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Compare Kuwait and Turkey 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   Turkey TURKEY
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    		  
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    		  
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    		  
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    		  
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    		  
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2015
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Turkey TURKEY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    Age 5
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    		  
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    Age 10
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    		  
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    Age 15
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    		  
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    Age 20
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    		  
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    Age 25
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    		  
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    Age 30
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    		  
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    Age 35
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    		  
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    		  
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    Age 45
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    		  
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    Age 50
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    		  
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    Age 55
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    		  
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    Age 60
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    		  
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    		  
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    		  
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    Age 75
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    		  
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    Age 80
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    		  
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    Age 85
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    		  
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    Age 90
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    		  
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    		  
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Turkey TURKEY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.15
    56
    		  
    140.53
    37
    2. Stroke
    47.73
    132
    		  
    95.07
    82
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34.53
    82
    		  
    13.84
    139
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.32
    96
    		  
    12.61
    132
    5. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
    		  
    13.49
    113
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.43
    100
    		  
    12.23
    118
    7. Hypertension
    14.27
    110
    		  
    16.24
    93
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.82
    100
    		  
    3.69
    163
    9. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
    		  
    25.40
    38
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
    		  
    10.24
    66
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    8.79
    79
    		  
    9.15
    67
    12. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
    		  
    31.40
    17
    13. Low Birth Weight
    6.78
    94
    		  
    6.68
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
    		  
    2.48
    63
    15. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
    		  
    3.05
    149
    16. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
    		  
    6.86
    4
    17. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
    		  
    7.85
    14
    18. Other Injuries
    4.08
    160
    		  
    8.91
    107
    19. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
    		  
    4.65
    45
    20. Tuberculosis
    2.92
    103
    		  
    0.56
    142
    21. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
    		  
    4.11
    90
    22. Lung Disease
    2.75
    171
    		  
    28.40
    42
    23. Asthma
    2.67
    104
    		  
    10.30
    39
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
    		  
    4.42
    66
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.30
    164
    		  
    4.85
    124
    26. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
    		  
    12.43
    32
    27. Liver Disease
    1.93
    171
    		  
    4.45
    158
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.64
    157
    		  
    2.51
    140
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
    		  
    3.36
    69
    30. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
    		  
    1.72
    159
    31. Falls
    1.49
    157
    		  
    2.16
    147
    32. Drug Use
    1.45
    66
    		  
    0.05
    160
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.38
    127
    		  
    3.15
    76
    34. Fires
    1.26
    114
    		  
    0.65
    137
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    9
    		  
    0.02
    148
    36. Hepatitis B
    1.10
    60
    		  
    0.06
    157
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.10
    114
    		  
    0.71
    142
    38. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
    		  
    1.68
    137
    39. Other Neoplasms
    0.90
    153
    		  
    0.03
    170
    40. Suicide
    0.86
    170
    		  
    7.92
    94
    41. Epilepsy
    0.72
    158
    		  
    1.87
    89
    42. Drownings
    0.70
    157
    		  
    1.04
    146
    43. Poisonings
    0.69
    124
    		  
    0.68
    126
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.67
    144
    		  
    2.13
    110
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    152
    		  
    2.42
    104
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.60
    163
    		  
    1.65
    131
    47. Meningitis
    0.54
    129
    		  
    7.84
    47
    48. Skin Disease
    0.53
    135
    		  
    0.87
    118
    49. Violence
    0.30
    171
    		  
    3.23
    109
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
    		  
    1.25
    116
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Turkey TURKEY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,474
    28.11
    		  
    95,573
    25.61
    2. Stroke
    523
    9.98
    		  
    64,583
    17.30
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    410
    7.83
    		  
    8,948
    2.40
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    404
    7.70
    		  
    9,589
    2.57
    5. Congenital Anomalies
    306
    5.84
    		  
    6,578
    1.76
    6. Low Birth Weight
    237
    4.53
    		  
    4,784
    1.28
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    235
    4.48
    		  
