ETHIOPIA VS KUWAIT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KUWAIT		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,816	4	36,530	+ 51,286
Road Traffic Accidents	2	24,529	5	31,564	- 7,035
Stroke	3	22,638	3	39,362	- 16,724
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,842	1	59,931	- 47,089
Hypertension	5	9,676	12	13,470	- 3,794
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,143	10	16,258	- 7,115
Breast Cancer	7	8,685	20	8,485	+ 200
Kidney Disease	8	7,702	13	12,103	- 4,401
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,626	11	15,638	- 8,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,489	31	3,755	+ 3,734
Liver Disease	11	7,241	8	27,270	- 20,030
Lung Cancers	12	6,093	38	2,202	+ 3,891
Low Birth Weight	13	5,950	7	28,020	- 22,070
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,268	21	8,258	- 2,990
Lymphomas	15	4,969	33	3,590	+ 1,380
Liver Cancer	16	4,881	42	1,730	+ 3,151
Leukemia	17	4,640	30	4,222	+ 417
Suicide	18	4,622	25	6,030	- 1,408
Falls	19	3,868	28	4,510	- 642
Pancreas Cancer	20	3,343	61	488	+ 2,855
Lung Disease	21	3,176	15	11,870	- 8,694
Other Injuries	22	3,126	16	11,735	- 8,609
Violence	23	2,816	22	8,076	- 5,260
Oral Cancer	24	2,792	48	1,477	+ 1,315
Stomach Cancer	25	2,710	47	1,519	+ 1,191
Prostate Cancer	26	2,203	50	1,244	+ 959
Bladder Cancer	27	1,966	51	1,080	+ 886
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,645	45	1,623	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	29	1,567	36	2,424	- 857
Drug Use	30	1,445	60	513	+ 932
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,372	39	2,168	- 796
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,330	40	1,839	- 509
Cervical Cancer	33	1,204	27	5,019	- 3,815
Tuberculosis	34	1,166	9	21,455	- 20,289
Uterin Cancer	35	1,160	62	421	+ 739
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,083	46	1,578	- 495
Skin Cancers	37	1,075	52	1,006	+ 69
Fires	38	1,045	34	3,255	- 2,209
Epilepsy	39	824	44	1,625	- 801
Asthma	40	808	29	4,484	- 3,675
Drownings	41	735	35	3,133	- 2,398
Poisonings	42	614	32	3,668	- 3,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	521	41	1,758	- 1,237
Alcohol	44	438	55	750	- 312
Meningitis	45	345	14	12,019	- 11,674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	320	49	1,339	- 1,019
Birth Trauma	47	275	6	31,107	- 30,832
HIV/AIDS	48	258	17	11,471	- 11,214
Diarrhoeal diseases	49	234	2	44,361	- 44,127
Multiple Sclerosis	50	174	70	61	+ 113
Other Neoplasms	51	160	66	148	+ 12
Encephalitis	52	156	63	386	- 229
Skin Disease	53	139	53	904	- 765
Maternal Conditions	54	134	18	8,887	- 8,752
Appendicitis	55	56	58	677	- 621
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	37	65	221	- 183
War	57	31	64	281	- 249
Hepatitis B	58	28	56	742	- 714
Hepatitis C	59	18	69	115	- 96
Malnutrition	60	13	19	8,643	- 8,630
Measles	61	6	24	6,324	- 6,318
Upper Respiratory	62	3	57	709	- 706
Pertussis	63	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Syphilis	64	1	43	1,699	- 1,698
Chlamydia	65	1	72	21	- 20
Tetanus	66	1	37	2,203	- 2,202
Dengue	67	1	73	20	- 19
Diphtheria	68	0	67	146	- 146
Otitis Media	69	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	130	- 130
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	78	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.