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Compare Kuwait and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.15
    56
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    47.73
    132
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.53
    82
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.32
    96
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.43
    100
    		  
    21.84
    55
    7. Hypertension
    14.27
    110
    		  
    20.37
    55
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.82
    100
    		  
    17.30
    56
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
    		  
    3.52
    157
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
    		  
    7.39
    85
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    8.79
    79
    		  
    9.07
    74
    12. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
    		  
    12.94
    82
    13. Low Birth Weight
    6.78
    94
    		  
    17.45
    39
    14. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
    		  
    55.58
    2
    16. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
    		  
    1.50
    112
    17. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
    		  
    4.34
    90
    18. Other Injuries
    4.08
    160
    		  
    19.68
    42
    19. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
    		  
    3.77
    91
    20. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    103
    		  
    17.90
    52
    21. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
    		  
    4.34
    82
    22. Lung Disease
    2.75
    171
    		  
    34.40
    23
    23. Asthma
    2.67
    104
    		  
    25.90
    5
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
    		  
    1.05
    145
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.30
    164
    		  
    5.53
    112
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
    		  
    2.46
    154
    27. Liver Disease
    1.93
    171
    		  
    15.22
    90
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.64
    157
    		  
    2.40
    142
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
    		  
    0.68
    157
    30. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
    		  
    7.81
    85
    31. Falls
    1.49
    157
    		  
    5.76
    80
    32. Drug Use
    1.45
    66
    		  
    3.55
    25
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.38
    127
    		  
    9.05
    27
    34. Fires
    1.26
    114
    		  
    3.64
    69
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    9
    		  
    0.02
    145
    36. Hepatitis B
    1.10
    60
    		  
    0.22
    111
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.10
    114
    		  
    0.45
    152
    38. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
    		  
    4.08
    63
    39. Other Neoplasms
    0.90
    153
    		  
    1.52
    127
    40. Suicide
    0.86
    170
    		  
    8.54
    86
    41. Epilepsy
    0.72
    158
    		  
    1.65
    97
    42. Drownings
    0.70
    157
    		  
    5.69
    55
    43. Poisonings
    0.69
    124
    		  
    0.98
    102
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.67
    144
    		  
    27.96
    49
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    152
    		  
    18.95
    24
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.60
    163
    		  
    0.71
    159
    47. Meningitis
    0.54
    129
    		  
    6.65
    51
    48. Skin Disease
    0.53
    135
    		  
    1.93
    83
    49. Violence
    0.30
    171
    		  
    6.66
    75
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,474
    28.11
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    523
    9.98
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    410
    7.83
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    404
    7.70
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Congenital Anomalies
    306
    5.84
    		  
    817
    1.95
    6. Low Birth Weight
    237
    4.53
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    235
    4.48
    		  
    938
    2.24
    8. Hypertension
    151
    2.88
    		  
    673
    1.61
    9. Kidney Disease
    140
    2.67
    		  
    632
    1.51
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    2.09
    		  
    267
    0.64
    11. Breast Cancer
    101
    1.92
    		  
    219
    0.52
    12. Other Injuries
    94
    1.79
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    13. Lung Cancers
    81
    1.55
    		  
    470
    1.12
    14. Leukemia
    64
    1.22
    		  
    203
    0.49
    15. Liver Cancer
    61
    1.16
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    16. Prostate Cancer
    58
    1.10
    		  
    46
    0.11
    17. Lymphomas
    48
    0.91
    		  
    171
    0.41
    18. Falls
    45
    0.85
    		  
    247
    0.59
    19. Bladder Cancer
    45
    0.85
    		  
    50
    0.12
    20. Fires
    34
    0.66
    		  
    196
    0.47
    21. Asthma
    34
    0.66
    		  
    911
    2.17
    22. Drug Use
    34
    0.65
    		  
    177
    0.42
    23. Tuberculosis
    34
    0.65
    		  
    707
    1.69
    24. Suicide
    33
    0.63
    		  
    422
    1.01
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    32
    0.62
    		  
    41
    0.10
    26. Lung Disease
    32
    0.61
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.58
    		  
    108
    0.26
    28. Uterin Cancer
    29
    0.54
    		  
    28
    0.07
    29. Liver Disease
    28
    0.53
    		  
    594
    1.42
    30. Stomach Cancer
    27
    0.51
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    26
    0.50
    		  
    219
    0.52
    32. Drownings
    23
    0.44
    		  
    394
    0.94
    33. Birth Trauma
    21
    0.40
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    34. Epilepsy
    19
    0.36
    		  
    92
    0.22
    35. Hepatitis C
    19
    0.36
    		  
    1
    0.00
    36. Poisonings
    18
    0.34
    		  
    64
    0.15
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.34
    		  
    25
    0.06
    38. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.30
    		  
    92
    0.22
    39. Meningitis
    14
    0.27
    		  
    476
    1.13
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.26
    		  
    313
    0.75
    41. Hepatitis B
    13
    0.26
    		  
    9
    0.02
    42. Other Neoplasms
    13
    0.25
    		  
    64
    0.15
    43. Violence
    12
    0.24
    		  
    390
    0.93
    44. Oral Cancer
    12
    0.23
    		  
    153
    0.36
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    10
    0.19
    		  
    14
    0.03
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10
    0.19
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    47. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.17
    		  
    167
    0.40
    48. Skin Disease
    7
    0.14
    		  
    75
    0.18
    49. Maternal Conditions
    7
    0.13
    		  
    424
    1.01
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6
    0.12
    		  
    22
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
    		  
    1.42
    114
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
    		  
    55.58
    2
    7. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
    		  
    1.50
    112
    8. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
    		  
    1.05
    145
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
    		  
    2.46
    154
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.