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Compare Benin and Kuwait health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Benin BENIN   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.5
    42.9
    41.7
    140
    137
    138
     
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    139
    138
    138
     
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    48.6
    51.8
    50.1
    145
    142
    143
     
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    52.0
    54.5
    53.2
    152
    153
    153
     
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    53.1
    55.9
    54.5
    151
    152
    150
     
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    57.5
    59.9
    58.7
    155
    157
    155
     
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    58.8
    61.1
    60.0
    163
    165
    162
     
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Benin BENIN   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    58.8
    61.1
    163
    165
     
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    65.5
    67.3
    150
    160
     
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    66.2
    68.2
    149
    161
     
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    66.7
    68.7
    150
    161
     
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    67.2
    69.3
    147
    161
     
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    68.0
    70.1
    144
    159
     
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    68.8
    70.9
    145
    158
     
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    69.6
    71.7
    147
    159
     
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    70.4
    72.5
    151
    160
     
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    71.3
    73.3
    158
    165
     
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    72.3
    74.1
    163
    170
     
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    73.6
    75.1
    163
    173
     
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    75.0
    76.2
    169
    176
     
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    76.8
    77.7
    173
    177
     
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    78.9
    79.5
    175
    176
     
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    81.4
    81.9
    176
    177
     
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    84.5
    84.9
    177
    177
     
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    88.2
    88.4
    177
    178
     
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    92.3
    92.5
    176
    177
     
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    96.8
    97.0
    176
    176
     
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    172
    174
     
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Benin BENIN   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    176.42
    14
     
    34.53
    82
    2. Stroke
    149.35
    25
     
    47.73
    132
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.55
    55
     
    113.15
    56
    4. Malaria
    56.00
    17
     
    0.03
    73
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.50
    37
     
    0.67
    144
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.04
    37
     
    23.32
    96
    7. HIV/AIDS
    39.56
    39
     
    0.11
    149
    8. Malnutrition
    36.80
    23
     
    0.00
    172
    9. Meningitis
    36.03
    15
     
    0.54
    129
    10. Liver Disease
    31.06
    25
     
    1.93
    171
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.04
    25
     
    10.39
    122
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.30
    26
     
    14.43
    100
    13. Lung Disease
    20.64
    75
     
    2.75
    171
    14. Low Birth Weight
    20.54
    29
     
    6.78
    94
    15. Hypertension
    20.40
    54
     
    14.27
    110
    16. Cervical Cancer
    19.41
    32
     
    1.59
    161
    17. Other Injuries
    17.73
    50
     
    4.08
    160
    18. Kidney Disease
    17.01
    62
     
    12.82
    100
    19. Birth Trauma
    16.93
    37
     
    0.60
    152
    20. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    85
     
    16.03
    91
    21. Falls
    15.97
    15
     
    1.49
    157
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.86
    8
     
    1.38
    127
    23. Maternal Conditions
    15.40
    34
     
    0.19
    131
    24. Anemia
    14.79
    9
     
    0.03
    161
    25. Tuberculosis
    14.46
    57
     
    2.92
    103
    26. Epilepsy
    13.89
    11
     
    0.72
    158
    27. Liver Cancer
    12.97
    21
     
    5.00
    97
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    12.35
    40
     
    1.64
    157
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.85
    47
     
    2.30
    164
    30. Asthma
    9.66
    44
     
    2.67
    104
    31. Fires
    9.19
    35
     
    1.26
    114
    32. Violence
    9.07
    58
     
    0.30
    171
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    8.95
    77
     
    8.79
    79
    34. Appendicitis
    7.70
    10
     
    0.00
    172
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.99
    53
     
    0.17
    171
    36. Skin Disease
    5.73
    28
     
    0.53
    135
    37. Drownings
    5.52
    60
     
    0.70
    157
    38. Suicide
    5.39
    118
     
    0.86
    170
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.38
    17
     
    1.10
    60
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.18
    7
     
    1.10
    114
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.72
    126
     
    2.17
    163
    42. Lymphomas
    3.63
    118
     
    4.11
    102
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.62
    146
     
    9.53
    69
    44. Other Neoplasms
    3.61
    52
     
    0.90
    153
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.31
    78
     
    0.60
    163
    46. Schistosomiasis
    3.05
    30
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Oral Cancer
    3.01
    83
     
