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Compare Lebanon 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
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    59
    55
    59
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    62.8
    66.9
    64.8
    61
    61
    62
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    64.4
    69.1
    66.7
    66
    71
    72
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    66.6
    71.2
    68.8
    68
    83
    80
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    68.6
    72.9
    70.7
    69
    85
    78
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    73.6
    76.3
    74.9
    41
    80
    57
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    73.5
    76.5
    74.9
    54
    87
    72
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    76.5
    54
    87
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    74.1
    77.1
    58
    94
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    74.2
    77.2
    58
    95
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    74.3
    77.3
    58
    95
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    74.5
    77.4
    61
    95
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    74.7
    77.5
    62
    96
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    74.9
    77.7
    66
    95
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.9
    70
    97
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    75.3
    78.1
    74
    97
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.4
    78
    99
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.8
    84
    98
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    76.8
    79.4
    83
    99
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    77.8
    80.1
    85
    100
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    79.1
    81.0
    92
    106
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.4
    100
    106
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.2
    110
    111
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.6
    118
    112
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.7
    128
    120
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.4
    138
    124
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.5
    139
    122
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    136
    106
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    132.65
    44
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    39.86
    138
    		  
    47.73
    132
    3. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    17
    		  
    16.03
    91
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.20
    84
    		  
    14.43
    100
    5. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    86
    		  
    10.39
    122
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.04
    114
    		  
    23.32
    96
    7. Lung Cancers
    15.85
    67
    		  
    7.27
    110
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.55
    141
    		  
    34.53
    82
    9. Hypertension
    11.08
    128
    		  
    14.27
    110
    10. Falls
    11.02
    36
    		  
    1.49
    157
    11. Lung Disease
    10.27
    145
    		  
    2.75
    171
    12. Lymphomas
    9.63
    3
    		  
    4.11
    102
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.24
    78
    		  
    9.53
    69
    14. Kidney Disease
    7.28
    131
    		  
    12.82
    100
    15. Bladder Cancer
    6.09
    5
    		  
    4.59
    21
    16. Low Birth Weight
    5.10
    112
    		  
    6.78
    94
    17. Other Neoplasms
    4.89
    18
    		  
    0.90
    153
    18. Ovary Cancer
    4.64
    76
    		  
    2.90
    136
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.50
    138
    		  
    8.79
    79
    20. Leukemia
    4.43
    55
    		  
    3.89
    83
    21. Liver Disease
    4.31
    160
    		  
    1.93
    171
    22. Stomach Cancer
    4.12
    117
    		  
    2.17
    163
    23. War
    3.99
    9
    		  
    0.03
    56
    24. Asthma
    3.39
    96
    		  
    2.67
    104
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.22
    126
    		  
    1.64
    157
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.08
    100
    		  
    0.11
    149
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    152
    		  
    2.30
    164
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.66
    106
    		  
    0.17
    171
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2.58
    102
    		  
    2.62
    100
    30. Other Injuries
    2.17
    169
    		  
    4.08
    160
    31. Liver Cancer
    2.16
    160
    		  
    5.00
    97
    32. Violence
    2.03
    129
    		  
    0.30
    171
    33. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    113
    		  
    0.60
    152
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    160
    		  
    1.59
    161
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.69
    100
    		  
    5.98
    9
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.50
    136
    		  
    0.60
    163
    37. Tuberculosis
    1.34
    120
    		  
    2.92
    103
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    164
    		  
    0.95
    166
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.98
    138
    		  
    0.67
    144
    40. Suicide
    0.91
    169
    		  
    0.86
    170
    41. Meningitis
    0.87
    110
    		  
    0.54
    129
    42. Poisonings
    0.69
    125
    		  
    0.69
    124
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.69
    156
    		  
    1.63
    113
    44. Fires
    0.64
    138
    		  
    1.26
    114
    45. Malnutrition
    0.62
    115
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Skin Cancers
    0.58
    153
    		  
    0.23
    167
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    162
    		  
    1.38
    127
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.53
    149
    		  
    1.10
    114
    49. Skin Disease
    0.49
    139
    		  
    0.53
    135
    50. Drownings
    0.45
    166
    		  
    0.70
    157
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,443
    34.41
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    1,952
    10.43
    		  
