DR CONGO VS KUWAIT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KUWAIT		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,484	7	34,713	+ 50,771
Road Traffic Accidents	2	23,878	10	30,256	- 6,378
Stroke	3	22,037	6	36,596	- 14,560
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,501	1	73,546	- 61,045
Hypertension	5	9,419	12	15,743	- 6,323
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,900	16	12,902	- 4,002
Breast Cancer	7	8,455	35	3,416	+ 5,039
Kidney Disease	8	7,497	20	9,077	- 1,579
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,424	11	16,256	- 8,832
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,290	36	2,966	+ 4,324
Liver Disease	11	7,048	13	15,044	- 7,996
Lung Cancers	12	5,932	47	1,158	+ 4,774
Low Birth Weight	13	5,792	8	34,668	- 28,876
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,128	28	4,548	+ 580
Lymphomas	15	4,837	38	2,061	+ 2,776
Liver Cancer	16	4,751	31	3,840	+ 911
Leukemia	17	4,517	41	1,871	+ 2,645
Suicide	18	4,499	26	5,812	- 1,313
Falls	19	3,765	33	3,483	+ 283
Pancreas Cancer	20	3,254	50	1,017	+ 2,238
Lung Disease	21	3,092	14	13,527	- 10,435
Other Injuries	22	3,043	22	8,272	- 5,229
Violence	23	2,741	18	11,120	- 8,379
Oral Cancer	24	2,718	51	1,003	+ 1,715
Stomach Cancer	25	2,638	37	2,579	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	26	2,144	30	3,948	- 1,804
Bladder Cancer	27	1,914	65	270	+ 1,644
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,601	25	7,380	- 5,778
Ovary Cancer	29	1,525	58	656	+ 870
Drug Use	30	1,407	59	638	+ 768
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,336	29	4,045	- 2,709
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,294	53	790	+ 504
Cervical Cancer	33	1,172	27	4,823	- 3,651
Tuberculosis	34	1,135	2	43,759	- 42,625
Uterin Cancer	35	1,129	63	352	+ 777
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,054	49	1,035	+ 19
Skin Cancers	37	1,047	55	765	+ 281
Fires	38	1,018	39	2,007	- 990
Epilepsy	39	802	44	1,727	- 925
Asthma	40	787	24	7,733	- 6,946
Drownings	41	715	34	3,454	- 2,739
Poisonings	42	597	42	1,729	- 1,131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	507	40	1,923	- 1,416
Alcohol	44	426	60	635	- 209
Meningitis	45	336	17	11,568	- 11,232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	311	43	1,728	- 1,416
Birth Trauma	47	268	9	33,075	- 32,807
HIV/AIDS	48	251	15	13,286	- 13,035
Diarrhoeal diseases	49	228	5	41,301	- 41,074
Multiple Sclerosis	50	169	71	44	+ 125
Other Neoplasms	51	155	67	88	+ 68
Encephalitis	52	152	57	680	- 528
Skin Disease	53	135	54	781	- 646
Maternal Conditions	54	131	19	10,513	- 10,382
Appendicitis	55	55	56	703	- 648
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	36	66	217	- 181
War	57	31	45	1,658	- 1,627
Hepatitis B	58	27	61	456	- 429
Hepatitis C	59	18	69	69	- 51
Malnutrition	60	13	21	8,910	- 8,897
Measles	61	6	3	42,254	- 42,248
Upper Respiratory	62	3	62	370	- 367
Pertussis	63	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Syphilis	64	1	32	3,751	- 3,750
Chlamydia	65	1	73	15	- 14
Tetanus	66	1	46	1,166	- 1,165
Dengue	67	1	74	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	47	- 47
Otitis Media	69	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	80	- 80
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Kuwait

DR Congo

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.