KUWAIT VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,098	1	2,325	+ 773
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,843	14	139	+ 1,704
Stroke	3	1,446	3	599	+ 847
Lung Cancers	4	1,139	12	161	+ 978
Lung Disease	5	1,104	21	84	+ 1,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	909	10	198	+ 711
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	559	4	340	+ 219
Diabetes Mellitus	8	467	6	242	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	9	449	26	58	+ 391
Breast Cancer	10	448	7	230	+ 218
Falls	11	381	19	102	+ 279
Skin Cancers	12	372	37	28	+ 343
Lymphomas	13	370	15	132	+ 238
Pancreas Cancer	14	330	20	89	+ 242
Suicide	15	321	18	122	+ 199
Road Traffic Accidents	16	278	2	649	- 371
Kidney Disease	17	263	8	204	+ 59
Leukemia	18	238	17	123	+ 115
Parkinson's Disease	19	215	36	29	+ 186
Hypertension	20	199	5	256	- 57
Endocrine Disorders	21	197	28	44	+ 154
Stomach Cancer	22	196	25	72	+ 125
Inflammatory/Heart	23	190	31	36	+ 154
Liver Cancer	24	175	16	129	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	25	170	32	35	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	26	162	27	52	+ 110
Other Neoplasms	27	149	51	4	+ 145
Other Injuries	28	133	22	83	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	29	126	29	41	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	30	107	9	202	- 95
Oral Cancer	31	100	24	74	+ 26
Liver Disease	32	96	11	192	- 96
Uterin Cancer	33	88	35	31	+ 57
Skin Disease	34	72	53	4	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	68	46	8	+ 60
Asthma	36	55	40	21	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	49	49	6	+ 43
Low Birth Weight	38	48	13	158	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	43	43	14	+ 29
Drug Use	40	42	30	38	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	41	37	33	32	+ 5
Violence	42	35	23	75	- 40
Epilepsy	43	33	39	22	+ 12
Drownings	44	33	41	19	+ 14
Alcohol	45	31	44	12	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	29	56	1	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	47	26	50	5	+ 22
Hepatitis C	48	18	59	0	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	49	15	81	0	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	13	80	0	+ 13
Anemia	51	11	86	0	+ 11
Tuberculosis	52	10	34	31	- 20
Fires	53	10	38	28	- 17
Birth Trauma	54	9	47	7	+ 2
Malnutrition	55	9	60	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	8	58	1	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	57	6	48	7	- 0
Poisonings	58	6	42	16	- 11
Meningitis	59	5	45	9	- 4
Schizophrenia	60	5	84	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	61	5	82	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	4	55	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	63	3	54	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	0	+ 2
Pertussis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	52	4	- 4
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	57	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

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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.