KUWAIT VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,905	4	340	+ 2,565
Tuberculosis	2	2,612	34	31	+ 2,581
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,601	49	6	+ 2,595
HIV/AIDS	4	2,084	48	7	+ 2,077
Stroke	5	1,824	3	599	+ 1,224
Malaria	6	1,821	78	0	+ 1,821
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,611	1	2,325	- 714
Low Birth Weight	8	1,237	13	158	+ 1,080
Birth Trauma	9	1,217	47	7	+ 1,210
Road Traffic Accidents	10	994	2	649	+ 345
Measles	11	903	61	0	+ 902
Hypertension	12	695	5	256	+ 439
Maternal Conditions	13	652	54	4	+ 649
Liver Disease	14	641	11	192	+ 449
Diabetes Mellitus	15	634	6	242	+ 392
Meningitis	16	564	45	9	+ 554
Violence	17	560	23	75	+ 486
Lung Disease	18	531	21	84	+ 447
Congenital Anomalies	19	431	9	202	+ 229
Asthma	20	423	40	21	+ 401
Kidney Disease	21	394	8	204	+ 191
Malnutrition	22	384	60	0	+ 383
Other Injuries	23	345	22	83	+ 262
Suicide	24	325	18	122	+ 203
Endocrine Disorders	25	235	28	44	+ 191
Breast Cancer	26	191	7	230	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	176	43	14	+ 162
War	28	174	57	1	+ 173
Tetanus	29	156	66	0	+ 156
Inflammatory/Heart	30	150	31	36	+ 114
Pertussis	31	147	63	0	+ 147
Cervical Cancer	32	128	33	32	+ 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	113	14	139	- 26
Drownings	34	112	41	19	+ 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	108	46	8	+ 99
Falls	36	101	19	102	- 2
Schistosomiasis	37	94	77	0	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	38	87	26	58	+ 29
Fires	39	79	38	28	+ 51
Poisonings	40	74	42	16	+ 58
Syphilis	41	67	64	0	+ 67
Lymphomas	42	66	15	132	- 65
Epilepsy	43	66	39	22	+ 44
Liver Cancer	44	65	16	129	- 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	65	10	198	- 134
Oral Cancer	46	51	24	74	- 23
Leukemia	47	49	17	123	- 74
Parkinson's Disease	48	37	36	29	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	49	36	25	72	- 35
Ovary Cancer	50	36	29	41	- 6
Appendicitis	51	34	55	1	+ 33
Alcohol	52	34	44	12	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	53	27	32	35	- 8
Skin Disease	54	27	53	4	+ 23
Lung Cancers	55	26	12	161	- 135
Leishmaniasis	56	25	76	0	+ 25
Drug Use	57	24	30	38	- 14
Skin Cancers	58	24	37	28	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	59	22	75	0	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	60	20	20	89	- 68
Hepatitis B	61	18	58	1	+ 18
Encephalitis	62	16	52	4	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	14	62	0	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	64	13	27	52	- 39
Uterin Cancer	65	11	35	31	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	56	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	67	6	68	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	59	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	70	3	51	4	- 2
Ascariasis	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	50	5	- 2
Chlamydia	73	1	65	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

Central Africa

Kuwait

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.