    8,539
    2.29
    8. Hypertension
    151
    2.88
    		  
    10,994
    2.95
    9. Kidney Disease
    140
    2.67
    		  
    2,534
    0.68
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    2.09
    		  
    7,040
    1.89
    11. Breast Cancer
    101
    1.92
    		  
    5,116
    1.37
    12. Other Injuries
    94
    1.79
    		  
    6,551
    1.76
    13. Lung Cancers
    81
    1.55
    		  
    21,690
    5.81
    14. Leukemia
    64
    1.22
    		  
    3,278
    0.88
    15. Liver Cancer
    61
    1.16
    		  
    2,093
    0.56
    16. Prostate Cancer
    58
    1.10
    		  
    7,215
    1.93
    17. Lymphomas
    48
    0.91
    		  
    5,431
    1.46
    18. Falls
    45
    0.85
    		  
    1,552
    0.42
    19. Bladder Cancer
    45
    0.85
    		  
    4,645
    1.24
    20. Fires
    34
    0.66
    		  
    469
    0.13
    21. Asthma
    34
    0.66
    		  
    7,036
    1.89
    22. Drug Use
    34
    0.65
    		  
    34
    0.01
    23. Tuberculosis
    34
    0.65
    		  
    379
    0.10
    24. Suicide
    33
    0.63
    		  
    5,898
    1.58
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    32
    0.62
    		  
    3,024
    0.81
    26. Lung Disease
    32
    0.61
    		  
    19,218
    5.15
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.58
    		  
    1,747
    0.47
    28. Uterin Cancer
    29
    0.54
    		  
    930
    0.25
    29. Liver Disease
    28
    0.53
    		  
    3,085
    0.83
    30. Stomach Cancer
    27
    0.51
    		  
    8,525
    2.28
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    26
    0.50
    		  
    3,378
    0.91
    32. Drownings
    23
    0.44
    		  
    783
    0.21
    33. Birth Trauma
    21
    0.40
    		  
    1,737
    0.47
    34. Epilepsy
    19
    0.36
    		  
    1,384
    0.37
    35. Hepatitis C
    19
    0.36
    		  
    11
    0.00
    36. Poisonings
    18
    0.34
    		  
    494
    0.13
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.34
    		  
    2,310
    0.62
    38. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.30
    		  
    1,549
    0.42
    39. Meningitis
    14
    0.27
    		  
    5,601
    1.50
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.26
    		  
    2,175
    0.58
    41. Hepatitis B
    13
    0.26
    		  
    40
    0.01
    42. Other Neoplasms
    13
    0.25
    		  
    20
    0.01
    43. Violence
    12
    0.24
    		  
    2,424
    0.65
    44. Oral Cancer
    12
    0.23
    		  
    1,178
    0.32
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    10
    0.19
    		  
    474
    0.13
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10
    0.19
    		  
    1,476
    0.40
    47. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.17
    		  
    651
    0.17
    48. Skin Disease
    7
    0.14
    		  
    597
    0.16
    49. Maternal Conditions
    7
    0.13
    		  
    265
    0.07
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6
    0.12
    		  
    1,110
    0.30
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Turkey TURKEY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.03
    91
    		  
    13.49
    113
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.39
    122
    		  
    25.40
    38
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.53
    69
    		  
    10.24
    66
    4. Lung Cancers
    7.27
    110
    		  
    31.40
    17
    5. Uterin Cancer
    5.98
    9
    		  
    2.48
    63
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.00
    97
    		  
    3.05
    149
    7. Bladder Cancer
    4.59
    21
    		  
    6.86
    4
    8. Lymphomas
    4.11
    102
    		  
    7.85
    14
    9. Leukemia
    3.89
    83
    		  
    4.65
    45
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.90
    136
    		  
    4.11
    90
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.62
    100
    		  
    4.42
    66
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.17
    163
    		  
    12.43
    32
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.63
    113
    		  
    3.36
    69
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.59
    161
    		  
    1.72
    159
    15. Oral Cancer
    0.95
    166
    		  
    1.68
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    167
    		  
    1.25
    116
     
     
     
    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.