40,418
    1.61
    7. Liver Disease
    4,931
    3.68
    43,402
    1.73
    8. Other Injuries
    4,004
    2.99
    25,997
    1.04
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,890
    2.90
    61,418
    2.45
    10. Lung Disease
    2,842
    2.12
    195,387
    7.80
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,442
    1.82
    287,198
    11.46
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,307
    1.72
    11,762
    0.47
    13. Suicide
    2,046
    1.53
    53,099
    2.12
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,630
    1.22
    61,827
    2.47
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    1,447
    1.08
    46,985
    1.87
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,342
    1.00
    32,529
    1.30
    17. Asthma
    1,168
    0.87
    3,818
    0.15
    18. Low Birth Weight
    989
    0.74
    6,924
    0.28
    19. Leukemia
    925
    0.69
    26,966
    1.08
    20. Breast Cancer
    908
    0.68
    48,671
    1.94
    21. Liver Cancer
    845
    0.63
    27,064
    1.08
    22. Hypertension
    834
    0.62
    65,960
    2.63
    23. Fires
    825
    0.62
    3,183
    0.13
    24. Drownings
    821
    0.61
    4,070
    0.16
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    776
    0.58
    34,491
    1.38
    26. Lung Cancers
    775
    0.58
    155,533
    6.21
    27. Tuberculosis
    752
    0.56
    546
    0.02
    28. Lymphomas
    716
    0.53
    40,281
    1.61
    29. Epilepsy
    694
    0.52
    3,162
    0.13
    30. Violence
    646
    0.48
    18,976
    0.76
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    526
    0.39
    44,293
    1.77
    32. Skin Disease
    516
    0.39
    5,409
    0.22
    33. Drug Use
    491
    0.37
    74,435
    2.97
    34. Oral Cancer
    465
    0.35
    11,555
    0.46
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    457
    0.34
    9,955
    0.40
    36. Stomach Cancer
    389
    0.29
    13,077
    0.52
    37. Birth Trauma
    343
    0.26
    1,233
    0.05
    38. Uterin Cancer
    323
    0.24
    10,063
    0.40
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    280
    0.21
    3,646
    0.15
    40. Poisonings
    279
    0.21
    1,674
    0.07
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.21
    3,461
    0.14
    42. Ovary Cancer
    247
    0.18
    14,591
    0.58
    43. Encephalitis
    234
    0.17
    25
    0.00
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    229
    0.17
    17,829
    0.71
    45. Meningitis
    227
    0.17
    606
    0.02
    46. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.16
    19,622
    0.78
    47. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.14
    5,660
    0.23
    48. Maternal Conditions
    172
    0.13
    779
    0.03
    49. Cervical Cancer
    157
    0.12
    6,984
    0.28
    50. Prostate Cancer
    148
    0.11
    35,612
    1.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    15.93
    105
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    10.28
    71
    3. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    4.69
    110
    4. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    3.11
    50
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    25.54
    24
    6. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    6.36
    31
    7. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    4.43
    49
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    4.70
    79
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    7.26
    36
    10. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    11.64
    126
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    2.24
    173
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.01
    132
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    2.77
    151
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    3.04
    71
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    2.84
    61
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.27
    169
    2.36
    57
    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.