BRAZIL VS KUWAIT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KUWAIT		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	163,002	1	165,788	- 2,785
Road Traffic Accidents	2	45,531	8	33,871	+ 11,660
Stroke	3	42,020	2	123,207	- 81,187
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,837	3	94,705	- 70,868
Hypertension	5	17,961	11	28,822	- 10,861
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,971	5	59,608	- 42,637
Breast Cancer	7	16,122	14	20,759	- 4,637
Kidney Disease	8	14,296	7	37,690	- 23,395
Congenital Anomalies	9	14,156	23	12,317	+ 1,839
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	13,901	12	23,161	- 9,261
Liver Disease	11	13,440	13	21,422	- 7,982
Lung Cancers	12	11,311	9	31,659	- 20,348
Low Birth Weight	13	11,044	33	6,881	+ 4,164
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	9,778	10	30,717	- 20,939
Lymphomas	15	9,224	27	10,376	- 1,152
Liver Cancer	16	9,060	25	11,514	- 2,455
Leukemia	17	8,612	30	8,531	+ 81
Suicide	18	8,579	20	14,540	- 5,961
Falls	19	7,180	16	18,847	- 11,667
Pancreas Cancer	20	6,205	24	11,999	- 5,793
Lung Disease	21	5,896	6	59,373	- 53,477
Other Injuries	22	5,802	21	13,807	- 8,005
Violence	23	5,227	4	68,779	- 63,553
Oral Cancer	24	5,182	28	9,951	- 4,769
Stomach Cancer	25	5,029	17	17,992	- 12,963
Prostate Cancer	26	4,089	15	19,001	- 14,912
Bladder Cancer	27	3,650	36	5,306	- 1,656
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,054	19	16,927	- 13,874
Ovary Cancer	29	2,909	43	4,355	- 1,447
Drug Use	30	2,682	49	2,467	+ 215
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,547	18	17,508	- 14,961
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,468	26	10,466	- 7,998
Cervical Cancer	33	2,234	29	9,511	- 7,277
Tuberculosis	34	2,164	40	4,895	- 2,731
Uterin Cancer	35	2,153	47	2,780	- 628
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,009	41	4,770	- 2,761
Skin Cancers	37	1,996	38	5,032	- 3,036
Fires	38	1,940	58	1,028	+ 913
Epilepsy	39	1,529	46	3,263	- 1,734
Asthma	40	1,501	48	2,595	- 1,094
Drownings	41	1,363	39	4,937	- 3,574
Poisonings	42	1,139	66	317	+ 822
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	967	44	4,258	- 3,291
Alcohol	44	812	32	7,121	- 6,309
Meningitis	45	641	54	1,359	- 717
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	594	51	2,193	- 1,599
Birth Trauma	47	511	45	3,777	- 3,266
HIV/AIDS	48	478	22	12,558	- 12,080
Diarrhoeal diseases	49	434	35	5,659	- 5,225
Multiple Sclerosis	50	323	64	356	- 33
Other Neoplasms	51	296	42	4,665	- 4,369
Encephalitis	52	290	72	65	+ 225
Skin Disease	53	257	31	7,179	- 6,922
Maternal Conditions	54	249	53	1,507	- 1,258
Appendicitis	55	105	57	1,067	- 963
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	69	61	596	- 527
War	57	58	56	1,090	- 1,031
Hepatitis B	58	52	59	775	- 723
Hepatitis C	59	34	52	1,955	- 1,921
Malnutrition	60	25	34	6,695	- 6,671
Measles	61	11	81	4	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	6	67	260	- 254
Pertussis	63	2	75	30	- 28
Syphilis	64	2	68	223	- 221
Chlamydia	65	2	80	5	- 4
Tetanus	66	2	71	88	- 86
Dengue	67	2	76	14	- 12
Diphtheria	68	0	79	7	- 6
Otitis Media	69	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Hookworm Disease	71	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	78	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	78	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.