KUWAIT VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,755	1	2,325	+ 430
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,701	4	340	+ 2,361
Stroke	3	811	3	599	+ 212
Lung Cancers	4	802	12	161	+ 641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	626	10	198	+ 428
Kidney Disease	6	535	8	204	+ 331
Liver Cancer	7	388	16	129	+ 259
Hypertension	8	381	5	256	+ 125
Suicide	9	339	18	122	+ 216
Breast Cancer	10	315	7	230	+ 85
Pancreas Cancer	11	280	20	89	+ 191
Stomach Cancer	12	211	25	72	+ 139
Lymphomas	13	207	15	132	+ 75
Lung Disease	14	199	21	84	+ 115
Oral Cancer	15	165	24	74	+ 91
Prostate Cancer	16	158	26	58	+ 99
Leukemia	17	130	17	123	+ 7
Falls	18	113	19	102	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	19	112	31	36	+ 76
Liver Disease	20	109	11	192	- 83
Ovary Cancer	21	106	29	41	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	22	102	51	4	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	23	77	35	31	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	24	71	32	35	+ 36
Skin Disease	25	71	53	4	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	26	63	2	649	- 586
Bladder Cancer	27	63	27	52	+ 10
Diabetes Mellitus	28	56	6	242	- 186
Parkinson's Disease	29	47	36	29	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	30	44	33	32	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	31	41	9	202	- 160
Other Injuries	32	41	22	83	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	36	43	14	+ 22
Skin Cancers	34	29	37	28	+ 1
Asthma	35	19	40	21	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	17	14	139	- 123
Endocrine Disorders	37	16	28	44	- 28
Drownings	38	15	41	19	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	14	49	6	+ 8
Tuberculosis	40	13	34	31	- 18
Low Birth Weight	41	13	13	158	- 144
Epilepsy	42	13	39	22	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	12	46	8	+ 3
Drug Use	44	10	30	38	- 28
HIV/AIDS	45	9	48	7	+ 3
Violence	46	8	23	75	- 67
Alcohol	47	5	44	12	- 6
Meningitis	48	4	45	9	- 5
Fires	49	4	38	28	- 24
Appendicitis	50	3	55	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	52	2	58	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	53	2	54	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	54	2	62	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	55	2	47	7	- 6
Hepatitis C	56	1	59	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	50	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	56	1	+ 0
War	59	1	57	1	+ 0
Poisonings	60	1	42	16	- 16
Encephalitis	61	0	52	4	- 4
Pertussis	62	0	63	0	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	60	0	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.