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BURKINA FASO VS KUWAIT
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Compare Burkina Faso 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
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    36.0
    36.7
    154
    165
    160
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    42.2
    42.7
    42.4
    151
    158
    155
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    153
    154
    154
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    48.4
    51.6
    50.0
    161
    163
    161
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    48.8
    52.1
    50.4
    160
    160
    161
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    56.6
    58.3
    57.5
    159
    164
    162
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    59.1
    60.5
    59.9
    160
    166
    163
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.1
    60.5
    160
    166
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    65.1
    65.9
    154
    165
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    65.9
    67.0
    154
    165
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    66.4
    67.7
    154
    165
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    67.0
    68.3
    154
    165
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    67.8
    69.1
    148
    165
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    68.6
    69.9
    148
    165
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    69.4
    70.8
    151
    167
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    70.2
    71.7
    155
    170
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    71.1
    72.6
    163
    172
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    72.1
    73.6
    164
    176
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    73.3
    74.6
    168
    179
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    74.8
    75.8
    172
    179
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    76.6
    77.3
    174
    179
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    78.7
    79.2
    176
    179
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    81.3
    81.7
    178
    180
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    84.5
    84.7
    178
    180
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    178
    180
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    177
    178
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.9
    177
    177
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    176
    176
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    220.99
    6
    		  
    34.53
    82
    2. Stroke
    159.82
    15
    		  
    47.73
    132
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    111.03
    59
    		  
    113.15
    56
    4. Malaria
    61.39
    12
    		  
    0.03
    73
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    57.04
    24
    		  
    0.67
    144
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    54.82
    24
    		  
    23.32
    96
    7. Meningitis
    41.12
    6
    		  
    0.54
    129
    8. Liver Disease
    36.66
    14
    		  
    1.93
    171
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.56
    8
    		  
    14.43
    100
    10. HIV/AIDS
    35.26
    42
    		  
    0.11
    149
    11. Malnutrition
    31.37
    30
    		  
    0.00
    172
    12. Other Injuries
    23.59
    28
    		  
    4.08
    160
    13. Lung Disease
    22.35
    59
    		  
    2.75
    171
    14. Prostate Cancer
    21.64
    52
    		  
    10.39
    122
    15. Maternal Conditions
    21.63
    21
    		  
    0.19
    131
    16. Low Birth Weight
    21.52
    28
    		  
    6.78
    94
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    20.45
    5
    		  
    1.38
    127
    18. Cervical Cancer
    19.87
    30
    		  
    1.59
    161
    19. Falls
    18.68
    10
    		  
    1.49
    157
    20. Hypertension
    18.18
    71
    		  
    14.27
    110
    21. Birth Trauma
    17.44
    35
    		  
    0.60
    152
    22. Kidney Disease
    16.01
    71
    		  
    12.82
    100
    23. Breast Cancer
    15.86
    93
    		  
    16.03
    91
    24. Liver Cancer
    15.33
    16
    		  
    5.00
    97
    25. Epilepsy
    14.24
    7
    		  
    0.72
    158
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    13.83
    30
    		  
    1.64
    157
    27. Tuberculosis
    12.99
    59
    		  
    2.92
    103
    28. Asthma
    12.21
    26
    		  
    2.67
    104
    29. Fires
    11.90
    23
    		  
    1.26
    114
    30. Anemia
    11.56
    18
    		  
    0.03
    161
    31. Appendicitis
    10.81
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    10.52
    39
    		  
    8.79
    79
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.14
    66
    		  
    2.30
    164
    34. Violence
    8.85
    59
    		  
    0.30
    171
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.11
    35
    		  
    0.17
    171
    36. Skin Disease
    6.53
    23
    		  
    0.53
    135
    37. Drownings
    5.75
    52
    		  
    0.70
    157
    38. Suicide
    4.54
    128
    		  
    0.86
    170
    39. Hepatitis B
    3.49
    29
    		  
    1.10
    60
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.95
    75
    		  
    0.90
    153
    41. Stomach Cancer
    2.95
    142
    		  
    2.17
    163
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.95
    89
    		  
    0.60
    163
    43. Schistosomiasis
    2.92
    32
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    141
    		  
    2.90
    136
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    2.80
    49
    		  
    1.10
    114
    46. Poisonings
    2.60
    55
    		  
    0.69
    124
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    73
    		  
    4.59
    21
    48. Lymphomas
    2.36
    141
    		  
    4.11
    102
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.28
    109
    		  
    0.95
    166
    50. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.25
    167
    		  
