title: Elimination life tables of malignant neoplasm and their impact on life expectancy at birth in Kuwait.
abstract: The aim of this study was to show the incidence rate of cancer in Kuwait, trends of malignant neoplasm mortality, and estimate the number of years saved as a consequence of eliminating deaths caused by malignant neoplasm (ICD-10). The study applies the techniques of conventional as well as elimination life tables to demonstrate the importance of controlling deaths caused by cancer to the increase in life expectancy at birth. The results confirm that elimination of cancer as a cause of death among Kuwaitis would add 1.80 years to Kuwaiti male and 1.94 years to Kuwaiti female life expectancy at birth. Elimination of cancer among those who would have died from malignant neoplasm is expected to add 1.40 years to males' and 1.85 years to females' life expectancy at birth.
authors.affiliation: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Techno-economic Division, Safat, State of Kuwait.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Al-Ramadhan
authors.affiliation: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Techno-economic Division, Safat, State of Kuwait.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Al-Hajji