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KENYA VS KUWAIT
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Compare Kenya 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
     
      Kenya KENYA   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kenya KENYA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kenya KENYA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    165.60
    21
    		  
    34.53
    82
    2. HIV/AIDS
    143.53
    22
    		  
    0.11
    149
    3. Stroke
    90.97
    87
    		  
    47.73
    132
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    60.06
    20
    		  
    0.67
    144
    5. Malnutrition
    56.68
    9
    		  
    0.00
    172
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.61
    149
    		  
    113.15
    56
    7. Tuberculosis
    34.80
    31
    		  
    2.92
    103
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.39
    72
    		  
    23.32
    96
    9. Prostate Cancer
    31.38
    20
    		  
    10.39
    122
    10. Malaria
    28.28
    33
    		  
    0.03
    73
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.11
    35
    		  
    14.43
    100
    12. Meningitis
    22.45
    27
    		  
    0.54
    129
    13. Cervical Cancer
    21.51
    25
    		  
    1.59
    161
    14. Birth Trauma
    18.91
    25
    		  
    0.60
    152
    15. Maternal Conditions
    17.55
    30
    		  
    0.19
    131
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    17.42
    4
    		  
    1.63
    113
    17. Low Birth Weight
    17.22
    41
    		  
    6.78
    94
    18. Liver Disease
    16.74
    82
    		  
    1.93
    171
    19. Breast Cancer
    16.67
    84
    		  
    16.03
    91
    20. Suicide
    15.58
    29
    		  
    0.86
    170
    21. Other Injuries
    14.85
    66
    		  
    4.08
    160
    22. Kidney Disease
    14.24
    85
    		  
    12.82
    100
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    13.62
    34
    		  
    1.64
    157
    24. Hypertension
    12.49
    120
    		  
    14.27
    110
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.01
    37
    		  
    2.30
    164
    26. Fires
    11.27
    27
    		  
    1.26
    114
    27. Falls
    11.15
    33
    		  
    1.49
    157
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    10.32
    44
    		  
    8.79
    79
    29. Drownings
    9.82
    19
    		  
    0.70
    157
    30. Stomach Cancer
    9.64
    44
    		  
    2.17
    163
    31. Epilepsy
    9.64
    27
    		  
    0.72
    158
    32. Lung Disease
    8.57
    154
    		  
    2.75
    171
    33. Skin Disease
    7.73
    18
    		  
    0.53
    135
    34. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    16
    		  
    0.95
    166
    35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    6.62
    7
    		  
    0.00
    172
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.47
    99
    		  
    9.53
    69
    37. Trypanosomiasis
    6.09
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. Violence
    6.05
    80
    		  
    0.30
    171
    39. Lymphomas
    5.42
    68
    		  
    4.11
    102
    40. Liver Cancer
    5.10
    93
    		  
    5.00
    97
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.95
    76
    		  
    0.17
    171
    42. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    71
    		  
    2.90
    136
    43. Schistosomiasis
    4.05
    20
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Asthma
    4.02
    90
    		  
    2.67
    104
    45. Leukemia
    3.97
    79
    		  
    3.89
    83
    46. Poisonings
    3.73
    38
    		  
    0.69
    124
    47. Anemia
    3.38
    34
    		  
    0.03
    161
    48. Encephalitis
    3.09
    13
    		  
    0.09
    111
    49. Other Neoplasms
    2.92
    79
    		  
    0.90
    153
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    2.79
    94
    		  
    2.62
    100
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Kenya KENYA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    54,518
    16.29
    		  
    2
    0.03
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    45,441
    13.58
    		  
    404
    7.70
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23,374
    6.98
    		  
    10
    0.19
    4. Malnutrition
    15,253
    4.56
    		  
    0
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    14,853
    4.44
    		  
    21
    0.40
    6. Stroke
    14,609
    4.37
    		  
    523
    9.98
    7. Low Birth Weight
    13,528
    4.04
    		  
    237
    4.53
    8. Malaria
    11,970
    3.58
    		  
    1
    0.01
    9. Tuberculosis
    9,379
    2.80
    		  
    34
    0.65
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,163
    2.74
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,841
    2.64
    		  
