KUWAIT VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,856	1	2,325	+ 531
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,924	14	139	+ 1,785
Lung Cancers	3	1,149	12	161	+ 988
Lung Disease	4	1,149	21	84	+ 1,065
Stroke	5	1,061	3	599	+ 462
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	779	4	340	+ 439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	657	10	198	+ 458
Breast Cancer	8	456	7	230	+ 226
Prostate Cancer	9	351	26	58	+ 292
Kidney Disease	10	340	8	204	+ 136
Pancreas Cancer	11	318	20	89	+ 230
Parkinson's Disease	12	318	36	29	+ 289
Lymphomas	13	308	15	132	+ 176
Suicide	14	282	18	122	+ 159
Oesophagus Cancer	15	251	32	35	+ 216
Diabetes Mellitus	16	248	6	242	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	17	214	25	72	+ 142
Liver Cancer	18	191	16	129	+ 61
Liver Disease	19	167	11	192	- 24
Leukemia	20	164	17	123	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	21	164	29	41	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	22	153	27	52	+ 101
Skin Cancers	23	151	37	28	+ 122
Endocrine Disorders	24	149	28	44	+ 106
Falls	25	148	19	102	+ 46
Inflammatory/Heart	26	144	31	36	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	27	131	51	4	+ 126
Oral Cancer	28	110	24	74	+ 36
Hypertension	29	105	5	256	- 151
Other Injuries	30	102	22	83	+ 20
Drug Use	31	100	30	38	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	32	92	9	202	- 110
Road Traffic Accidents	33	92	2	649	- 558
Uterin Cancer	34	76	35	31	+ 45
Cervical Cancer	35	62	33	32	+ 30
Epilepsy	36	51	39	22	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	37	50	50	5	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	40	43	14	+ 26
Alcohol	39	38	44	12	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	35	56	1	+ 34
Asthma	41	35	40	21	+ 13
Skin Disease	42	35	53	4	+ 31
Drownings	43	34	41	19	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	44	33	13	158	- 124
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	32	49	6	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	30	46	8	+ 21
Violence	47	23	23	75	- 52
Fires	48	18	38	28	- 10
Anemia	49	17	86	0	+ 17
Tuberculosis	50	14	34	31	- 17
Osteoarthritis	51	12	81	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	52	12	59	0	+ 11
Poisonings	53	8	42	16	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	8	80	0	+ 8
Schizophrenia	55	7	84	0	+ 7
Birth Trauma	56	6	47	7	- 1
HIV/AIDS	57	5	48	7	- 2
Meningitis	58	4	45	9	- 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	58	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	2	55	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	2	54	4	- 2
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	60	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	62	0	+ 1
War	65	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	52	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

Ireland

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.