KUWAIT VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,000	4	340	+ 1,660
Tuberculosis	2	1,190	34	31	+ 1,159
Measles	3	1,149	61	0	+ 1,149
Malaria	4	1,137	78	0	+ 1,137
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,123	49	6	+ 1,117
Stroke	6	995	3	599	+ 396
Coronary Heart Disease	7	944	1	2,325	- 1,381
Low Birth Weight	8	943	13	158	+ 785
Birth Trauma	9	899	47	7	+ 892
Road Traffic Accidents	10	823	2	649	+ 173
Congenital Anomalies	11	442	9	202	+ 240
Hypertension	12	428	5	256	+ 172
Liver Disease	13	409	11	192	+ 217
Lung Disease	14	368	21	84	+ 284
HIV/AIDS	15	361	48	7	+ 354
Diabetes Mellitus	16	351	6	242	+ 109
Meningitis	17	315	45	9	+ 305
Violence	18	302	23	75	+ 228
Maternal Conditions	19	286	54	4	+ 282
Kidney Disease	20	247	8	204	+ 43
Malnutrition	21	242	60	0	+ 242
Other Injuries	22	225	22	83	+ 142
Pertussis	23	215	63	0	+ 215
Asthma	24	210	40	21	+ 189
Endocrine Disorders	25	201	28	44	+ 157
Suicide	26	158	18	122	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	27	131	33	32	+ 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	124	14	139	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	29	110	31	36	+ 74
Prostate Cancer	30	107	26	58	+ 49
Liver Cancer	31	104	16	129	- 25
Syphilis	32	102	64	0	+ 102
Falls	33	95	19	102	- 8
Drownings	34	94	41	19	+ 74
Breast Cancer	35	93	7	230	- 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	81	10	198	- 118
Stomach Cancer	37	70	25	72	- 2
Lymphomas	38	56	15	132	- 75
Fires	39	55	38	28	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	52	43	14	+ 39
Leukemia	41	51	17	123	- 72
Poisonings	42	47	42	16	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	47	46	8	+ 39
Epilepsy	44	47	39	22	+ 25
War	45	45	57	1	+ 44
Tetanus	46	32	66	0	+ 32
Lung Cancers	47	31	12	161	- 130
Schistosomiasis	48	29	77	0	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	49	28	36	29	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	50	28	20	89	- 61
Oral Cancer	51	27	24	74	- 47
Leishmaniasis	52	24	76	0	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	53	21	32	35	- 14
Skin Disease	54	21	53	4	+ 18
Skin Cancers	55	21	37	28	- 8
Appendicitis	56	19	55	1	+ 18
Encephalitis	57	18	52	4	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	58	18	29	41	- 24
Drug Use	59	17	30	38	- 21
Alcohol	60	17	44	12	+ 6
Hepatitis B	61	12	58	1	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	10	62	0	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	63	10	35	31	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	64	9	75	0	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	65	7	27	52	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	6	56	1	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	2	51	4	- 2
Ascariasis	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	59	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	50	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

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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.