KUWAIT VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,478	1	2,325	+ 1,153
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,547	14	139	+ 2,408
Stroke	3	1,212	3	599	+ 613
Lung Cancers	4	1,157	12	161	+ 996
Lung Disease	5	1,110	21	84	+ 1,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	710	4	340	+ 370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	633	10	198	+ 435
Prostate Cancer	8	525	26	58	+ 466
Breast Cancer	9	460	7	230	+ 230
Parkinson's Disease	10	457	36	29	+ 428
Other Injuries	11	431	22	83	+ 348
Pancreas Cancer	12	373	20	89	+ 285
Suicide	13	347	18	122	+ 225
Lymphomas	14	317	15	132	+ 185
Kidney Disease	15	287	8	204	+ 83
Diabetes Mellitus	16	256	6	242	+ 14
Hypertension	17	209	5	256	- 47
Falls	18	204	19	102	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	19	194	32	35	+ 159
Liver Cancer	20	193	16	129	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	21	175	27	52	+ 123
Leukemia	22	163	17	123	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	23	151	25	72	+ 80
Drug Use	24	145	30	38	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	25	142	29	41	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	26	135	31	36	+ 98
Endocrine Disorders	27	134	28	44	+ 91
Alcohol	28	122	44	12	+ 110
Skin Cancers	29	112	37	28	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	30	84	51	4	+ 80
Liver Disease	31	82	11	192	- 110
Cervical Cancer	32	79	33	32	+ 47
Oral Cancer	33	74	24	74	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	34	64	9	202	- 138
Road Traffic Accidents	35	60	2	649	- 589
Uterin Cancer	36	60	35	31	+ 29
Epilepsy	37	47	39	22	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	36	56	1	+ 35
Violence	39	35	23	75	- 40
Anemia	40	32	86	0	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	28	43	14	+ 14
Poisonings	42	28	42	16	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	43	26	13	158	- 132
Multiple Sclerosis	44	24	50	5	+ 19
Skin Disease	45	23	53	4	+ 19
Birth Trauma	46	21	47	7	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	47	18	81	0	+ 18
Asthma	48	14	40	21	- 7
Schizophrenia	49	13	84	0	+ 13
Meningitis	50	11	45	9	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	51	10	62	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	52	10	59	0	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	80	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	9	46	8	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	8	49	6	+ 2
Drownings	56	8	41	19	- 12
Malnutrition	57	5	60	0	+ 4
Fires	58	5	38	28	- 23
HIV/AIDS	59	4	48	7	- 3
Maternal Conditions	60	3	54	4	- 0
War	61	0	57	1	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	58	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	52	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	65	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	34	31	- 31
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	55	1	- 1
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.