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Compare Oman 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
     
      Oman OMAN   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    42.9
    41.9
    135
    139
    136
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    48.9
    51.3
    50.1
    122
    121
    121
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    59.2
    62.1
    60.6
    97
    105
    100
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    68.4
    71.5
    69.9
    51
    80
    65
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    72.2
    75.2
    73.7
    42
    61
    48
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    73.7
    78.1
    75.6
    40
    49
    46
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    75.0
    79.2
    76.6
    41
    48
    48
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Oman OMAN   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    75.0
    79.2
    41
    48
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    75.9
    80.0
    41
    49
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    76.0
    80.1
    42
    50
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    76.1
    80.1
    42
    49
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    76.4
    80.2
    42
    50
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    76.7
    80.3
    41
    49
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    76.9
    80.5
    42
    51
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    77.2
    80.6
    43
    53
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    77.4
    80.7
    44
    56
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    77.7
    80.9
    45
    59
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.2
    47
    65
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    78.8
    81.6
    54
    65
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    79.7
    82.4
    56
    64
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    80.9
    83.5
    59
    63
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.3
    57
    53
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    84.8
    87.3
    59
    49
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.8
    60
    29
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    90.6
    92.7
    57
    13
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.2
    96.1
    40
    6
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.2
    99.7
    30
    6
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.4
    103.7
    31
    6
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Oman OMAN   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.48
    64
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    76.61
    12
    		  
    23.32
    96
    3. Stroke
    73.29
    103
    		  
    47.73
    132
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.28
    79
    		  
    34.53
    82
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.84
    12
    		  
    14.43
    100
    6. Kidney Disease
    18.10
    51
    		  
    12.82
    100
    7. Hypertension
    17.83
    79
    		  
    14.27
    110
    8. Liver Disease
    16.90
    79
    		  
    1.93
    171
    9. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14.17
    7
    		  
    0.17
    171
    10. Breast Cancer
    8.84
    156
    		  
    16.03
    91
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    8.54
    89
    		  
    8.79
    79
    12. Other Injuries
    7.85
    120
    		  
    4.08
    160
    13. Prostate Cancer
    7.42
    140
    		  
    10.39
    122
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    6.95
    72
    		  
    1.64
    157
    15. Lung Disease
    6.63
    161
    		  
    2.75
    171
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.50
    102
    		  
    6.78
    94
    17. Lymphomas
    6.18
    48
    		  
    4.11
    102
    18. HIV/AIDS
    6.09
    81
    		  
    0.11
    149
    19. Malnutrition
    5.71
    62
    		  
    0.00
    172
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.69
    80
    		  
    0.67
    144
    21. Meningitis
    5.13
    59
    		  
    0.54
    129
    22. Falls
    5.01
    95
    		  
    1.49
    157
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.97
    129
    		  
    7.27
    110
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.95
    103
    		  
    2.17
    163
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    126
    		  
    9.53
    69
    26. Leukemia
    4.32
    59
    		  
    3.89
    83
    27. Liver Cancer
    3.92
    124
    		  
    5.00
    97
    28. Asthma
    2.98
    101
    		  
    2.67
    104
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.74
    81
    		  
    0.90
    153
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    67
    		  
    4.59
    21
    31. Birth Trauma
    2.57
    102
    		  
    0.60
    152
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    163
    		  
    2.30
    164
    33. Ovary Cancer
    2.46
    149
    		  
    2.90
    136
    34. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.38
    112
    		  
    0.60
    163
    35. Pancreas Cancer
    2.33
    108
    		  
    2.62
    100
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.22
    148
    		  
    1.59
    161
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.04
    113
    		  
    2.92
    103
    38. Drownings
    1.71
    129
    		  
    0.70
    157
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    115
    		  
    1.63
    113
    40. Skin Disease
    1.35
    95
    		  
    0.53
    135
    41. Violence
    1.27
    143
    		  
    0.30
    171
    42. Fires
    1.21
    115
    		  
    1.26
    114
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    143
    		  
    1.38
    127
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.05
    144
    		  
    5.98
    9
    45. Suicide
    1.03
    168
    		  
    0.86
    170
    46. Oral Cancer
    1.00
    165
    		  
    0.95
    166
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.93
    124
    		  
    1.10
    114
    48. Syphilis
    0.91
    59
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Encephalitis
    0.84
    57
    		  
