Saudi Arabia - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 15.17
2010 9.83
2015 7.95
2019 7.13

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 15.32
2010 17.78
2015 20.10
2019 19.46

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 69.51
2010 72.38
2015 71.95
2019 73.41

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Saudi Arabia was 18.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.30 in 2001, while its lowest value was 18.40 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 24.30
2001 24.30
2002 24.20
2003 24.10
2004 23.60
2005 23.80
2006 23.90
2007 23.90
2008 23.80
2009 23.40
2010 23.00
2011 22.20
2012 21.50
2013 21.00
2014 20.50
2015 20.10
2016 19.60
2017 19.20
2018 18.80
2019 18.40

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Saudi Arabia was 22.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.10 in 2008, while its lowest value was 22.40 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 26.60
2001 26.60
2002 26.80
2003 27.20
2004 27.20
2005 27.60
2006 27.90
2007 28.00
2008 28.10
2009 27.90
2010 27.60
2011 26.90
2012 26.20
2013 25.70
2014 25.20
2015 24.60
2016 24.00
2017 23.40
2018 22.90
2019 22.40

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Saudi Arabia was 20.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.20 in 2008, while its lowest value was 20.90 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 25.50
2001 25.50
2002 25.60
2003 25.80
2004 25.60
2005 25.80
2006 26.10
2007 26.20
2008 26.20
2009 26.00
2010 25.70
2011 25.00
2012 24.30
2013 23.80
2014 23.30
2015 22.90
2016 22.30
2017 21.80
2018 21.30
2019 20.90

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 72.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 93.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 83.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Saudi Arabia was 0.800 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 0.800 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.800
2001 0.900
2002 0.900
2003 0.900
2004 0.800
2005 0.800
2006 0.900
2007 0.900
2008 0.900
2009 0.900
2010 0.900
2011 1.000
2012 1.000
2013 1.000
2014 1.000
2015 0.900
2016 0.900
2017 0.900
2018 0.900
2019 0.800

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Saudi Arabia was 0.600 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.800 in 2002 and a minimum value of 0.600 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.800
2001 0.800
2002 0.800
2003 0.700
2004 0.700
2005 0.700
2006 0.700
2007 0.700
2008 0.700
2009 0.700
2010 0.700
2011 0.700
2012 0.700
2013 0.700
2014 0.700
2015 0.700
2016 0.700
2017 0.700
2018 0.700
2019 0.600

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Saudi Arabia was 0.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.20 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.90 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.90
2001 0.90
2002 0.90
2003 1.00
2004 0.90
2005 1.00
2006 1.00
2007 1.00
2008 1.10
2009 1.10
2010 1.10
2011 1.20
2012 1.20
2013 1.10
2014 1.10
2015 1.10
2016 1.10
2017 1.00
2018 1.00
2019 0.90

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Saudi Arabia was 2.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.40 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1.10 in 2000.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.10
2001 1.10
2002 1.10
2003 1.10
2004 1.10
2005 1.10
2006 1.20
2007 1.40
2008 1.50
2009 1.60
2010 1.90
2011 2.20
2012 2.40
2013 2.40
2014 2.40
2015 2.30
2016 2.20
2017 2.10
2018 2.00
2019 2.00

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Saudi Arabia was 8.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.80 in 2014 and a minimum value of 5.00 in 2000.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.00
2001 5.10
2002 5.20
2003 5.50
2004 5.40
2005 5.70
2006 6.10
2007 6.50
2008 7.00
2009 7.60
2010 8.30
2011 9.10
2012 9.50
2013 9.60
2014 9.80
2015 9.40
2016 9.50
2017 9.30
2018 9.10
2019 8.90

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Saudi Arabia was 6.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.60 in 2014 and a minimum value of 3.20 in 2000.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.20
2001 3.30
2002 3.40
2003 3.50
2004 3.40
2005 3.70
2006 4.00
2007 4.30
2008 4.60
2009 5.00
2010 5.50
2011 6.10
2012 6.40
2013 6.50
2014 6.60
2015 6.30
2016 6.30
2017 6.20
2018 6.10
2019 6.00

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Saudi Arabia was 35.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.90 in 2019 and a minimum value of 17.10 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 17.10
2001 17.10
2002 17.20
2003 17.70
2004 23.00
2005 25.90
2006 24.80
2007 26.00
2008 25.70
2009 23.80
2010 24.80
2011 26.10
2012 27.00
2013 26.30
2014 25.00
2015 26.20
2016 28.70
2017 30.60
2018 33.20
2019 35.90

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors