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Compare Italy 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
     
      Italy ITALY   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    24
    21
     
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
     
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
     
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
     
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    76.6
    82.6
    79.5
    6
    4
    4
     
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
     
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    80.5
    84.8
    82.7
    7
    8
    6
     
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.5
    84.8
    7
    8
     
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    80.8
    85.0
    6
    8
     
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
     
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
     
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    80.9
    85.1
    6
    8
     
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    81.1
    85.2
    6
    8
     
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    81.2
    85.3
    6
    8
     
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    81.4
    85.3
    7
    8
     
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.4
    8
    8
     
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    81.8
    85.6
    9
    8
     
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.9
    9
    8
     
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    82.6
    86.2
    9
    8
     
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    83.3
    86.6
    10
    8
     
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.2
    9
    8
     
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    85.4
    88.0
    10
    9
     
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.0
    8
    11
     
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.4
    9
    12
     
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.4
    12
    19
     
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    15
    20
     
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.6
    23
    29
     
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    32
    41
     
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.48
    156
     
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    35.35
    145
     
    47.73
    132
    3. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
     
    7.27
    110
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
     
    16.03
    91
    5. Hypertension
    17.81
    80
     
    14.27
    110
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    16.96
    21
     
    0.60
    163
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
     
    9.53
    69
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.13
    129
     
    23.32
    96
    9. Lung Disease
    12.24
    134
     
    2.75
    171
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
     
    10.39
    122
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
     
    2.62
    100
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
     
    2.17
    163
    13. Other Injuries
    6.83
    128
     
    4.08
    160
    14. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
     
    5.00
    97
    15. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
     
    4.11
    102
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.03
    149
     
    14.43
    100
    17. Liver Disease
    6.02
    146
     
    1.93
    171
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.47
    150
     
    12.82
    100
    19. Other Neoplasms
    5.13
    16
     
    0.90
    153
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
     
    2.90
    136
    21. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
     
    3.89
    83
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.02
    98
     
    1.64
    157
    23. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4.89
    169
     
    34.53
    82
    24. Suicide
    4.76
    125
     
    0.86
    170
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
     
    4.59
    21
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.20
    146
     
    2.30
    164
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.72
    54
     
    1.10
    114
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    161
     
    8.79
    79
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
     
    5.98
    9
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
     
    0.95
    166
    31. Falls
    2.40
    139
     
    1.49
    157
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
     
    0.23
    167
    33. Hepatitis C
    2.23
    3
     
    1.12
    9
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.85
    151
     
    6.78
    94
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
     
    1.59
    161
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
     
    1.63
    113
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.37
    125
     
    0.17
    171
    38. HIV/AIDS
    1.17
    115
     
    0.11
    149
    39. Drug Use
    1.07
    88
     
    1.45
    66
    40. Violence
    0.79
    159
     
    0.30
    171
    41. Epilepsy
    0.76
    157
     
    0.72
    158
    42. Anemia
    0.65
    90
     
    0.03
    161
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    150
     
    0.60
    152
    44. Drownings
    0.57
    163
     
    0.70
    157
    45. Skin Disease
    0.51
    137
     
    0.53
    135
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.48
    37
     
    0.11
    137
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.42
    168
     
    1.38
    127
    48. Alcohol
    0.37
    111
     
    0.17
    130
    49. Poisonings
    0.37
    155
     
    0.69
    124
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.37
    95
     
    1.10
    60
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Italy ITALY   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,906
    16.32
     
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    58,654
    12.61
     
    523
    9.98
    3. Lung Cancers
    33,636
    7.23
     
    81
    1.55
    4. Hypertension
    29,958
    6.44
     
    151
    2.88
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29,620
    6.37
     
    6
    0.12
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20,754
    4.46
     
    235
    4.48
    7. Lung Disease
    20,602
    4.43
     
    32
    0.61
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20,556
    4.42
     
    110
    2.09
    9. Breast Cancer
    13,333
    2.87
     
    101
    1.92
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,649
    2.29
     
    32
    0.62
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,438
    2.24
     
    27
    0.51
    12. Other Injuries
    10,274
    2.21
     
    94
    1.79
    13. Liver Cancer
    9,235
    1.99
     
    61
    1.16
    14. Lymphomas
    8,957
    1.93
     
    48
    0.91
    15. Kidney Disease
    8,864
    1.91
     
    140
    2.67
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,868
    1.69
     
    404
    7.70
    17. Prostate Cancer
    7,841
    1.69
     
    58
    1.10
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7,593
    1.63
     
    13
    0.25
    19. Liver Disease
    7,331
    1.58
     
    28
    0.53
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    6,554
    1.41
     
    30
    0.58
    21. Leukemia
    6,496
    1.40
     
    64
    1.22
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,226
    1.34
     
    45
    0.85
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,695
    1.01
     
    26
    0.50
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    4,681
    1.01
     
    10
    0.19
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,061
    0.87
     
    410
    7.83
    26. Suicide
    3,908
    0.84
     
    33
    0.63
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3,336
    0.72
     
    16
    0.30
    28. Falls
    3,249
    0.70
     
    45
    0.85
    29. Hepatitis C
    3,161
    0.68
     
    19
    0.36
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,922
    0.63
     
    12
    0.23
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,728
    0.59
     
    2
    0.05
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,160
    0.46
     
    5
    0.09
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,050
    0.44
     
    29
    0.54
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,979
    0.43
     
    18
    0.34
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,370
    0.29
     
    306
    5.84
    36. Anemia
    1,059
    0.23
     
    1
    0.02
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1,055
    0.23
     
    9
    0.17
    38. HIV/AIDS
    874
    0.19
     
    2
    0.03
    39. Epilepsy
    872
    0.19
     
    19
    0.36
    40. Skin Disease
    809
    0.17
     
    7
    0.14
    41. Drug Use
    736
    0.16
     
    34
    0.65
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    643
    0.14
     
    14
    0.26
    43. Low Birth Weight
    599
    0.13
     
    237
    4.53
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    566
    0.12
     
    10
    0.19
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    548
    0.12
     
    0
    0.00
    46. Violence
    518
    0.11
     
    12
    0.24
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    491
    0.11
     
    2
    0.04
    48. Hepatitis B
    459
    0.10
     
    13
    0.26
    49. Asthma
    417
    0.09
     
    34
    0.66
    50. Drownings
    402
    0.09
     
    23
    0.44
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
     
    7.27
    110
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
     
    16.03
    91
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
     
    9.53
    69
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
     
    10.39
    122
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
     
    2.62
    100
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
     
    2.17
    163
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
     
    5.00
    97
    8. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
     
    4.11
    102
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
     
    2.90
    136
    10. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
     
    3.89
    83
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
     
    4.59
    21
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
     
    5.98
    9
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
     
    0.95
    166
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
     
    0.23
    167
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
     
    1.59
    161
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
     
    1.63
    113
     
     
     
    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.