KUWAIT VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,795	1	2,325	+ 1,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,547	14	139	+ 2,408
Stroke	3	1,388	3	599	+ 788
Lung Cancers	4	1,247	12	161	+ 1,085
Lung Disease	5	1,028	21	84	+ 944
Hypertension	6	875	5	256	+ 619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	706	10	198	+ 508
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	690	4	340	+ 350
Falls	9	680	19	102	+ 577
Prostate Cancer	10	559	26	58	+ 501
Breast Cancer	11	559	7	230	+ 329
Pancreas Cancer	12	526	20	89	+ 438
Kidney Disease	13	447	8	204	+ 243
Suicide	14	442	18	122	+ 320
Lymphomas	15	401	15	132	+ 269
Inflammatory/Heart	16	364	31	36	+ 327
Diabetes Mellitus	17	362	6	242	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	18	304	36	29	+ 275
Liver Cancer	19	285	16	129	+ 156
Other Neoplasms	20	241	51	4	+ 237
Liver Disease	21	240	11	192	+ 48
Leukemia	22	238	17	123	+ 115
Bladder Cancer	23	237	27	52	+ 185
Stomach Cancer	24	217	25	72	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	25	210	28	44	+ 166
Oral Cancer	26	177	24	74	+ 103
Skin Cancers	27	175	37	28	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	28	174	32	35	+ 139
Ovary Cancer	29	162	29	41	+ 120
Other Injuries	30	145	22	83	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	31	108	9	202	- 94
Alcohol	32	81	44	12	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	33	79	35	31	+ 49
Road Traffic Accidents	34	68	2	649	- 581
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	66	49	6	+ 60
Drug Use	36	62	30	38	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	37	60	81	0	+ 60
Multiple Sclerosis	38	57	50	5	+ 52
Epilepsy	39	56	39	22	+ 34
Skin Disease	40	46	53	4	+ 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	43	43	14	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	42	37	33	32	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	43	37	13	158	- 120
Anemia	44	36	86	0	+ 36
Schizophrenia	45	34	84	0	+ 34
Asthma	46	34	40	21	+ 12
Malnutrition	47	30	60	0	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	28	46	8	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	24	56	1	+ 23
Drownings	50	17	41	19	- 2
Violence	51	15	23	75	- 60
Birth Trauma	52	11	47	7	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	11	80	0	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	54	10	48	7	+ 3
Fires	55	8	38	28	- 20
Tuberculosis	56	8	34	31	- 23
Meningitis	57	7	45	9	- 2
Hepatitis C	58	5	59	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	5	55	1	+ 4
Poisonings	60	5	42	16	- 12
Upper Respiratory	61	4	62	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	2	58	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	54	4	- 2
Syphilis	65	1	64	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	74	0	+ 0
War	67	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	52	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	61	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	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.