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Compare Kuwait and Madagascar 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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.15
    56
     
    89.77
    85
    2. Stroke
    47.73
    132
     
    172.43
    11
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.53
    82
     
    88.74
    48
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.32
    96
     
    21.06
    105
    5. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
     
    14.42
    103
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.43
    100
     
    23.43
    44
    7. Hypertension
    14.27
    110
     
    17.95
    75
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.82
    100
     
    11.79
    104
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
     
    36.65
    14
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
     
    6.85
    94
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    8.79
    79
     
    7.50
    103
    12. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
     
    7.32
    109
    13. Low Birth Weight
    6.78
    94
     
    13.56
    56
    14. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
     
    1.40
    117
    15. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
     
    3.59
    135
    16. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
     
    2.47
    70
    17. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
     
    5.62
    61
    18. Other Injuries
    4.08
    160
     
    11.81
    86
    19. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
     
    3.79
    90
    20. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    103
     
    72.04
    11
    21. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
     
    1.86
    160
    22. Lung Disease
    2.75
    171
     
    19.72
    80
    23. Asthma
    2.67
    104
     
    9.46
    48
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
     
    2.51
    103
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.30
    164
     
    15.51
    16
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
     
    5.05
    100
    27. Liver Disease
    1.93
    171
     
    17.67
    77
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.64
    157
     
    7.68
    69
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
     
    8.46
    23
    30. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
     
    28.96
    10
    31. Falls
    1.49
    157
     
    7.50
    64
    32. Drug Use
    1.45
    66
     
    1.36
    74
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.38
    127
     
    2.00
    106
    34. Fires
    1.26
    114
     
    9.83
    33
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    9
     
    0.28
    75
    36. Hepatitis B
    1.10
    60
     
    1.87
    46
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.10
    114
     
    1.67
    94
    38. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
     
    6.96
    15
    39. Other Neoplasms
    0.90
    153
     
    3.20
    67
    40. Suicide
    0.86
    170
     
    10.50
    65
    41. Epilepsy
    0.72
    158
     
    7.36
    39
    42. Drownings
    0.70
    157
     
    7.74
    33
    43. Poisonings
    0.69
    124
     
    4.28
    30
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.67
    144
     
    51.96
    32
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    152
     
    14.51
    45
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.60
    163
     
    1.58
    134
    47. Meningitis
    0.54
    129
     
    11.08
    39
    48. Skin Disease
    0.53
    135
     
    7.72
    19
    49. Violence
    0.30
    171
     
    11.53
    43
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
     
    1.59
    88
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,474
    28.11
     
    8,340
    5.79
    2. Stroke
    523
    9.98
     
    15,168
    10.53
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    410
    7.83
     
    4,210
    2.92
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    404
    7.70
     
    15,023
    10.43
    5. Congenital Anomalies
    306
    5.84
     
    2,812
    1.95
    6. Low Birth Weight
    237
    4.53
     
    5,396
    3.74
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    235
    4.48
     
    1,976
    1.37
    8. Hypertension
    151
    2.88
     
    1,605
    1.11
    9. Kidney Disease
    140
    2.67
     
    1,382
    0.96
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    2.09
     
    737
    0.51
    11. Breast Cancer
    101
    1.92
     
    872
    0.60
    12. Other Injuries
    94
    1.79
     
    2,221
    1.54
    13. Lung Cancers
    81
    1.55
     
    708
    0.49
    14. Leukemia
    64
    1.22
     
    512
    0.36
    15. Liver Cancer
    61
    1.16
     
    450
    0.31
    16. Prostate Cancer
    58
    1.10
     
    1,263
    0.88
    17. Lymphomas
    48
    0.91
     
    719
    0.50
    18. Falls
    45
    0.85
     
    1,001
    0.69
    19. Bladder Cancer
    45
    0.85
     
    245
    0.17
    20. Fires
    34
    0.66
     
    2,045
    1.42
    21. Asthma
    34
    0.66
     
    1,000
    0.69
    22. Drug Use
    34
    0.65
     
    244
    0.17
    23. Tuberculosis
    34
    0.65
     
    10,131
    7.03
    24. Suicide
    33
    0.63
     
    1,625
    1.13
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    32
    0.62
     
    252
    0.17
    26. Lung Disease
    32
    0.61
     
    1,902
    1.32
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.58
     
    1,232
    0.85
    28. Uterin Cancer
    29
    0.54
     
    66
    0.05
    29. Liver Disease
    28
    0.53
     
    2,025
    1.40
    30. Stomach Cancer
    27
    0.51
     
    506
    0.35
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    26
    0.50
     
    1,565
    1.09
    32. Drownings
    23
    0.44
     
    1,777
    1.23
    33. Birth Trauma
    21
    0.40
     
    5,774
    4.01
    34. Epilepsy
    19
    0.36
     
    1,418
    0.98
    35. Hepatitis C
    19
    0.36
     
    32
    0.02
    36. Poisonings
    18
    0.34
     
    905
    0.63
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.34
     
    837
    0.58
    38. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.30
     
    111
    0.08
    39. Meningitis
    14
    0.27
     
    2,364
    1.64
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.26
     
    209
    0.15
    41. Hepatitis B
    13
    0.26
     
    228
    0.16
    42. Other Neoplasms
    13
    0.25
     
    355
    0.25
    43. Violence
    12
    0.24
     
    2,442
    1.69
    44. Oral Cancer
    12
    0.23
     
    810
    0.56
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    10
    0.19
     
    137
    0.10
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10
    0.19
     
    10,089
    7.00
    47. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.17
     
    1,771
    1.23
    48. Skin Disease
    7
    0.14
     
    880
    0.61
    49. Maternal Conditions
    7
    0.13
     
    3,530
    2.45
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6
    0.12
     
    150
    0.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
     
    14.42
    103
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
     
    36.65
    14
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
     
    6.85
    94
    4. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
     
    7.32
    109
    5. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
     
    1.40
    117
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
     
    3.59
    135
    7. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
     
    2.47
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
     
    5.62
    61
    9. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
     
    3.79
    90
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
     
    1.86
    160
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
     
    2.51
    103
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
     
    5.05
    100
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
     
    8.46
    23
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
     
    28.96
    10
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
     
    6.96
    15
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
     
    1.59
    88
     
     
     
    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.