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Compare Maldives 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
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    65.1
    64.4
    64.7
    104
    124
    119
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    76.9
    80.2
    78.5
    34
    42
    34
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    80.2
    34
    42
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    77.7
    80.8
    32
    41
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    77.8
    80.9
    32
    41
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.0
    32
    41
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    78.0
    81.1
    32
    42
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    78.2
    81.2
    32
    43
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    78.4
    81.2
    33
    43
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    78.6
    81.3
    34
    44
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    78.6
    81.4
    35
    47
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    78.9
    81.5
    36
    47
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    79.2
    81.7
    38
    54
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.0
    41
    58
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    80.4
    82.4
    43
    63
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.1
    50
    70
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    83.2
    84.3
    49
    70
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.0
    47
    72
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.1
    88.5
    35
    64
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.4
    91.8
    15
    40
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.7
    95.0
    13
    27
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.6
    98.7
    13
    20
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.8
    103.0
    11
    13
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    92.87
    84
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    84.13
    94
    		  
    47.73
    132
    3. Lung Disease
    29.51
    37
    		  
    2.75
    171
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.26
    97
    		  
    34.53
    82
    5. Kidney Disease
    20.58
    31
    		  
    12.82
    100
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    13.76
    33
    		  
    1.64
    157
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.31
    128
    		  
    23.32
    96
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    16.03
    91
    9. Asthma
    11.62
    29
    		  
    2.67
    104
    10. Other Injuries
    9.64
    101
    		  
    4.08
    160
    11. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    0.95
    166
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    7.27
    110
    13. Hypertension
    8.27
    145
    		  
    14.27
    110
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.66
    83
    		  
    2.30
    164
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.30
    109
    		  
    8.79
    79
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.71
    36
    		  
    0.60
    163
    17. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    1.59
    161
    18. Suicide
    6.24
    104
    		  
    0.86
    170
    19. Drownings
    5.63
    58
    		  
    0.70
    157
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    9.53
    69
    21. Low Birth Weight
    5.06
    114
    		  
    6.78
    94
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    1.63
    113
    23. Liver Disease
    4.66
    157
    		  
    1.93
    171
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    2.17
    163
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    2.90
    136
    26. Violence
    4.45
    96
    		  
    0.30
    171
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.57
    93
    		  
    0.17
    171
    28. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    10.39
    122
    29. Malnutrition
    3.35
    76
    		  
    0.00
    172
    30. Falls
    3.35
    120
    		  
    1.49
    157
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    5.00
    97
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.74
    107
    		  
    2.92
    103
    33. Skin Disease
    2.39
    69
    		  
    0.53
    135
    34. Meningitis
    2.39
    79
    		  
    0.54
    129
    35. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    3.89
    83
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.17
    109
    		  
    0.67
    144
    37. Fires
    2.14
    88
    		  
    1.26
    114
    38. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    4.11
    102
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    113
    		  
    0.60
    152
    40. Epilepsy
    1.05
    131
    		  
    0.72
    158
    41. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.05
    172
    		  
    14.43
    100
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    122
    		  
    1.10
    114
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.83
    68
    		  
    1.10
    60
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    121
    		  
    0.11
    149
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    2.62
    100
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.61
    163
    		  
    0.90
    153
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.57
    102
    		  
    0.19
    131
    49. Anemia
    0.48
    105
    		  
    0.03
    161
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    0.23
    167
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    191
    19.06
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    174
    17.31
    		  
    523
    9.98
    3. Lung Disease
    60
    5.97
    		  
    32
    0.61
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    56
    5.54
    		  
    404
    7.70
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.43
    		  
    140
    2.67
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    3.24
    		  
    30
    0.58
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    28
    2.82
    		  
    306
    5.84
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    27
    2.67
    		  
    235
    4.48
    9. Other Injuries
    25
    2.50
    		  
    94
    1.79
    10. Asthma
    25
    2.44
    		  
    34
    0.66
    11. Low Birth Weight
    20
    2.02
    		  
    237
    4.53
    12. Oral Cancer
    20
    2.01
    		  
    12
    0.23
    13. Lung Cancers
    18
    1.84
    		  
    81
    1.55
    14. Drownings
    17
    1.73
    		  
    23
    0.44
    15. Hypertension
    17
    1.70
    		  
    151
    2.88
    16. Suicide
    17
    1.68
    		  
    33
    0.63
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    1.55
    		  
    26
    0.50
    18. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.41
    		  
    101
    1.92
    19. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14
    1.40
    		  
    6
    0.12
    20. Violence
    13
    1.33
    		  
    12
    0.24
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11
    1.10
    		  
    110
    2.09
    22. Liver Disease
    11
    1.08
    		  
    28
    0.53
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    1.03
    		  
    18
    0.34
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10
    0.95
    		  
    27
    0.51
    25. Falls
    9
    0.88
    		  
    45
    0.85
    26. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.79
    		  
    5
    0.09
    27. Cervical Cancer
    7
    0.74
    		  
    9
    0.17
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.73
    		  
    61
    1.16
    29. Malnutrition
    7
    0.70
    		  
    0
    0.00
    30. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.69
    		  
    21
    0.40
    31. Tuberculosis
    7
    0.67
    		  
    34
    0.65
    32. Leukemia
    7
    0.65
    		  
    64
    1.22
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6
    0.55
    		  
    16
    0.30
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.54
    		  
    10
    0.19
    35. Meningitis
    5
    0.51
    		  
    14
    0.27
    36. Fires
    5
    0.51
    		  
    34
    0.66
    37. Lymphomas
    5
    0.45
    		  
    48
    0.91
    38. Epilepsy
    4
    0.42
    		  
    19
    0.36
    39. Prostate Cancer
    4
    0.42
    		  
    58
    1.10
    40. Road Traffic Accidents
    4
    0.40
    		  
    410
    7.83
    41. Skin Disease
    4
    0.40
    		  
    7
    0.14
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3
    0.27
    		  
    10
    0.19
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3
    0.26
    		  
    32
    0.62
    44. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.24
    		  
    7
    0.13
    45. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.24
    		  
    13
    0.26
    46. HIV/AIDS
    2
    0.23
    		  
    2
    0.03
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.22
    		  
    2
    0.05
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.19
    		  
    45
    0.85
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2
    0.17
    		  
    14
    0.26
    50. Dengue
    2
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    16.03
    91
    2. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    0.95
    166
    3. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    7.27
    110
    4. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    1.59
    161
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    9.53
    69
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    1.63
    113
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    2.17
    163
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    2.90
    136
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    10.39
    122
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    5.00
    97
    11. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    3.89
    83
    12. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    4.11
    102
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    2.62
    100
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    0.23
    167
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.48
    170
    		  
    4.59
    21
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    172
    		  
    5.98
    9
     
     
     
    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.