KUWAIT VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,513	4	340	+ 2,173
Malaria	2	2,028	78	0	+ 2,028
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,910	49	6	+ 1,904
Low Birth Weight	4	1,139	13	158	+ 981
Stroke	5	1,039	3	599	+ 439
Coronary Heart Disease	6	980	1	2,325	- 1,344
Birth Trauma	7	957	47	7	+ 949
Road Traffic Accidents	8	708	2	649	+ 59
Meningitis	9	624	45	9	+ 615
Congenital Anomalies	10	518	9	202	+ 316
Liver Disease	11	490	11	192	+ 299
Other Injuries	12	456	22	83	+ 373
Tuberculosis	13	441	34	31	+ 410
Maternal Conditions	14	395	54	4	+ 392
Pertussis	15	340	63	0	+ 340
Kidney Disease	16	326	8	204	+ 122
Diabetes Mellitus	17	313	6	242	+ 71
Measles	18	288	61	0	+ 287
Violence	19	267	23	75	+ 193
Lung Disease	20	259	21	84	+ 175
Malnutrition	21	259	60	0	+ 258
Asthma	22	227	40	21	+ 205
Endocrine Disorders	23	215	28	44	+ 172
Drownings	24	188	41	19	+ 169
Hypertension	25	162	5	256	- 95
Falls	26	155	19	102	+ 52
Suicide	27	146	18	122	+ 24
Fires	28	133	38	28	+ 106
Breast Cancer	29	128	7	230	- 102
HIV/AIDS	30	125	48	7	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	124	43	14	+ 111
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	102	14	139	- 37
Poisonings	33	92	42	16	+ 76
Inflammatory/Heart	34	92	31	36	+ 55
Liver Cancer	35	89	16	129	- 40
Epilepsy	36	81	39	22	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	62	10	198	- 136
Cervical Cancer	38	58	33	32	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	56	46	8	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	40	51	29	41	+ 9
War	41	49	57	1	+ 48
Tetanus	42	44	66	0	+ 44
Lymphomas	43	42	15	132	- 90
Stomach Cancer	44	36	25	72	- 36
Skin Cancers	45	34	37	28	+ 6
Hepatitis B	46	33	58	1	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	47	33	36	29	+ 4
Leukemia	48	31	17	123	- 92
Oral Cancer	49	29	24	74	- 45
Schistosomiasis	50	28	77	0	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	51	28	76	0	+ 28
Skin Disease	52	25	53	4	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	53	19	27	52	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	54	16	20	89	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	55	16	32	35	- 20
Appendicitis	56	15	55	1	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	57	15	26	58	- 43
Drug Use	58	15	30	38	- 23
Ascariasis	59	15	73	0	+ 15
Alcohol	60	14	44	12	+ 3
Encephalitis	61	13	52	4	+ 9
Syphilis	62	13	64	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	63	11	62	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	64	10	35	31	- 20
Diphtheria	65	7	68	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	5	59	0	+ 5
Lung Cancers	67	5	12	161	- 156
Other Neoplasms	68	3	51	4	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	50	5	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	2	56	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	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.