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Compare New Zealand 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
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.78
    134
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    28.73
    160
    		  
    47.73
    132
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    7.27
    110
    4. Lung Disease
    19.44
    82
    		  
    2.75
    171
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.02
    19
    		  
    0.60
    163
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    16.03
    91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    9.53
    69
    8. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    10.39
    122
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    137
    		  
    23.32
    96
    10. Suicide
    9.84
    72
    		  
    0.86
    170
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.39
    156
    		  
    34.53
    82
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
    		  
    14.43
    100
    13. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    0.23
    167
    14. Falls
    7.56
    62
    		  
    1.49
    157
    15. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    4.11
    102
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    2.62
    100
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.16
    83
    		  
    1.64
    157
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    2.90
    136
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.52
    148
    		  
    12.82
    100
    20. Hypertension
    5.43
    158
    		  
    14.27
    110
    21. Other Injuries
    5.28
    147
    		  
    4.08
    160
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.43
    83
    		  
    0.67
    144
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.16
    141
    		  
    8.79
    79
    24. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    3.89
    83
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    1.63
    113
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    5.00
    97
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    2.17
    163
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    140
    		  
    2.30
    164
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.13
    98
    		  
    0.17
    171
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    5.98
    9
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    4.59
    21
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.83
    48
    		  
    1.10
    114
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.56
    144
    		  
    6.78
    94
    34. Drug Use
    2.39
    46
    		  
    1.45
    66
    35. Liver Disease
    2.37
    170
    		  
    1.93
    171
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    0.95
    166
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.81
    120
    		  
    0.90
    153
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    1.59
    161
    39. Violence
    1.64
    136
    		  
    0.30
    171
    40. Skin Disease
    1.49
    93
    		  
    0.53
    135
    41. Drownings
    1.39
    137
    		  
    0.70
    157
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    131
    		  
    1.38
    127
    43. Alcohol
    1.29
    70
    		  
    0.17
    130
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
    		  
    0.72
    158
    45. Asthma
    0.89
    141
    		  
    2.67
    104
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    136
    		  
    0.60
    152
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    22
    		  
    0.11
    137
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    88
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.47
    50
    		  
    1.12
    9
    50. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,571
    19.46
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    2,138
    9.10
    		  
    523
    9.98
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,534
    6.53
    		  
    81
    1.55
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,481
    6.30
    		  
    6
    0.12
    5. Lung Disease
    1,427
    6.08
    		  
    32
    0.61
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,274
    5.42
    		  
    110
    2.09
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    813
    3.46
    		  
    235
    4.48
    8. Breast Cancer
    624
    2.66
    		  
    101
    1.92
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    2.53
    		  
    404
    7.70
    10. Prostate Cancer
    573
    2.44
    		  
    58
    1.10
    11. Falls
    552
    2.35
    		  
    45
    0.85
    12. Skin Cancers
    512
    2.18
    		  
    2
    0.05
    13. Suicide
    459
    1.95
    		  
    33
    0.63
    14. Lymphomas
    446
    1.90
    		  
    48
    0.91
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    418
    1.78
    		  
    32
    0.62
    16. Kidney Disease
    414
    1.76
    		  
    140
    2.67
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    393
    1.67
    		  
    30
    0.58
    18. Hypertension
    389
    1.66
    		  
    151
    2.88
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    385
    1.64
    		  
    410
    7.83
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    340
    1.45
    		  
    10
    0.19
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    273
    1.16
    		  
    18
    0.34
    22. Leukemia
    267
    1.14
    		  
    64
    1.22
    23. Other Injuries
    258
    1.10
    		  
    94
    1.79
    24. Stomach Cancer
    252
    1.07
    		  
    27
    0.51
    25. Liver Cancer
    246
    1.05
    		  
    61
    1.16
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    220
    0.94
    		  
    10
    0.19
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    217
    0.92
    		  
    5
    0.09
    28. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.91
    		  
    45
    0.85
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    199
    0.85
    		  
    26
    0.50
    30. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.83
    		  
    16
    0.30
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    179
    0.76
    		  
    306
    5.84
    32. Liver Disease
    144
    0.61
    		  
    28
    0.53
    33. Oral Cancer
    131
    0.56
    		  
    12
    0.23
    34. Other Neoplasms
    131
    0.56
    		  
    13
    0.25
    35. Uterin Cancer
    114
    0.48
    		  
    29
    0.54
    36. Drug Use
    113
    0.48
    		  
    34
    0.65
    37. Skin Disease
    111
    0.47
    		  
    7
    0.14
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.39
    		  
    14
    0.26
    39. Low Birth Weight
    91
    0.39
    		  
    237
    4.53
    40. Violence
    71
    0.30
    		  
    12
    0.24
    41. Alcohol
    66
    0.28
    		  
    5
    0.09
    42. Drownings
    63
    0.27
    		  
    23
    0.44
    43. Cervical Cancer
    58
    0.25
    		  
    9
    0.17
    44. Epilepsy
    52
    0.22
    		  
    19
    0.36
    45. Asthma
    50
    0.21
    		  
    34
    0.66
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    48
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.04
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Osteoarthritis
    32
    0.14
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Birth Trauma
    31
    0.13
    		  
    21
    0.40
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    25
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    16.03
    91
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    9.53
    69
    4. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    10.39
    122
    5. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    0.23
    167
    6. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    4.11
    102
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    2.62
    100
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    2.90
    136
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    3.89
    83
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    1.63
    113
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    5.00
    97
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    2.17
    163
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    5.98
    9
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    4.59
    21
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    0.95
    166
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    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.