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Compare Kuwait and Colombia 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
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Colombia COLOMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
     
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
     
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
     
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
     
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    2000
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
     
    67.4
    74.9
    71.1
    81
    63
    71
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
     
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    2015
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
    71.2
    78.4
    74.8
    84
    61
    75
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Colombia COLOMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
     
    71.2
    78.4
    84
    61
    Age 5
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
     
    72.5
    79.5
    84
    59
    Age 10
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
     
    72.6
    79.6
    84
    55
    Age 15
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
     
    72.8
    79.7
    84
    56
    Age 20
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
     
    73.5
    79.9
    79
    54
    Age 25
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
     
    74.4
    80.1
    70
    54
    Age 30
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
     
    75.3
    80.4
    59
    52
    Age 35
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
     
    76.1
    80.6
    54
    51
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
     
    76.8
    81.0
    49
    51
    Age 45
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
     
    77.5
    81.3
    48
    53
    Age 50
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
     
    78.2
    81.7
    49
    52
    Age 55
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
     
    79.0
    82.4
    48
    52
    Age 60
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
     
    80.2
    83.1
    50
    53
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
     
    81.6
    84.1
    47
    53
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
     
    83.5
    85.4
    44
    52
    Age 75
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
     
    85.8
    87.2
    39
    50
    Age 80
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
     
    88.3
    89.4
    25
    45
    Age 85
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
     
    91.3
    92.0
    17
    32
    Age 90
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
     
    94.6
    95.1
    16
    24
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
     
    98.4
    98.6
    19
    25
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
    102.6
    102.5
    20
    30
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Colombia COLOMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.15
    56
     
    79.44
    102
    2. Stroke
    47.73
    132
     
    36.06
    144
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.53
    82
     
    17.14
    128
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.32
    96
     
    16.50
    111
    5. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
     
    12.71
    116
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.43
    100
     
    17.05
    85
    7. Hypertension
    14.27
    110
     
    14.47
    107
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.82
    100
     
    9.80
    119
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
     
    15.77
    96
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
     
    8.12
    79
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    8.79
    79
     
    8.59
    85
    12. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
     
    10.70
    91
    13. Low Birth Weight
    6.78
    94
     
    7.55
    89
    14. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
     
    1.06
    142
    15. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
     
    4.21
    114
    16. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
     
    1.21
    134
    17. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
     
    4.35
    89
    18. Other Injuries
    4.08
    160
     
    4.28
    157
    19. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
     
    4.69
    43
    20. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    103
     
    2.77
    106
    21. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
     
    3.95
    93
    22. Lung Disease
    2.75
    171
     
    29.22
    39
    23. Asthma
    2.67
    104
     
    0.71
    153
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
     
    3.97
    77
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.30
    164
     
    3.37
    143
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
     
    12.67
    30
    27. Liver Disease
    1.93
    171
     
    5.50
    151
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.64
    157
     
    3.54
    115
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
     
    2.01
    104
    30. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
     
    9.49
    72
    31. Falls
    1.49
    157
     
    4.01
    108
    32. Drug Use
    1.45
    66
     
    0.45
    125
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.38
    127
     
    1.58
    120
    34. Fires
    1.26
    114
     
    0.40
    151
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    9
     
    0.20
    96
    36. Hepatitis B
    1.10
    60
     
    0.18
    120
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.10
    114
     
    0.62
    146
    38. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
     
    1.59
    144
    39. Other Neoplasms
    0.90
    153
     
    8.59
    3
    40. Suicide
    0.86
    170
     
    5.62
    115
    41. Epilepsy
    0.72
    158
     
    1.85
    91
    42. Drownings
    0.70
    157
     
    2.30
    112
    43. Poisonings
    0.69
    124
     
    0.30
    157
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.67
    144
     
    1.76
    120
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    152
     
    2.79
    100
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.60
    163
     
    1.24
    142
    47. Meningitis
    0.54
    129
     
    0.94
    107
    48. Skin Disease
    0.53
    135
     
    3.62
    52
    49. Violence
    0.30
    171
     
    37.61
    7
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
     
    2.28
    43
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,474
    28.11
     
    29,069
    17.16
    2. Stroke
    523
    9.98
     
    13,257
    7.82
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    410
    7.83
     
