GERMANY VS KUWAIT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KUWAIT		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,311	1	147,055	- 84,744
Road Traffic Accidents	2	17,405	34	3,160	+ 14,245
Stroke	3	16,063	3	49,794	- 33,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,112	9	20,712	- 11,600
Hypertension	5	6,866	6	26,796	- 19,930
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,488	13	15,560	- 9,072
Breast Cancer	7	6,163	10	18,842	- 12,679
Kidney Disease	8	5,465	8	22,770	- 17,306
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,411	36	2,291	+ 3,120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	5,314	7	26,026	- 20,712
Liver Disease	11	5,138	15	15,194	- 10,056
Lung Cancers	12	4,324	4	46,560	- 42,236
Low Birth Weight	13	4,222	45	770	+ 3,452
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,738	2	51,168	- 47,430
Lymphomas	15	3,526	17	12,249	- 8,723
Liver Cancer	16	3,463	25	8,057	- 4,594
Leukemia	17	3,292	22	8,737	- 5,445
Suicide	18	3,279	19	10,284	- 7,005
Falls	19	2,745	14	15,325	- 12,580
Pancreas Cancer	20	2,372	11	17,971	- 15,599
Lung Disease	21	2,254	5	42,797	- 40,543
Other Injuries	22	2,218	23	8,248	- 6,031
Violence	23	1,998	46	769	+ 1,229
Oral Cancer	24	1,981	29	6,023	- 4,042
Stomach Cancer	25	1,923	20	9,658	- 7,735
Prostate Cancer	26	1,563	12	16,487	- 14,924
Bladder Cancer	27	1,395	28	6,193	- 4,798
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,167	18	10,677	- 9,510
Ovary Cancer	29	1,112	30	5,192	- 4,081
Drug Use	30	1,025	40	1,930	- 905
Inflammatory/Heart	31	974	21	8,891	- 7,918
Oesophagus Cancer	32	943	27	6,212	- 5,269
Cervical Cancer	33	854	39	2,131	- 1,277
Tuberculosis	34	827	56	281	+ 546
Uterin Cancer	35	823	37	2,231	- 1,408
Parkinson's Disease	36	768	16	12,594	- 11,826
Skin Cancers	37	763	31	4,055	- 3,292
Fires	38	742	53	359	+ 383
Epilepsy	39	585	35	3,091	- 2,507
Asthma	40	574	44	924	- 351
Drownings	41	521	49	459	+ 63
Poisonings	42	435	58	216	+ 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	370	38	2,166	- 1,797
Alcohol	44	311	26	6,257	- 5,947
Meningitis	45	245	60	168	+ 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	227	33	3,615	- 3,389
Birth Trauma	47	195	57	239	- 44
HIV/AIDS	48	183	54	345	- 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	49	166	32	3,830	- 3,664
Multiple Sclerosis	50	123	41	1,571	- 1,447
Other Neoplasms	51	113	24	8,161	- 8,048
Encephalitis	52	111	67	8	+ 103
Skin Disease	53	98	42	1,543	- 1,444
Maternal Conditions	54	95	64	38	+ 57
Appendicitis	55	40	62	129	- 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	26	47	543	- 516
War	57	22	66	10	+ 12
Hepatitis B	58	20	59	182	- 162
Hepatitis C	59	13	48	507	- 494
Malnutrition	60	9	50	450	- 441
Measles	61	4	70	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	61	138	- 136
Pertussis	63	1	69	2	- 1
Syphilis	64	1	68	6	- 5
Chlamydia	65	1	85	0	+ 1
Tetanus	66	1	75	1	+ 0
Dengue	67	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	994	- 994
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.