KUWAIT VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,486	1	2,325	+ 2,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,235	14	139	+ 3,096
Stroke	3	1,788	3	599	+ 1,189
Lung Disease	4	1,287	21	84	+ 1,203
Lung Cancers	5	1,103	12	161	+ 942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	904	10	198	+ 705
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	788	4	340	+ 448
Prostate Cancer	8	777	26	58	+ 719
Pancreas Cancer	9	548	20	89	+ 459
Hypertension	10	545	5	256	+ 289
Diabetes Mellitus	11	544	6	242	+ 302
Kidney Disease	12	483	8	204	+ 279
Breast Cancer	13	469	7	230	+ 239
Suicide	14	438	18	122	+ 316
Other Injuries	15	407	22	83	+ 324
Lymphomas	16	402	15	132	+ 270
Falls	17	329	19	102	+ 226
Other Neoplasms	18	307	51	4	+ 303
Parkinson's Disease	19	279	36	29	+ 251
Leukemia	20	245	17	123	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	21	225	27	52	+ 173
Liver Cancer	22	223	16	129	+ 94
Liver Disease	23	214	11	192	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	24	208	28	44	+ 164
Skin Cancers	25	193	37	28	+ 164
Stomach Cancer	26	182	25	72	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	27	164	29	41	+ 122
Inflammatory/Heart	28	162	31	36	+ 126
Oesophagus Cancer	29	159	32	35	+ 124
Drug Use	30	125	30	38	+ 87
Oral Cancer	31	112	24	74	+ 38
Alcohol	32	106	44	12	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	33	102	35	31	+ 71
Road Traffic Accidents	34	93	2	649	- 556
Congenital Anomalies	35	91	9	202	- 111
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	86	49	6	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	82	43	14	+ 68
Cervical Cancer	38	67	33	32	+ 36
Skin Disease	39	65	53	4	+ 62
Anemia	40	52	86	0	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	41	50	50	5	+ 46
Asthma	42	47	40	21	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	38	56	1	+ 37
Epilepsy	44	36	39	22	+ 14
Malnutrition	45	35	60	0	+ 34
Drownings	46	34	41	19	+ 14
Violence	47	33	23	75	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	33	46	8	+ 24
Fires	49	19	38	28	- 9
Schizophrenia	50	19	84	0	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	51	15	13	158	- 143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	14	80	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	53	13	59	0	+ 13
Meningitis	54	10	45	9	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	10	47	7	+ 3
Tuberculosis	56	7	34	31	- 24
Osteoarthritis	57	7	81	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	58	6	62	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	5	55	1	+ 4
Poisonings	60	5	42	16	- 11
HIV/AIDS	61	4	48	7	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	3	58	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	54	4	- 2
War	65	0	57	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	63	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	52	4	- 4
Syphilis	72	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	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.