VIET NAM VS KUWAIT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KUWAIT		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,341	2	91,939	- 13,598
Road Traffic Accidents	2	21,883	5	29,475	- 7,593
Stroke	3	20,195	1	159,032	- 138,837
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,456	7	27,836	- 16,380
Hypertension	5	8,632	12	19,880	- 11,247
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,156	4	33,860	- 25,704
Breast Cancer	7	7,748	22	6,187	+ 1,561
Kidney Disease	8	6,871	8	25,251	- 18,381
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,803	21	7,064	- 260
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	6,681	16	8,258	- 1,577
Liver Disease	11	6,459	10	23,900	- 17,441
Lung Cancers	12	5,436	11	21,294	- 15,858
Low Birth Weight	13	5,308	19	7,132	- 1,824
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,699	6	29,307	- 24,607
Lymphomas	15	4,433	30	2,964	+ 1,469
Liver Cancer	16	4,354	9	24,995	- 20,640
Leukemia	17	4,139	28	4,899	- 760
Suicide	18	4,123	18	7,249	- 3,126
Falls	19	3,451	13	15,427	- 11,976
Pancreas Cancer	20	2,982	44	929	+ 2,053
Lung Disease	21	2,834	3	35,875	- 33,041
Other Injuries	22	2,788	23	5,539	- 2,750
Violence	23	2,512	36	1,785	+ 727
Oral Cancer	24	2,491	20	7,088	- 4,597
Stomach Cancer	25	2,417	14	15,134	- 12,717
Prostate Cancer	26	1,965	35	1,911	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	27	1,754	45	896	+ 858
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,468	34	2,082	- 615
Ovary Cancer	29	1,398	47	864	+ 534
Drug Use	30	1,289	41	1,366	- 77
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,224	24	5,357	- 4,132
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,186	33	2,265	- 1,079
Cervical Cancer	33	1,074	31	2,391	- 1,318
Tuberculosis	34	1,040	15	9,446	- 8,406
Uterin Cancer	35	1,035	42	1,159	- 124
Parkinson's Disease	36	966	25	5,338	- 4,372
Skin Cancers	37	959	54	467	+ 492
Fires	38	933	52	595	+ 338
Epilepsy	39	735	53	583	+ 152
Asthma	40	721	17	8,150	- 7,429
Drownings	41	655	26	5,097	- 4,442
Poisonings	42	547	48	832	- 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	465	43	957	- 492
Alcohol	44	390	46	867	- 476
Meningitis	45	308	51	624	- 316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	285	38	1,708	- 1,423
Birth Trauma	47	245	32	2,340	- 2,094
HIV/AIDS	48	230	27	4,993	- 4,763
Diarrhoeal diseases	49	209	29	4,390	- 4,181
Multiple Sclerosis	50	155	61	135	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	51	142	57	325	- 183
Encephalitis	52	140	39	1,558	- 1,419
Skin Disease	53	124	40	1,515	- 1,391
Maternal Conditions	54	120	49	773	- 653
Appendicitis	55	50	60	201	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	33	59	224	- 190
War	57	28	65	34	- 6
Hepatitis B	58	25	55	379	- 354
Hepatitis C	59	16	64	78	- 62
Malnutrition	60	12	63	120	- 108
Measles	61	5	37	1,780	- 1,775
Upper Respiratory	62	3	66	34	- 31
Pertussis	63	1	50	705	- 704
Syphilis	64	1	56	328	- 327
Chlamydia	65	1	70	1	- 0
Tetanus	66	1	58	286	- 286
Dengue	67	1	62	127	- 126
Diphtheria	68	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Kuwait

Viet Nam

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.