USA VS KUWAIT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KUWAIT		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	253,308	1	504,904	- 251,596
Road Traffic Accidents	2	70,756	17	41,694	+ 29,062
Stroke	3	65,299	4	158,520	- 93,221
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	37,042	11	60,317	- 23,275
Hypertension	5	27,912	8	65,960	- 38,049
Diabetes Mellitus	6	26,373	10	61,418	- 35,045
Breast Cancer	7	25,053	13	48,671	- 23,618
Kidney Disease	8	22,216	6	85,861	- 63,645
Congenital Anomalies	9	21,998	34	11,762	+ 10,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	21,602	9	61,827	- 40,225
Liver Disease	11	20,886	16	43,402	- 22,517
Lung Cancers	12	17,577	5	155,533	- 137,956
Low Birth Weight	13	17,163	39	6,924	+ 10,239
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	15,195	2	287,198	- 272,003
Lymphomas	15	14,334	19	40,281	- 25,947
Liver Cancer	16	14,079	23	27,064	- 12,985
Leukemia	17	13,384	24	26,966	- 13,582
Suicide	18	13,332	12	53,099	- 39,767
Falls	19	11,158	18	40,418	- 29,260
Pancreas Cancer	20	9,643	15	44,293	- 34,649
Lung Disease	21	9,162	3	195,387	- 186,225
Other Injuries	22	9,016	25	25,997	- 16,981
Violence	23	8,122	27	18,976	- 10,854
Oral Cancer	24	8,053	35	11,555	- 3,502
Stomach Cancer	25	7,816	33	13,077	- 5,261
Prostate Cancer	26	6,354	20	35,612	- 29,258
Bladder Cancer	27	5,672	26	19,622	- 13,951
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,745	14	46,985	- 42,240
Ovary Cancer	29	4,520	31	14,591	- 10,072
Drug Use	30	4,168	7	74,435	- 70,266
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,958	22	32,529	- 28,571
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,835	28	17,829	- 13,994
Cervical Cancer	33	3,472	38	6,984	- 3,513
Tuberculosis	34	3,363	62	546	+ 2,816
Uterin Cancer	35	3,345	36	10,063	- 6,718
Parkinson's Disease	36	3,123	21	34,491	- 31,368
Skin Cancers	37	3,102	32	14,311	- 11,209
Fires	38	3,015	49	3,183	- 168
Epilepsy	39	2,376	50	3,162	- 786
Asthma	40	2,332	46	3,818	- 1,486
Drownings	41	2,119	45	4,070	- 1,951
Poisonings	42	1,770	53	1,674	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,502	48	3,461	- 1,959
Alcohol	44	1,262	30	14,659	- 13,397
Meningitis	45	996	60	606	+ 391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	923	47	3,646	- 2,723
Birth Trauma	47	794	54	1,233	- 439
HIV/AIDS	48	743	42	5,660	- 4,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	49	674	37	9,955	- 9,280
Multiple Sclerosis	50	501	44	5,059	- 4,558
Other Neoplasms	51	460	29	17,743	- 17,283
Encephalitis	52	451	68	25	+ 426
Skin Disease	53	400	43	5,409	- 5,009
Maternal Conditions	54	387	56	779	- 392
Appendicitis	55	163	63	424	- 262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	107	52	2,461	- 2,353
War	57	91	55	1,198	- 1,107
Hepatitis B	58	80	59	608	- 528
Hepatitis C	59	52	41	5,684	- 5,632
Malnutrition	60	38	40	6,762	- 6,724
Measles	61	17	80	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	62	9	65	229	- 220
Pertussis	63	4	69	16	- 12
Syphilis	64	3	66	49	- 46
Chlamydia	65	3	84	0	+ 3
Tetanus	66	3	71	2	+ 1
Dengue	67	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.