    7,813
    4.61
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    404
    7.70
     
    6,835
    4.03
    5. Congenital Anomalies
    306
    5.84
     
    4,317
    2.55
    6. Low Birth Weight
    237
    4.53
     
    3,837
    2.26
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    235
    4.48
     
    6,144
    3.63
    8. Hypertension
    151
    2.88
     
    5,103
    3.01
    9. Kidney Disease
    140
    2.67
     
    3,641
    2.15
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    2.09
     
    3,135
    1.85
    11. Breast Cancer
    101
    1.92
     
    2,818
    1.66
    12. Other Injuries
    94
    1.79
     
    1,914
    1.13
    13. Lung Cancers
    81
    1.55
     
    4,018
    2.37
    14. Leukemia
    64
    1.22
     
    1,997
    1.18
    15. Liver Cancer
    61
    1.16
     
    1,592
    0.94
    16. Prostate Cancer
    58
    1.10
     
    2,397
    1.41
    17. Lymphomas
    48
    0.91
     
    1,743
    1.03
    18. Falls
    45
    0.85
     
    1,633
    0.96
    19. Bladder Cancer
    45
    0.85
     
    444
    0.26
    20. Fires
    34
    0.66
     
    181
    0.11
    21. Asthma
    34
    0.66
     
    295
    0.17
    22. Drug Use
    34
    0.65
     
    196
    0.12
    23. Tuberculosis
    34
    0.65
     
    1,158
    0.68
    24. Suicide
    33
    0.63
     
    2,629
    1.55
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    32
    0.62
     
    1,520
    0.90
    26. Lung Disease
    32
    0.61
     
    10,261
    6.06
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.58
     
    1,428
    0.84
    28. Uterin Cancer
    29
    0.54
     
    225
    0.13
    29. Liver Disease
    28
    0.53
     
    2,158
    1.27
    30. Stomach Cancer
    27
    0.51
     
    4,907
    2.90
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    26
    0.50
     
    1,322
    0.78
    32. Drownings
    23
    0.44
     
    1,112
    0.66
    33. Birth Trauma
    21
    0.40
     
    1,416
    0.84
    34. Epilepsy
    19
    0.36
     
    827
    0.49
    35. Hepatitis C
    19
    0.36
     
    76
    0.05
    36. Poisonings
    18
    0.34
     
    136
    0.08
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.34
     
    752
    0.44
    38. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.30
     
    874
    0.52
    39. Meningitis
    14
    0.27
     
    426
    0.25
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.26
     
    579
    0.34
    41. Hepatitis B
    13
    0.26
     
    76
    0.04
    42. Other Neoplasms
    13
    0.25
     
    3,395
    2.00
    43. Violence
    12
    0.24
     
    18,075
    10.67
    44. Oral Cancer
    12
    0.23
     
    611
    0.36
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    10
    0.19
     
    219
    0.13
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10
    0.19
     
    739
    0.44
    47. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.17
     
    2,108
    1.24
    48. Skin Disease
    7
    0.14
     
    1,323
    0.78
    49. Maternal Conditions
    7
    0.13
     
    781
    0.46
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6
    0.12
     
    433
    0.26
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
     
    12.71
    116
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
     
    15.77
    96
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
     
    8.12
    79
    4. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
     
    10.70
    91
    5. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
     
    1.06
    142
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
     
    4.21
    114
    7. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
     
    1.21
    134
    8. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
     
    4.35
    89
    9. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
     
    4.69
    43
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
     
    3.95
    93
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
     
    3.97
    77
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
     
    12.67
    30
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
     
    2.01
    104
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
     
    9.49
    72
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
     
    1.59
    144
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
     
    2.28
    43
     
     
     
    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.