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Compare Malta 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
     
      Malta MALTA   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    70.5
    68.6
    20
    33
    28
     
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    68.1
    72.2
    70.1
    19
    36
    26
     
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    70.8
    75.2
    72.9
    15
    28
    21
     
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    73.3
    77.8
    75.5
    15
    24
    19
     
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    76.2
    80.3
    78.2
    9
    21
    13
     
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    78.1
    82.3
    80.3
    16
    25
    20
     
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    79.7
    83.7
    81.7
    15
    19
    16
     
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.7
    83.7
    15
    19
     
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    80.3
    84.2
    12
    15
     
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    80.3
    84.2
    13
    15
     
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    80.3
    84.2
    13
    16
     
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    80.4
    84.2
    12
    17
     
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    80.6
    84.3
    13
    17
     
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    80.7
    84.4
    13
    16
     
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.5
    12
    17
     
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    81.1
    84.5
    11
    18
     
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.7
    11
    18
     
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    81.6
    84.9
    13
    20
     
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    82.0
    85.1
    13
    22
     
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.5
    13
    27
     
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    83.6
    86.2
    16
    27
     
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.9
    21
    32
     
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.6
    29
    39
     
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.3
    42
    47
     
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    46
    43
     
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.7
    57
    41
     
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.4
    66
    41
     
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.4
    60
    48
     
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.92
    89
     
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    33.19
    153
     
    47.73
    132
    3. Breast Cancer
    25.90
    10
     
    16.03
    91
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.55
    43
     
    7.27
    110
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.95
    33
     
    9.53
    69
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14.92
    23
     
    0.60
    163
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.89
    138
     
    34.53
    82
    8. Ovary Cancer
    11.65
    1
     
    2.90
    136
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    9.67
    9
     
    2.62
    100
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.11
    147
     
    23.32
    96
    11. Prostate Cancer
    9.06
    130
     
    10.39
    122
    12. Lymphomas
    7.70
    17
     
    4.11
    102
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    7.42
    106
     
    8.79
    79
    14. Lung Disease
    7.19
    158
     
    2.75
    171
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.06
    133
     
    12.82
    100
    16. Stomach Cancer
    7.06
    64
     
    2.17
    163
    17. Suicide
    5.75
    113
     
    0.86
    170
    18. Uterin Cancer
    5.13
    12
     
    5.98
    9
    19. Leukemia
    4.55
    49
     
    3.89
    83
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.54
    23
     
    4.59
    21
    21. Falls
    3.93
    111
     
    1.49
    157
    22. Liver Disease
    3.88
    163
     
    1.93
    171
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.73
    19
     
    1.10
    114
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.66
    163
     
    14.43
    100
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.57
    114
     
    1.64
    157
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.54
    132
     
    6.78
    94
    27. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    143
     
    5.00
    97
    28. Skin Disease
    3.17
    59
     
    0.53
    135
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.95
    85
     
    0.95
    166
    30. Hypertension
    2.92
    169
     
    14.27
    110
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    154
     
    2.30
    164
    32. Other Injuries
    2.78
    166
     
    4.08
    160
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
     
    1.63
    113
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    89
     
    0.23
    167
    35. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    130
     
    0.90
    153
    36. Drug Use
    1.40
    72
     
    1.45
    66
    37. Meningitis
    1.33
    98
     
    0.54
    129
    38. Drownings
    0.94
    151
     
    0.70
    157
    39. Birth Trauma
    0.89
    135
     
    0.60
    152
    40. Cervical Cancer
    0.85
    172
     
    1.59
    161
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    145
     
    0.17
    171
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    155
     
    1.38
    127
    43. Violence
    0.70
    161
     
    0.30
    171
    44. Alcohol
    0.66
    96
     
    0.17
    130
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    163
     
    2.67
    104
    46. Hepatitis C
    0.45
    56
     
    1.12
    9
    47. Epilepsy
    0.45
    167
     
    0.72
    158
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.33
    50
     
    0.11
    137
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    107
     
    1.10
    60
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    119
     
    0.03
    161
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Malta MALTA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    695
    27.15
     