    0.95
    166
    48. Ovary Cancer
    2.95
    135
     
    2.90
    136
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.70
    20
     
    0.00
    172
    50. Measles
    2.59
    27
     
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Benin BENIN   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,541
    14.34
     
    404
    7.70
    2. Malaria
    7,955
    9.89
     
    1
    0.01
    3. Stroke
    5,969
    7.42
     
    523
    9.98
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,840
    6.02
     
    10
    0.19
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,653
    5.78
     
    1,474
    28.11
    6. Low Birth Weight
    3,776
    4.69
     
    237
    4.53
    7. Meningitis
    3,134
    3.90
     
    14
    0.27
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,112
    3.87
     
    21
    0.40
    9. HIV/AIDS
    3,075
    3.82
     
    2
    0.03
    10. Malnutrition
    2,726
    3.39
     
    0
    0.00
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,273
    2.83
     
    410
    7.83
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,917
    2.38
     
    235
    4.48
    13. Liver Disease
    1,739
    2.16
     
    28
    0.53
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    1,523
    1.89
     
    306
    5.84
    15. Other Injuries
    1,493
    1.86
     
    94
    1.79
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,302
    1.62
     
    7
    0.13
    17. Epilepsy
    1,242
    1.54
     
    19
    0.36
    18. Falls
    1,090
    1.35
     
    45
    0.85
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    1,005
    1.25
     
    30
    0.58
    20. Fires
    1,003
    1.25
     
    34
    0.66
    21. Tuberculosis
    940
    1.17
     
    34
    0.65
    22. Kidney Disease
    923
    1.15
     
    140
    2.67
    23. Anemia
    921
    1.14
     
    1
    0.02
    24. Lung Disease
    859
    1.07
     
    32
    0.61
    25. Violence
    826
    1.03
     
    12
    0.24
    26. Hypertension
    804
    1.00
     
    151
    2.88
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    744
    0.92
     
    14
    0.26
    28. Liver Cancer
    686
    0.85
     
    61
    1.16
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    570
    0.71
     
    26
    0.50
    30. Drownings
    556
    0.69
     
    23
    0.44
    31. Asthma
    519
    0.65
     
    34
    0.66
    32. Cervical Cancer
    482
    0.60
     
    9
    0.17
    33. Breast Cancer
    476
    0.59
     
    101
    1.92
    34. Appendicitis
    439
    0.55
     
    0
    0.00
    35. Measles
    425
    0.53
     
    0
    0.00
    36. Pertussis
    382
    0.48
     
    0
    0.00
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    369
    0.46
     
    5
    0.09
    38. Suicide
    368
    0.46
     
    33
    0.63
    39. Prostate Cancer
    365
    0.45
     
    58
    1.10
    40. Skin Disease
    314
    0.39
     
    7
    0.14
    41. Syphilis
    269
    0.33
     
    0
    0.00
    42. Hepatitis B
    257
    0.32
     
    13
    0.26
    43. Poisonings
    221
    0.28
     
    18
    0.34
    44. Lymphomas
    219
    0.27
     
    48
    0.91
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    187
    0.23
     
    110
    2.09
    46. Other Neoplasms
    186
    0.23
     
    13
    0.25
    47. Stomach Cancer
    171
    0.21
     
    27
    0.51
    48. Schistosomiasis
    159
    0.20
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Oral Cancer
    157
    0.20
     
    12
    0.23
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    149
    0.18
     
    10
    0.19
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Benin BENIN   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.04
    25
     
    10.39
    122
    2. Cervical Cancer
    19.41
    32
     
    1.59
    161
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    85
     
    16.03
    91
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.97
    21
     
    5.00
    97
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.72
    126
     
    2.17
    163
    6. Lymphomas
    3.63
    118
     
    4.11
    102
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.62
    146
     
    9.53
    69
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.01
    83
     
    0.95
    166
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.95
    135
     
    2.90
    136
    10. Lung Cancers
    1.50
    156
     
    7.27
    110
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    113
     
    5.98
    9
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    101
     
    0.23
    167
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.30
    126
     
    4.59
    21
    14. Leukemia
    1.06
    160
     
    3.89
    83
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    154
     
    1.63
    113
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.55
    166
     
    2.62
    100
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.