    0.09
    111
    50. Epilepsy
    0.78
    154
    		  
    0.72
    158
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Oman OMAN   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,438
    16.57
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    971
    11.19
    		  
    235
    4.48
    3. Stroke
    950
    10.94
    		  
    523
    9.98
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    945
    10.88
    		  
    410
    7.83
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    568
    6.54
    		  
    404
    7.70
    6. Congenital Anomalies
    287
    3.31
    		  
    306
    5.84
    7. Kidney Disease
    258
    2.97
    		  
    140
    2.67
    8. Liver Disease
    252
    2.91
    		  
    28
    0.53
    9. Low Birth Weight
    240
    2.77
    		  
    237
    4.53
    10. Hypertension
    223
    2.57
    		  
    151
    2.88
    11. Other Injuries
    212
    2.44
    		  
    94
    1.79
    12. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    209
    2.41
    		  
    5
    0.09
    13. HIV/AIDS
    183
    2.10
    		  
    2
    0.03
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    112
    1.28
    		  
    30
    0.58
    15. Falls
    105
    1.21
    		  
    45
    0.85
    16. Lymphomas
    104
    1.19
    		  
    48
    0.91
    17. Meningitis
    99
    1.14
    		  
    14
    0.27
    18. Birth Trauma
    95
    1.10
    		  
    21
    0.40
    19. Malnutrition
    92
    1.06
    		  
    0
    0.00
    20. Leukemia
    90
    1.04
    		  
    64
    1.22
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    88
    1.01
    		  
    10
    0.19
    22. Lung Disease
    83
    0.96
    		  
    32
    0.61
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    79
    0.91
    		  
    110
    2.09
    24. Lung Cancers
    70
    0.80
    		  
    81
    1.55
    25. Stomach Cancer
    68
    0.78
    		  
    27
    0.51
    26. Breast Cancer
    65
    0.75
    		  
    101
    1.92
    27. Drownings
    63
    0.72
    		  
    23
    0.44
    28. Liver Cancer
    57
    0.66
    		  
    61
    1.16
    29. Other Neoplasms
    47
    0.55
    		  
    13
    0.25
    30. Prostate Cancer
    44
    0.51
    		  
    58
    1.10
    31. Violence
    43
    0.50
    		  
    12
    0.24
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    40
    0.46
    		  
    26
    0.50
    33. Asthma
    40
    0.46
    		  
    34
    0.66
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    35
    0.41
    		  
    32
    0.62
    35. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.40
    		  
    45
    0.85
    36. Suicide
    32
    0.37
    		  
    33
    0.63
    37. Tuberculosis
    30
    0.35
    		  
    34
    0.65
    38. Fires
    30
    0.34
    		  
    34
    0.66
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    28
    0.32
    		  
    6
    0.12
    40. Epilepsy
    22
    0.26
    		  
    19
    0.36
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    22
    0.25
    		  
    18
    0.34
    42. Skin Disease
    20
    0.23
    		  
    7
    0.14
    43. Oral Cancer
    19
    0.22
    		  
    12
    0.23
    44. Encephalitis
    17
    0.20
    		  
    4
    0.07
    45. Ovary Cancer
    17
    0.20
    		  
    16
    0.30
    46. Syphilis
    16
    0.19
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    16
    0.18
    		  
    14
    0.26
    48. Cervical Cancer
    15
    0.17
    		  
    9
    0.17
    49. Pertussis
    14
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Poisonings
    13
    0.15
    		  
    18
    0.34
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Oman OMAN   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.84
    156
    		  
    16.03
    91
    2. Prostate Cancer
    7.42
    140
    		  
    10.39
    122
    3. Lymphomas
    6.18
    48
    		  
    4.11
    102
    4. Lung Cancers
    4.97
    129
    		  
    7.27
    110
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.95
    103
    		  
    2.17
    163
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    126
    		  
    9.53
    69
    7. Leukemia
    4.32
    59
    		  
    3.89
    83
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.92
    124
    		  
    5.00
    97
    9. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    67
    		  
    4.59
    21
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.46
    149
    		  
    2.90
    136
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.33
    108
    		  
    2.62
    100
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.22
    148
    		  
    1.59
    161
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    115
    		  
    1.63
    113
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.05
    144
    		  
    5.98
    9
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.00
    165
    		  
    0.95
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    142
    		  
    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.