KUWAIT VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	6,203	14	139	+ 6,063
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,484	1	2,325	+ 3,159
Stroke	3	2,295	3	599	+ 1,696
Lung Cancers	4	1,290	12	161	+ 1,128
Hypertension	5	1,132	5	256	+ 876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	799	10	198	+ 601
Falls	7	739	19	102	+ 637
Lung Disease	8	719	21	84	+ 635
Pancreas Cancer	9	696	20	89	+ 607
Liver Disease	10	596	11	192	+ 404
Prostate Cancer	11	541	26	58	+ 483
Breast Cancer	12	529	7	230	+ 299
Parkinson's Disease	13	476	36	29	+ 447
Lymphomas	14	475	15	132	+ 343
Suicide	15	472	18	122	+ 350
Liver Cancer	16	304	16	129	+ 175
Inflammatory/Heart	17	289	31	36	+ 253
Alcohol	18	259	44	12	+ 247
Stomach Cancer	19	249	25	72	+ 177
Other Injuries	20	244	22	83	+ 161
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	243	4	340	- 97
Diabetes Mellitus	22	233	6	242	- 9
Other Neoplasms	23	210	51	4	+ 206
Leukemia	24	207	17	123	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	25	192	29	41	+ 151
Kidney Disease	26	191	8	204	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	27	178	32	35	+ 143
Bladder Cancer	28	172	27	52	+ 120
Skin Cancers	29	166	37	28	+ 137
Drug Use	30	150	30	38	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	31	143	28	44	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	32	126	35	31	+ 95
Road Traffic Accidents	33	120	2	649	- 529
Oral Cancer	34	116	24	74	+ 42
Congenital Anomalies	35	107	9	202	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	84	43	14	+ 71
Drownings	37	59	41	19	+ 40
Epilepsy	38	58	39	22	+ 36
Schizophrenia	39	52	84	0	+ 52
Asthma	40	47	40	21	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	46	56	1	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	42	45	50	5	+ 40
Violence	43	36	23	75	- 39
Cervical Cancer	44	35	33	32	+ 3
Fires	45	34	38	28	+ 7
Tuberculosis	46	18	34	31	- 13
Skin Disease	47	15	53	4	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	48	15	13	158	- 143
Poisonings	49	14	42	16	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	11	46	8	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	51	9	81	0	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	9	49	6	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	80	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	54	5	55	1	+ 4
Meningitis	55	5	45	9	- 4
Birth Trauma	56	4	47	7	- 3
Malnutrition	57	4	60	0	+ 3
Anemia	58	3	86	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	59	3	48	7	- 4
Hepatitis C	60	3	59	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	58	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	4	- 3
War	65	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	52	4	- 4
Syphilis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

Finland

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.