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    266
    10.41
     
    523
    9.98
    3. Lung Cancers
    175
    6.82
     
    81
    1.55
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    127
    4.97
     
    6
    0.12
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    123
    4.82
     
    110
    2.09
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    114
    4.46
     
    404
    7.70
    7. Breast Cancer
    99
    3.88
     
    101
    1.92
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    73
    2.86
     
    32
    0.62
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    73
    2.84
     
    235
    4.48
    10. Lung Disease
    59
    2.32
     
    32
    0.61
    11. Kidney Disease
    58
    2.28
     
    140
    2.67
    12. Stomach Cancer
    54
    2.12
     
    27
    0.51
    13. Lymphomas
    53
    2.09
     
    48
    0.91
    14. Ovary Cancer
    43
    1.69
     
    16
    0.30
    15. Bladder Cancer
    35
    1.38
     
    45
    0.85
    16. Prostate Cancer
    34
    1.32
     
    58
    1.10
    17. Leukemia
    33
    1.30
     
    64
    1.22
    18. Falls
    31
    1.21
     
    45
    0.85
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    30
    1.18
     
    10
    0.19
    20. Suicide
    29
    1.13
     
    33
    0.63
    21. Liver Disease
    27
    1.05
     
    28
    0.53
    22. Skin Disease
    27
    1.05
     
    7
    0.14
    23. Hypertension
    25
    0.97
     
    151
    2.88
    24. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.96
     
    61
    1.16
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    21
    0.82
     
    306
    5.84
    26. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.79
     
    12
    0.23
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    19
    0.76
     
    30
    0.58
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    19
    0.75
     
    410
    7.83
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    19
    0.74
     
    26
    0.50
    30. Uterin Cancer
    19
    0.73
     
    29
    0.54
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    17
    0.66
     
    18
    0.34
    32. Other Injuries
    16
    0.61
     
    94
    1.79
    33. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.44
     
    13
    0.25
    34. Skin Cancers
    11
    0.44
     
    2
    0.05
    35. Low Birth Weight
    8
    0.31
     
    237
    4.53
    36. Drug Use
    7
    0.26
     
    34
    0.65
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6
    0.24
     
    5
    0.09
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.22
     
    14
    0.26
    39. Drownings
    5
    0.18
     
    23
    0.44
    40. Asthma
    4
    0.17
     
    34
    0.66
    41. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
     
    5
    0.09
    42. Violence
    4
    0.14
     
    12
    0.24
    43. Epilepsy
    3
    0.13
     
    19
    0.36
    44. Meningitis
    3
    0.11
     
    14
    0.27
    45. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.11
     
    9
    0.17
    46. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.08
     
    0
    0.00
    47. Hepatitis C
    2
    0.08
     
    19
    0.36
    48. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.07
     
    13
    0.26
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    2
    0.07
     
    2
    0.04
    50. Anemia
    2
    0.07
     
    1
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malta MALTA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.90
    10
     
    16.03
    91
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.55
    43
     
    7.27
    110
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.95
    33
     
    9.53
    69
    4. Ovary Cancer
    11.65
    1
     
    2.90
    136
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.67
    9
     
    2.62
    100
    6. Prostate Cancer
    9.06
    130
     
    10.39
    122
    7. Lymphomas
    7.70
    17
     
    4.11
    102
    8. Stomach Cancer
    7.06
    64
     
    2.17
    163
    9. Uterin Cancer
    5.13
    12
     
    5.98
    9
    10. Leukemia
    4.55
    49
     
    3.89
    83
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.54
    23
     
    4.59
    21
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    143
     
    5.00
    97
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.95
    85
     
    0.95
    166
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.27
    96
     
    1.63
    113
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    89
     
    0.23
    167
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.85
    172
     
    1.59
    161
     
     
     
    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.