    9.53
    69
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,959
    15.83
    		  
    404
    7.70
    2. Malaria
    16,581
    11.43
    		  
    1
    0.01
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,993
    6.89
    		  
    10
    0.19
    4. Stroke
    9,118
    6.29
    		  
    523
    9.98
    5. Low Birth Weight
    7,096
    4.89
    		  
    237
    4.53
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,480
    4.47
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    7. Meningitis
    6,001
    4.14
    		  
    14
    0.27
    8. Birth Trauma
    5,750
    3.96
    		  
    21
    0.40
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,813
    3.32
    		  
    410
    7.83
    10. HIV/AIDS
    4,496
    3.10
    		  
    2
    0.03
    11. Malnutrition
    4,400
    3.03
    		  
    0
    0.00
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,432
    2.37
    		  
    235
    4.48
    13. Other Injuries
    3,284
    2.26
    		  
    94
    1.79
    14. Liver Disease
    3,134
    2.16
    		  
    28
    0.53
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    3,113
    2.15
    		  
    306
    5.84
    16. Maternal Conditions
    2,817
    1.94
    		  
    7
    0.13
    17. Fires
    2,158
    1.49
    		  
    34
    0.66
    18. Epilepsy
    2,113
    1.46
    		  
    19
    0.36
    19. Falls
    2,032
    1.40
    		  
    45
    0.85
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,921
    1.32
    		  
    30
    0.58
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,430
    0.99
    		  
    14
    0.26
    22. Lung Disease
    1,410
    0.97
    		  
    32
    0.61
    23. Tuberculosis
    1,402
    0.97
    		  
    34
    0.65
    24. Kidney Disease
    1,351
    0.93
    		  
    140
    2.67
    25. Violence
    1,292
    0.89
    		  
    12
    0.24
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,219
    0.84
    		  
    61
    1.16
    27. Anemia
    1,181
    0.81
    		  
    1
    0.02
    28. Asthma
    1,034
    0.71
    		  
    34
    0.66
    29. Hypertension
    1,018
    0.70
    		  
    151
    2.88
    30. Appendicitis
    1,001
    0.69
    		  
    0
    0.00
    31. Drownings
    973
    0.67
    		  
    23
    0.44
    32. Cervical Cancer
    839
    0.58
    		  
    9
    0.17
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    696
    0.48
    		  
    26
    0.50
    34. Pertussis
    672
    0.46
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Breast Cancer
    670
    0.46
    		  
    101
    1.92
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    645
    0.44
    		  
    5
    0.09
    37. Skin Disease
    577
    0.40
    		  
    7
    0.14
    38. Suicide
    485
    0.33
    		  
    33
    0.63
    39. Measles
    445
    0.31
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Poisonings
    438
    0.30
    		  
    18
    0.34
    41. Prostate Cancer
    367
    0.25
    		  
    58
    1.10
    42. Syphilis
    345
    0.24
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Hepatitis B
    317
    0.22
    		  
    13
    0.26
    44. Encephalitis
    267
    0.18
    		  
    4
    0.07
    45. Other Neoplasms
    266
    0.18
    		  
    13
    0.25
    46. Lymphomas
    228
    0.16
    		  
    48
    0.91
    47. Tetanus
    223
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Schistosomiasis
    221
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Stomach Cancer
    202
    0.14
    		  
    27
    0.51
    50. Leishmaniasis
    182
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    21.64
    52
    		  
    10.39
    122
    2. Cervical Cancer
    19.87
    30
    		  
    1.59
    161
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.86
    93
    		  
    16.03
    91
    4. Liver Cancer
    15.33
    16
    		  
    5.00
    97
    5. Stomach Cancer
    2.95
    142
    		  
    2.17
    163
    6. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    141
    		  
    2.90
    136
    7. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    73
    		  
    4.59
    21
    8. Lymphomas
    2.36
    141
    		  
    4.11
    102
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.28
    109
    		  
    0.95
    166
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.25
    167
    		  
    9.53
    69
    11. Lung Cancers
    2.15
    146
    		  
    7.27
    110
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    127
    		  
    1.63
    113
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.35
    105
    		  
    0.23
    167
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    129
    		  
    5.98
    9
    15. Leukemia
    1.13
    155
    		  
    3.89
    83
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.78
    157
    		  
    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.