KUWAIT VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,717	48	7	+ 6,710
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,528	4	340	+ 4,189
Stroke	3	3,969	3	599	+ 3,369
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	3,317	49	6	+ 3,311
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,960	1	2,325	+ 635
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,817	6	242	+ 2,575
Suicide	7	2,169	18	122	+ 2,047
Tuberculosis	8	1,702	34	31	+ 1,672
Lung Disease	9	1,552	21	84	+ 1,468
Kidney Disease	10	1,429	8	204	+ 1,225
Hypertension	11	1,395	5	256	+ 1,139
Low Birth Weight	12	1,348	13	158	+ 1,191
Violence	13	1,302	23	75	+ 1,227
Liver Disease	14	1,116	11	192	+ 924
Birth Trauma	15	1,011	47	7	+ 1,003
Road Traffic Accidents	16	956	2	649	+ 307
Asthma	17	955	40	21	+ 934
Other Injuries	18	751	22	83	+ 668
Congenital Anomalies	19	548	9	202	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	20	525	33	32	+ 493
Malnutrition	21	503	60	0	+ 503
Meningitis	22	448	45	9	+ 439
Inflammatory/Heart	23	430	31	36	+ 393
Maternal Conditions	24	412	54	4	+ 408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	393	43	14	+ 379
Fires	26	379	38	28	+ 351
Endocrine Disorders	27	331	28	44	+ 287
Drownings	28	282	41	19	+ 262
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	274	14	139	+ 134
Epilepsy	30	202	39	22	+ 180
Falls	31	180	19	102	+ 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	177	46	8	+ 168
Poisonings	33	157	42	16	+ 140
Breast Cancer	34	137	7	230	- 93
Prostate Cancer	35	114	26	58	+ 55
Lymphomas	36	110	15	132	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	37	103	32	35	+ 68
Alcohol	38	100	44	12	+ 88
Liver Cancer	39	100	16	129	- 30
Skin Disease	40	98	53	4	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	41	77	36	29	+ 49
Oral Cancer	42	73	24	74	- 1
Lung Cancers	43	72	12	161	- 89
Pertussis	44	72	63	0	+ 72
Syphilis	45	71	64	0	+ 71
Skin Cancers	46	65	37	28	+ 37
Tetanus	47	64	66	0	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	56	10	198	- 142
Leukemia	49	55	17	123	- 68
Drug Use	50	44	30	38	+ 6
Hepatitis B	51	38	58	1	+ 37
Appendicitis	52	35	55	1	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	53	34	29	41	- 7
Uterin Cancer	54	33	35	31	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	55	26	62	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	25	56	1	+ 24
Encephalitis	57	19	52	4	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	58	17	20	89	- 71
Measles	59	16	61	0	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	60	15	25	72	- 57
Bladder Cancer	61	14	27	52	- 39
Other Neoplasms	62	13	51	4	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	50	5	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	3	59	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	65	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	73	0	+ 1
War	68	0	57	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

Lesotho

Kuwait

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.