    410
    7.83
    12. Meningitis
    8,708
    2.60
    		  
    14
    0.27
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    7,472
    2.23
    		  
    306
    5.84
    14. Maternal Conditions
    6,425
    1.92
    		  
    7
    0.13
    15. Other Injuries
    5,658
    1.69
    		  
    94
    1.79
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,633
    1.68
    		  
    235
    4.48
    17. Suicide
    4,647
    1.39
    		  
    33
    0.63
    18. Fires
    4,567
    1.36
    		  
    34
    0.66
    19. Drownings
    4,348
    1.30
    		  
    23
    0.44
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4,199
    1.25
    		  
    30
    0.58
    21. Liver Disease
    3,680
    1.10
    		  
    28
    0.53
    22. Epilepsy
    3,613
    1.08
    		  
    19
    0.36
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,094
    0.92
    		  
    18
    0.34
    24. Kidney Disease
    3,080
    0.92
    		  
    140
    2.67
    25. Falls
    2,865
    0.86
    		  
    45
    0.85
    26. Trypanosomiasis
    2,592
    0.77
    		  
    0
    0.00
    27. Violence
    2,429
    0.73
    		  
    12
    0.24
    28. Cervical Cancer
    2,338
    0.70
    		  
    9
    0.17
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,283
    0.68
    		  
    26
    0.50
    30. Prostate Cancer
    2,047
    0.61
    		  
    58
    1.10
    31. Hypertension
    1,995
    0.60
    		  
    151
    2.88
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,877
    0.56
    		  
    101
    1.92
    33. Skin Disease
    1,705
    0.51
    		  
    7
    0.14
    34. Stomach Cancer
    1,658
    0.50
    		  
    27
    0.51
    35. Syphilis
    1,637
    0.49
    		  
    0
    0.00
    36. Poisonings
    1,630
    0.49
    		  
    18
    0.34
    37. Pertussis
    1,619
    0.48
    		  
    0
    0.00
    38. Lung Disease
    1,572
    0.47
    		  
    32
    0.61
    39. Oral Cancer
    1,359
    0.41
    		  
    12
    0.23
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,278
    0.38
    		  
    0
    0.00
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,242
    0.37
    		  
    110
    2.09
    42. Lymphomas
    1,209
    0.36
    		  
    48
    0.91
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,074
    0.32
    		  
    5
    0.09
    44. Encephalitis
    1,060
    0.32
    		  
    4
    0.07
    45. Leukemia
    1,053
    0.31
    		  
    64
    1.22
    46. Liver Cancer
    1,024
    0.31
    		  
    61
    1.16
    47. Anemia
    980
    0.29
    		  
    1
    0.02
    48. Leishmaniasis
    980
    0.29
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Schistosomiasis
    933
    0.28
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Asthma
    793
    0.24
    		  
    34
    0.66
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kenya KENYA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.38
    20
    		  
    10.39
    122
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.51
    25
    		  
    1.59
    161
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    17.42
    4
    		  
    1.63
    113
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.67
    84
    		  
    16.03
    91
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.64
    44
    		  
    2.17
    163
    6. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    16
    		  
    0.95
    166
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.47
    99
    		  
    9.53
    69
    8. Lymphomas
    5.42
    68
    		  
    4.11
    102
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.10
    93
    		  
    5.00
    97
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    71
    		  
    2.90
    136
    11. Leukemia
    3.97
    79
    		  
    3.89
    83
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.79
    94
    		  
    2.62
    100
    13. Lung Cancers
    2.53
    140
    		  
    7.27
    110
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    69
    		  
    5.98
    9
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.60
    87
    		  
    0.23
    167
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    137
    		  
    4.59
    21
     
     
     
    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.