    523
    9.98
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    821
    4.39
    		  
    410
    7.83
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    777
    4.15
    		  
    235
    4.48
    5. Lung Cancers
    749
    4.00
    		  
    81
    1.55
    6. Breast Cancer
    546
    2.92
    		  
    101
    1.92
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    546
    2.91
    		  
    404
    7.70
    8. Hypertension
    541
    2.89
    		  
    151
    2.88
    9. Falls
    534
    2.85
    		  
    45
    0.85
    10. Lung Disease
    503
    2.69
    		  
    32
    0.61
    11. Lymphomas
    458
    2.45
    		  
    48
    0.91
    12. Prostate Cancer
    398
    2.13
    		  
    58
    1.10
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    395
    2.11
    		  
    110
    2.09
    14. Kidney Disease
    353
    1.89
    		  
    140
    2.67
    15. Bladder Cancer
    294
    1.57
    		  
    45
    0.85
    16. Other Neoplasms
    230
    1.23
    		  
    13
    0.25
    17. Liver Disease
    206
    1.10
    		  
    28
    0.53
    18. Leukemia
    203
    1.09
    		  
    64
    1.22
    19. Stomach Cancer
    198
    1.06
    		  
    27
    0.51
    20. War
    194
    1.04
    		  
    1
    0.02
    21. Low Birth Weight
    167
    0.89
    		  
    237
    4.53
    22. Asthma
    165
    0.88
    		  
    34
    0.66
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    157
    0.84
    		  
    306
    5.84
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    155
    0.83
    		  
    30
    0.58
    25. HIV/AIDS
    141
    0.75
    		  
    2
    0.03
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    136
    0.73
    		  
    26
    0.50
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    131
    0.70
    		  
    5
    0.09
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    121
    0.65
    		  
    32
    0.62
    29. Ovary Cancer
    107
    0.57
    		  
    16
    0.30
    30. Other Injuries
    103
    0.55
    		  
    94
    1.79
    31. Liver Cancer
    102
    0.54
    		  
    61
    1.16
    32. Violence
    97
    0.52
    		  
    12
    0.24
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    74
    0.39
    		  
    6
    0.12
    34. Tuberculosis
    63
    0.34
    		  
    34
    0.65
    35. Birth Trauma
    58
    0.31
    		  
    21
    0.40
    36. Oral Cancer
    49
    0.26
    		  
    12
    0.23
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43
    0.23
    		  
    10
    0.19
    38. Suicide
    43
    0.23
    		  
    33
    0.63
    39. Meningitis
    40
    0.21
    		  
    14
    0.27
    40. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.21
    		  
    29
    0.54
    41. Cervical Cancer
    38
    0.20
    		  
    9
    0.17
    42. Poisonings
    33
    0.18
    		  
    18
    0.34
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.17
    		  
    18
    0.34
    44. Fires
    32
    0.17
    		  
    34
    0.66
    45. Malnutrition
    30
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    29
    0.15
    		  
    2
    0.05
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    27
    0.14
    		  
    14
    0.26
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    0.14
    		  
    10
    0.19
    49. Skin Disease
    24
    0.13
    		  
    7
    0.14
    50. Drownings
    21
    0.11
    		  
    23
    0.44
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    17
    		  
    16.03
    91
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    86
    		  
    10.39
    122
    3. Lung Cancers
    15.85
    67
    		  
    7.27
    110
    4. Lymphomas
    9.63
    3
    		  
    4.11
    102
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.24
    78
    		  
    9.53
    69
    6. Bladder Cancer
    6.09
    5
    		  
    4.59
    21
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.64
    76
    		  
    2.90
    136
    8. Leukemia
    4.43
    55
    		  
    3.89
    83
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.12
    117
    		  
    2.17
    163
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.58
    102
    		  
    2.62
    100
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.16
    160
    		  
    5.00
    97
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    160
    		  
    1.59
    161
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.69
    100
    		  
    5.98
    9
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    164
    		  
    0.95
    166
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.69
    156
    		  
    1.63
    113
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.58
    153
    		  
    0.23
    167
     
     
     
    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.