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Compare Finland 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
     
      Finland FINLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    79
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    53.77
    1
    		  
    0.60
    163
    3. Stroke
    35.04
    146
    		  
    47.73
    132
    4. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    7.27
    110
    5. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    10.39
    122
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    16.03
    91
    7. Liver Disease
    15.59
    86
    		  
    1.93
    171
    8. Suicide
    15.11
    31
    		  
    0.86
    170
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    9.53
    69
    10. Falls
    10.91
    39
    		  
    1.49
    157
    11. Hypertension
    10.32
    133
    		  
    14.27
    110
    12. Lung Disease
    9.45
    151
    		  
    2.75
    171
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    2.62
    100
    14. Alcohol
    7.55
    9
    		  
    0.17
    130
    15. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    4.11
    102
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    2.90
    136
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.57
    96
    		  
    2.30
    164
    18. Other Injuries
    5.01
    151
    		  
    4.08
    160
    19. Drug Use
    4.87
    10
    		  
    1.45
    66
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    2.17
    163
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.66
    1
    		  
    1.10
    114
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.66
    166
    		  
    23.32
    96
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.31
    158
    		  
    14.43
    100
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    5.00
    97
    25. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3.77
    171
    		  
    34.53
    82
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    150
    		  
    8.79
    79
    27. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.89
    83
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    5.98
    9
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.97
    74
    		  
    0.90
    153
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.23
    167
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    1.63
    113
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    4.59
    21
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.35
    171
    		  
    12.82
    100
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    0.95
    166
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.17
    146
    		  
    1.64
    157
    36. Violence
    2.00
    130
    		  
    0.30
    171
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    93
    		  
    0.72
    158
    38. Drownings
    1.68
    132
    		  
    0.70
    157
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.49
    123
    		  
    1.38
    127
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    1.59
    161
    41. Poisonings
    1.21
    89
    		  
    0.69
    124
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    167
    		  
    6.78
    94
    43. Asthma
    0.94
    140
    		  
    2.67
    104
    44. Fires
    0.84
    127
    		  
    1.26
    114
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    21
    		  
    0.11
    137
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    76
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    146
    		  
    0.67
    144
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.51
    36
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.48
    144
    		  
    2.92
    103
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    162
    		  
    0.17
    171
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Finland FINLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,143
    25.63
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6,850
    15.75
    		  
    6
    0.12
    3. Stroke
    4,170
    9.59
    		  
    523
    9.98
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,148
    4.94
    		  
    81
    1.55
    5. Falls
    1,214
    2.79
    		  
    45
    0.85
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,202
    2.76
    		  
    110
    2.09
    7. Hypertension
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    151
    2.88
    8. Liver Disease
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    28
    0.53
    9. Lung Disease
    1,106
    2.54
    		  
    32
    0.61
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1,022
    2.35
    		  
    32
    0.62
    11. Suicide
    903
    2.08
    		  
    33
    0.63
    12. Breast Cancer
    887
    2.04
    		  
    101
    1.92
    13. Prostate Cancer
    879
    2.02
    		  
    58
    1.10
    14. Lymphomas
    806
    1.85
    		  
    48
    0.91
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    589
    1.35
    		  
    10
    0.19
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    584
    1.34
    		  
    26
    0.50
    17. Alcohol
    545
    1.25
    		  
    5
    0.09
    18. Stomach Cancer
    498
    1.15
    		  
    27
    0.51
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    456
    1.05
    		  
    235
    4.48
    20. Liver Cancer
    436
    1.00
    		  
    61
    1.16
    21. Other Injuries
    403
    0.93
    		  
    94
    1.79
    22. Influenza and Pneumonia
    379
    0.87
    		  
    404
    7.70
    23. Ovary Cancer
    370
    0.85
    		  
    16
    0.30
    24. Leukemia
    348
    0.80
    		  
    64
    1.22
    25. Other Neoplasms
    330
    0.76
    		  
    13
    0.25
    26. Bladder Cancer
    291
    0.67
    		  
    45
    0.85
    27. Kidney Disease
    288
    0.66
    		  
    140
    2.67
    28. Skin Cancers
    274
    0.63
    		  
    2
    0.05
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    270
    0.62
    		  
    18
    0.34
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    263
    0.61
    		  
    410
    7.83
    31. Drug Use
    263
    0.60
    		  
    34
    0.65
    32. Oral Cancer
    218
    0.50
    		  
    12
    0.23
    33. Uterin Cancer
    198
    0.46
    		  
    29
    0.54
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    182
    0.42
    		  
    30
    0.58
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    182
    0.42
    		  
    306
    5.84
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    150
    0.35
    		  
    14
    0.26
    37. Epilepsy
    126
    0.29
    		  
    19
    0.36
    38. Drownings
    125
    0.29
    		  
    23
    0.44
    39. Violence
    114
    0.26
    		  
    12
    0.24
    40. Asthma
    101
    0.23
    		  
    34
    0.66
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    80
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Poisonings
    79
    0.18
    		  
    18
    0.34
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    75
    0.17
    		  
    2
    0.04
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    68
    0.16
    		  
    10
    0.19
    45. Fires
    65
    0.15
    		  
    34
    0.66
    46. Cervical Cancer
    63
    0.14
    		  
    9
    0.17
    47. Tuberculosis
    59
    0.14
    		  
    34
    0.65
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.13
    		  
    5
    0.09
    49. Schizophrenia
    56
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Low Birth Weight
    35
    0.08
    		  
    237
    4.53
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    10.39
    122
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    16.03
    91
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    9.53
    69
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    2.62
    100
    6. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    4.11
    102
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    2.90
    136
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    2.17
    163
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    5.00
    97
    10. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.89
    83
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    5.98
    9
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.23
    167
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    1.63
    113
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    4.59
    21
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    0.95
    166
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    1.59
    161
     
     
     
    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.