KUWAIT VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,852	1	2,325	+ 3,527
Stroke	2	1,947	3	599	+ 1,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,421	4	340	+ 1,081
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,384	14	139	+ 1,245
Lung Cancers	5	1,316	12	161	+ 1,154
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,086	6	242	+ 844
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	983	10	198	+ 785
Lung Disease	8	846	21	84	+ 762
Pancreas Cancer	9	604	20	89	+ 515
Breast Cancer	10	566	7	230	+ 336
Kidney Disease	11	528	8	204	+ 324
Lymphomas	12	354	15	132	+ 222
Prostate Cancer	13	353	26	58	+ 295
Falls	14	345	19	102	+ 243
Stomach Cancer	15	332	25	72	+ 261
Parkinson's Disease	16	331	36	29	+ 303
Ovary Cancer	17	227	29	41	+ 186
Liver Cancer	18	225	16	129	+ 96
Bladder Cancer	19	221	27	52	+ 169
Hypertension	20	221	5	256	- 35
Leukemia	21	185	17	123	+ 62
Suicide	22	178	18	122	+ 56
Oral Cancer	23	167	24	74	+ 93
Liver Disease	24	154	11	192	- 38
Skin Disease	25	153	53	4	+ 149
Other Neoplasms	26	147	51	4	+ 143
Inflammatory/Heart	27	146	31	36	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	28	138	35	31	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	29	135	32	35	+ 100
Endocrine Disorders	30	127	28	44	+ 84
Road Traffic Accidents	31	121	2	649	- 529
Congenital Anomalies	32	115	9	202	- 86
Other Injuries	33	109	22	83	+ 26
Skin Cancers	34	93	37	28	+ 65
Low Birth Weight	35	75	13	158	- 82
Asthma	36	56	40	21	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	48	43	14	+ 34
Drug Use	38	46	30	38	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	39	30	33	32	- 2
Violence	40	29	23	75	- 45
HIV/AIDS	41	24	48	7	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	23	80	0	+ 23
Epilepsy	43	23	39	22	+ 1
Birth Trauma	44	20	47	7	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	45	19	50	5	+ 15
Anemia	46	19	86	0	+ 19
Alcohol	47	18	44	12	+ 6
Drownings	48	15	41	19	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	15	46	8	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	50	14	81	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	13	56	1	+ 12
Tuberculosis	52	10	34	31	- 20
Hepatitis C	53	9	59	0	+ 8
War	54	8	57	1	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	7	49	6	+ 1
Meningitis	56	5	45	9	- 4
Schizophrenia	57	4	84	0	+ 4
Poisonings	58	3	42	16	- 13
Upper Respiratory	59	2	62	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	60	2	60	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	58	1	+ 2
Fires	62	2	38	28	- 26
Appendicitis	63	2	55	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	54	4	- 2
Encephalitis	65	1	52	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

Malta

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.