KUWAIT VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,499	14	139	+ 4,359
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,288	1	2,325	+ 963
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,858	4	340	+ 1,519
Stroke	4	1,725	3	599	+ 1,126
Lung Cancers	5	1,637	12	161	+ 1,476
Lung Disease	6	1,508	21	84	+ 1,424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	846	10	198	+ 647
Prostate Cancer	8	609	26	58	+ 551
Breast Cancer	9	583	7	230	+ 353
Lymphomas	10	429	15	132	+ 297
Pancreas Cancer	11	412	20	89	+ 324
Oesophagus Cancer	12	400	32	35	+ 365
Parkinson's Disease	13	393	36	29	+ 364
Liver Disease	14	351	11	192	+ 160
Falls	15	349	19	102	+ 247
Bladder Cancer	16	281	27	52	+ 229
Diabetes Mellitus	17	268	6	242	+ 26
Kidney Disease	18	251	8	204	+ 47
Other Injuries	19	250	22	83	+ 168
Suicide	20	244	18	122	+ 122
Liver Cancer	21	240	16	129	+ 111
Leukemia	22	239	17	123	+ 116
Hypertension	23	239	5	256	- 17
Stomach Cancer	24	229	25	72	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	25	184	29	41	+ 143
Other Neoplasms	26	183	51	4	+ 179
Skin Cancers	27	171	37	28	+ 142
Endocrine Disorders	28	151	28	44	+ 108
Inflammatory/Heart	29	143	31	36	+ 107
Oral Cancer	30	143	24	74	+ 69
Drug Use	31	129	30	38	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	32	108	35	31	+ 77
Road Traffic Accidents	33	99	2	649	- 550
Skin Disease	34	98	53	4	+ 94
Congenital Anomalies	35	97	9	202	- 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	96	43	14	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	37	85	50	5	+ 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	73	49	6	+ 67
Alcohol	39	71	44	12	+ 60
Low Birth Weight	40	60	13	158	- 97
Asthma	41	60	40	21	+ 38
Epilepsy	42	55	39	22	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	43	50	33	32	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	46	56	1	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	40	46	8	+ 32
Violence	46	40	23	75	- 35
Tuberculosis	47	16	34	31	- 15
Fires	48	15	38	28	- 12
Drownings	49	14	41	19	- 6
Anemia	50	13	86	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	51	12	59	0	+ 12
Meningitis	52	11	45	9	+ 2
Poisonings	53	10	42	16	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	9	47	7	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	9	48	7	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	8	80	0	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	57	8	81	0	+ 8
Malnutrition	58	5	60	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	5	55	1	+ 3
Schizophrenia	60	5	84	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	64	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	2	62	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	54	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	2	58	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	69	0	+ 1
War	67	0	57	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	52	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	63	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	61	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

United Kingdom

Kuwait

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.