KUWAIT VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,431	1	2,325	+ 1,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,810	14	139	+ 2,671
Stroke	3	1,925	3	599	+ 1,326
Lung Cancers	4	1,469	12	161	+ 1,308
Lung Disease	5	1,256	21	84	+ 1,172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,126	10	198	+ 927
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	910	4	340	+ 571
Kidney Disease	8	645	8	204	+ 442
Hypertension	9	605	5	256	+ 349
Diabetes Mellitus	10	516	6	242	+ 274
Breast Cancer	11	469	7	230	+ 239
Pancreas Cancer	12	448	20	89	+ 360
Prostate Cancer	13	426	26	58	+ 368
Stomach Cancer	14	385	25	72	+ 313
Other Injuries	15	367	22	83	+ 285
Lymphomas	16	354	15	132	+ 223
Bladder Cancer	17	347	27	52	+ 295
Liver Cancer	18	338	16	129	+ 209
Inflammatory/Heart	19	331	31	36	+ 294
Parkinson's Disease	20	328	36	29	+ 299
Endocrine Disorders	21	323	28	44	+ 279
Other Neoplasms	22	315	51	4	+ 311
Liver Disease	23	281	11	192	+ 89
Leukemia	24	250	17	123	+ 128
Suicide	25	240	18	122	+ 117
Falls	26	215	19	102	+ 113
Oral Cancer	27	171	24	74	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	28	134	29	41	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	29	134	32	35	+ 98
Skin Disease	30	122	53	4	+ 118
Road Traffic Accidents	31	121	2	649	- 528
Skin Cancers	32	120	37	28	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	107	46	8	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	34	107	35	31	+ 76
Asthma	35	75	40	21	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	71	49	6	+ 64
Anemia	37	61	86	0	+ 61
Congenital Anomalies	38	57	9	202	- 145
Cervical Cancer	39	57	33	32	+ 25
Epilepsy	40	55	39	22	+ 33
Drug Use	41	52	30	38	+ 13
Hepatitis C	42	43	59	0	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	43	36	48	7	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	32	43	14	+ 18
Drownings	45	30	41	19	+ 10
Alcohol	46	22	44	12	+ 11
Malnutrition	47	20	60	0	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	20	56	1	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	49	19	50	5	+ 14
Tuberculosis	50	18	34	31	- 13
Violence	51	17	23	75	- 57
Low Birth Weight	52	17	13	158	- 141
Osteoarthritis	53	14	81	0	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	14	80	0	+ 14
Fires	55	12	38	28	- 15
Schizophrenia	56	12	84	0	+ 12
Poisonings	57	11	42	16	- 5
Hepatitis B	58	11	58	1	+ 10
Meningitis	59	9	45	9	- 1
Birth Trauma	60	7	47	7	+ 0
Appendicitis	61	5	55	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	3	62	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	3	82	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	64	0	+ 1
War	68	0	57	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	52	4	- 4
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	63	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	61	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	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.