EGYPT VS KUWAIT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KUWAIT		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,406	1	173,871	- 91,465
Road Traffic Accidents	2	23,018	12	10,141	+ 12,878
Stroke	3	21,243	3	43,839	- 22,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,051	7	20,695	- 8,644
Hypertension	5	9,080	5	21,094	- 12,014
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,580	8	19,131	- 10,551
Breast Cancer	7	8,150	13	9,180	- 1,030
Kidney Disease	8	7,227	6	21,087	- 13,860
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,156	10	12,163	- 5,007
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,027	24	3,083	+ 3,945
Liver Disease	11	6,795	2	60,122	- 53,328
Lung Cancers	12	5,718	18	5,677	+ 41
Low Birth Weight	13	5,583	11	11,391	- 5,808
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,943	16	6,975	- 2,032
Lymphomas	15	4,663	14	7,539	- 2,876
Liver Cancer	16	4,580	4	24,512	- 19,932
Leukemia	17	4,354	22	3,763	+ 591
Suicide	18	4,337	25	3,022	+ 1,315
Falls	19	3,630	30	2,019	+ 1,611
Pancreas Cancer	20	3,137	26	2,906	+ 231
Lung Disease	21	2,981	9	13,393	- 10,412
Other Injuries	22	2,933	21	3,819	- 886
Violence	23	2,642	20	4,165	- 1,523
Oral Cancer	24	2,620	45	793	+ 1,827
Stomach Cancer	25	2,543	32	1,844	+ 698
Prostate Cancer	26	2,067	35	1,282	+ 785
Bladder Cancer	27	1,845	19	5,133	- 3,288
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,544	29	2,372	- 828
Ovary Cancer	29	1,470	31	1,944	- 473
Drug Use	30	1,356	62	116	+ 1,240
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,288	27	2,489	- 1,201
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,248	41	951	+ 297
Cervical Cancer	33	1,129	48	625	+ 504
Tuberculosis	34	1,094	51	432	+ 662
Uterin Cancer	35	1,088	52	422	+ 666
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,016	28	2,391	- 1,375
Skin Cancers	37	1,009	39	1,013	- 4
Fires	38	981	33	1,568	- 587
Epilepsy	39	773	50	451	+ 322
Asthma	40	759	15	7,104	- 6,345
Drownings	41	689	37	1,122	- 433
Poisonings	42	576	57	195	+ 381
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	489	34	1,339	- 850
Alcohol	44	411	60	141	+ 269
Meningitis	45	324	43	827	- 503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	300	36	1,248	- 948
Birth Trauma	47	258	17	6,109	- 5,851
HIV/AIDS	48	242	53	397	- 155
Diarrhoeal diseases	49	219	23	3,692	- 3,473
Multiple Sclerosis	50	163	56	213	- 50
Other Neoplasms	51	150	61	116	+ 33
Encephalitis	52	147	38	1,046	- 899
Skin Disease	53	130	55	219	- 89
Maternal Conditions	54	126	44	795	- 669
Appendicitis	55	53	59	142	- 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	35	65	26	+ 9
War	57	30	47	714	- 684
Hepatitis B	58	26	40	988	- 962
Hepatitis C	59	17	63	97	- 80
Malnutrition	60	12	46	759	- 746
Measles	61	5	64	43	- 38
Upper Respiratory	62	3	68	5	- 2
Pertussis	63	1	42	906	- 905
Syphilis	64	1	58	159	- 158
Chlamydia	65	1	71	1	- 0
Tetanus	66	1	49	540	- 540
Dengue	67	1	69	5	- 4
Diphtheria	68	0	70	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	220	- 220
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Kuwait

Egypt

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.