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Compare China 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
     
      China CHINA   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    69.9
    73.0
    71.4
    58
    84
    67
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    74.6
    77.6
    76.1
    44
    80
    55
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.6
    77.6
    44
    80
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.4
    45
    80
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.5
    45
    80
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.6
    45
    80
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.7
    46
    80
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    75.9
    78.8
    48
    80
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    76.1
    78.9
    48
    80
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    76.3
    79.1
    49
    80
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    76.6
    79.3
    53
    82
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    76.9
    79.6
    55
    83
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    77.3
    79.9
    61
    84
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    77.8
    80.3
    69
    84
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    78.6
    80.9
    74
    90
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    79.8
    81.9
    78
    91
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    81.5
    83.3
    81
    91
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.1
    81
    89
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.6
    76
    87
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.6
    78
    86
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.2
    72
    76
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.3
    49
    48
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.8
    38
    17
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    153.61
    20
    		  
    47.73
    132
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.44
    70
    		  
    113.15
    56
    3. Lung Disease
    67.56
    6
    		  
    2.75
    171
    4. Lung Cancers
    38.84
    8
    		  
    7.27
    110
    5. Liver Cancer
    24.47
    4
    		  
    5.00
    97
    6. Stomach Cancer
    21.11
    3
    		  
    2.17
    163
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.49
    77
    		  
    14.43
    100
    8. Hypertension
    16.46
    90
    		  
    14.27
    110
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.11
    136
    		  
    34.53
    82
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.80
    121
    		  
    23.32
    96
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.81
    10
    		  
    1.63
    113
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.11
    73
    		  
    9.53
    69
    13. Suicide
    7.87
    95
    		  
    0.86
    170
    14. Falls
    7.74
    58
    		  
    1.49
    157
    15. Other Injuries
    7.29
    124
    		  
    4.08
    160
    16. Breast Cancer
    6.10
    165
    		  
    16.03
    91
    17. Liver Disease
    5.90
    149
    		  
    1.93
    171
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.32
    152
    		  
    12.82
    100
    19. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.71
    53
    		  
    0.60
    163
    20. Drownings
    4.68
    75
    		  
    0.70
    157
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    135
    		  
    8.79
    79
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.15
    85
    		  
    0.17
    171
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.13
    70
    		  
    2.62
    100
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.06
    127
    		  
    6.78
    94
    25. Birth Trauma
    3.93
    82
    		  
    0.60
    152
    26. Leukemia
    3.82
    87
    		  
    3.89
    83
    27. Cervical Cancer
    3.76
    128
    		  
    1.59
    161
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.43
    141
    		  
    2.30
    164
    29. Prostate Cancer
    3.19
    160
    		  
    10.39
    122
    30. Tuberculosis
    2.83
    105
    		  
    2.92
    103
    31. Poisonings
    2.77
    52
    		  
    0.69
    124
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.46
    103
    		  
    0.11
    149
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.40
    100
    		  
    0.90
    153
    34. Hepatitis B
    2.37
    40
    		  
    1.10
    60
    35. Lymphomas
    2.32
    144
    		  
    4.11
    102
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    108
    		  
    0.95
    166
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.18
    77
    		  
    5.98
    9
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.97
    107
    		  
    1.38
    127
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.87
    159
    		  
    2.90
    136
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.78
    96
    		  
    4.59
    21
    41. Asthma
    1.65
    119
    		  
    2.67
    104
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.37
    163
    		  
    1.64
    157
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.05
    136
    		  
    0.67
    144
    44. Epilepsy
    0.99
    134
    		  
    0.72
    158
    45. Violence
    0.84
    157
    		  
    0.30
    171
    46. Meningitis
    0.82
    114
    		  
    0.54
    129
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.78
    139
    		  
    0.23
    167
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.75
    69
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.74
    137
    		  
    1.10
    114
    50. Anemia
    0.68
    84
    		  
    0.03
    161
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      China CHINA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,331,274
    25.59
    		  
    523
    9.98
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,505,339
    16.52
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    3. Lung Disease
    1,012,869
    11.12
    		  
    32
    0.61
    4. Lung Cancers
    595,800
    6.54
    		  
    81
    1.55
    5. Liver Cancer
    380,733
    4.18
    		  
    61
    1.16
    6. Stomach Cancer
    324,439
    3.56
    		  
    27
    0.51
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    279,167
    3.06
    		  
    410
    7.83
    8. Hypertension
    248,234
    2.72
    		  
    151
    2.88
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    226,568
    2.49
    		  
    235
    4.48
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,898
    2.28
    		  
    404
    7.70
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    197,144
    2.16
    		  
    18
    0.34
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    139,000
    1.53
    		  
    110
    2.09
    13. Suicide
    120,730
    1.32
    		  
    33
    0.63
    14. Falls
    116,128
    1.27
    		  
    45
    0.85
    15. Other Injuries
    102,349
    1.12
    		  
    94
    1.79
    16. Liver Disease
    92,266
    1.01
    		  
    28
    0.53
    17. Kidney Disease
    81,722
    0.90
    		  
    140
    2.67
    18. Alzheimers/Dementia
    69,986
    0.77
    		  
    6
    0.12
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    63,919
    0.70
    		  
    5
    0.09
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    63,499
    0.70
    		  
    32
    0.62
    21. Drownings
    59,865
    0.66
    		  
    23
    0.44
    22. Leukemia
    54,955
    0.60
    		  
    64
    1.22
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    51,854
    0.57
    		  
    26
    0.50
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    48,977
    0.54
    		  
    306
    5.84
    25. Breast Cancer
    47,964
    0.53
    		  
    101
    1.92
    26. Tuberculosis
    44,060
    0.48
    		  
    34
    0.65
    27. Low Birth Weight
    40,828
    0.45
    		  
    237
    4.53
    28. Poisonings
    40,809
    0.45
    		  
    18
    0.34
    29. Birth Trauma
    39,569
    0.43
    		  
    21
    0.40
    30. HIV/AIDS
    38,420
    0.42
    		  
    2
    0.03
    31. Hepatitis B
    37,085
    0.41
    		  
    13
    0.26
    32. Other Neoplasms
    36,980
    0.41
    		  
    13
    0.25
    33. Oral Cancer
    36,029
    0.40
    		  
    12
    0.23
    34. Lymphomas
    35,538
    0.39
    		  
    48
    0.91
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    29,969
    0.33
    		  
    14
    0.26
    36. Cervical Cancer
    29,506
    0.32
    		  
    9
    0.17
    37. Bladder Cancer
    26,719
    0.29
    		  
    45
    0.85
    38. Asthma
    24,902
    0.27
    		  
    34
    0.66
    39. Prostate Cancer
    22,503
    0.25
    		  
    58
    1.10
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    20,344
    0.22
    		  
    30
    0.58
    41. Uterin Cancer
    17,143
    0.19
    		  
    29
    0.54
    42. Ovary Cancer
    14,668
    0.16
    		  
    16
    0.30
    43. Epilepsy
    13,816
    0.15
    		  
    19
    0.36
    44. Violence
    12,099
    0.13
    		  
    12
    0.24
    45. Skin Cancers
    11,939
    0.13
    		  
    2
    0.05
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11,435
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    11,138
    0.12
    		  
    10
    0.19
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10,859
    0.12
    		  
    10
    0.19
    49. Anemia
    10,070
    0.11
    		  
    1
    0.02
    50. Schizophrenia
    9,567
    0.10
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    38.84
    8
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Liver Cancer
    24.47
    4
    		  
    5.00
    97
    3. Stomach Cancer
    21.11
    3
    		  
    2.17
    163
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.81
    10
    		  
    1.63
    113
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.11
    73
    		  
    9.53
    69
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.10
    165
    		  
    16.03
    91
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.13
    70
    		  
    2.62
    100
    8. Leukemia
    3.82
    87
    		  
    3.89
    83
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.76
    128
    		  
    1.59
    161
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3.19
    160
    		  
    10.39
    122
    11. Lymphomas
    2.32
    144
    		  
    4.11
    102
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    108
    		  
    0.95
    166
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.18
    77
    		  
    5.98
    9
    14. Ovary Cancer
    1.87
    159
    		  
    2.90
    136
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.78
    96
    		  
    4.59
    21
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.78
    139
    		  
    0.23
    167
     
     
     
    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.