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Compare Qatar 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
     
      Qatar QATAR   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    84
    85
    84
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    76
    77
    78
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    64.7
    68.9
    66.7
    62
    75
    71
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    67.7
    72.3
    70.0
    56
    77
    64
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    72.5
    74.9
    73.6
    37
    64
    49
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    76.4
    79.2
    77.3
    28
    41
    34
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    77.4
    80.0
    78.2
    30
    43
    35
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Qatar QATAR   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    77.4
    80.0
    30
    43
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    78.1
    80.6
    29
    44
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    78.2
    80.7
    29
    44
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    78.3
    80.7
    29
    45
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    78.5
    80.8
    29
    46
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    78.8
    80.9
    27
    46
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    78.9
    80.9
    28
    47
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    79.1
    81.0
    28
    49
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    79.3
    81.1
    30
    49
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    79.4
    81.2
    31
    54
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    79.7
    81.4
    34
    61
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    80.0
    81.6
    37
    65
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    80.8
    82.2
    39
    69
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.2
    43
    68
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    83.3
    84.6
    45
    67
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.4
    53
    63
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.7
    55
    60
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.4
    54
    58
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.1
    94.7
    46
    40
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.5
    43
    35
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    48
    22
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Qatar QATAR   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.89
    119
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    52.34
    26
    		  
    23.32
    96
    3. Stroke
    24.02
    169
    		  
    47.73
    132
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.33
    104
    		  
    14.43
    100
    5. Lung Cancers
    11.27
    88
    		  
    7.27
    110
    6. Kidney Disease
    10.86
    111
    		  
    12.82
    100
    7. Breast Cancer
    10.05
    145
    		  
    16.03
    91
    8. Other Injuries
    9.63
    102
    		  
    4.08
    160
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    8.97
    59
    		  
    1.64
    157
    10. Liver Cancer
    8.95
    40
    		  
    5.00
    97
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.22
    158
    		  
    34.53
    82
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.82
    81
    		  
    9.53
    69
    13. Lymphomas
    7.47
    24
    		  
    4.11
    102
    14. Prostate Cancer
    7.25
    141
    		  
    10.39
    122
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.43
    41
    		  
    0.60
    163
    16. Liver Disease
    6.00
    147
    		  
    1.93
    171
    17. Stomach Cancer
    5.62
    87
    		  
    2.17
    163
    18. Falls
    5.44
    85
    		  
    1.49
    157
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.66
    133
    		  
    8.79
    79
    20. Suicide
    4.31
    134
    		  
    0.86
    170
    21. Low Birth Weight
    4.21
    124
    		  
    6.78
    94
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    9
    		  
    1.10
    114
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.03
    133
    		  
    2.30
    164
    24. Lung Disease
    3.82
    167
    		  
    2.75
    171
    25. Leukemia
    3.53
    99
    		  
    3.89
    83
    26. Hypertension
    3.48
    168
    		  
    14.27
    110
    27. Cervical Cancer
    2.81
    137
    		  
    1.59
    161
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    148
    		  
    2.90
    136
    29. Asthma
    2.36
    111
    		  
    2.67
    104
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    84
    		  
    4.59
    21
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.16
    79
    		  
    5.98
    9
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.05
    103
    		  
    1.63
    113
    33. Skin Disease
    2.02
    80
    		  
    0.53
    135
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    117
    		  
    2.62
    100
    35. Drownings
    1.80
    127
    		  
    0.70
    157
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    143
    		  
    0.95
    166
    37. Fires
    1.37
    110
    		  
    1.26
    114
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.23
    127
    		  
    0.17
    171
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.23
    127
    		  
    0.60
    152
    40. Hepatitis B
    1.23
    59
    		  
    1.10
    60
    41. Poisonings
    1.03
    101
    		  
    0.69
    124
    42. Meningitis
    0.98
    106
    		  
    0.54
    129
    43. Dengue
    0.96
    10
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.92
    15
    		  
    0.11
    137
    45. Violence
    0.83
    158
    		  
    0.30
    171
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.78
    160
    		  
    0.90
    153
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.71
    138
    		  
    2.92
    103
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.50
    148
    		  
    0.67
    144
    49. Malnutrition
    0.48
    124
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.45
    162
    		  
    0.23
    167
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Qatar QATAR   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    401
    17.03
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    244
    10.35
    		  
    235
    4.48
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    209
    8.88
    		  
    410
    7.83
    4. Other Injuries
    165
    7.00
    		  
    94
    1.79
    5. Stroke
    121
    5.14
    		  
    523
    9.98
    6. Suicide
    95
    4.05
    		  
    33
    0.63
    7. Falls
    78
    3.29
    		  
    45
    0.85
    8. Lung Cancers
    71
    3.00
    		  
    81
    1.55
    9. Kidney Disease
    66
    2.81
    		  
    140
    2.67
    10. Endocrine Disorders
    61
    2.58
    		  
    30
    0.58
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    56
    2.36
    		  
    110
    2.09
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    2.14
    		  
    306
    5.84
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    49
    2.08
    		  
    404
    7.70
    14. Liver Disease
    48
    2.05
    		  
    28
    0.53
    15. Lymphomas
    48
    2.04
    		  
    48
    0.91
    16. Low Birth Weight
    48
    2.02
    		  
    237
    4.53
    17. Liver Cancer
    47
    2.00
    		  
    61
    1.16
    18. Leukemia
    43
    1.83
    		  
    64
    1.22
    19. Drownings
    36
    1.52
    		  
    23
    0.44
    20. Stomach Cancer
    31
    1.32
    		  
    27
    0.51
    21. Breast Cancer
    30
    1.28
    		  
    101
    1.92
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    25
    1.05
    		  
    26
    0.50
    23. Violence
    23
    0.98
    		  
    12
    0.24
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    21
    0.91
    		  
    6
    0.12
    25. Fires
    20
    0.84
    		  
    34
    0.66
    26. Hypertension
    16
    0.69
    		  
    151
    2.88
    27. Lung Disease
    16
    0.69
    		  
    32
    0.61
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    16
    0.66
    		  
    10
    0.19
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    16
    0.66
    		  
    32
    0.62
    30. Birth Trauma
    14
    0.59
    		  
    21
    0.40
    31. Prostate Cancer
    14
    0.59
    		  
    58
    1.10
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    13
    0.56
    		  
    18
    0.34
    33. Asthma
    13
    0.53
    		  
    34
    0.66
    34. Poisonings
    12
    0.51
    		  
    18
    0.34
    35. Skin Disease
    12
    0.50
    		  
    7
    0.14
    36. Oral Cancer
    11
    0.47
    		  
    12
    0.23
    37. Dengue
    10
    0.43
    		  
    0
    0.00
    38. Bladder Cancer
    10
    0.41
    		  
    45
    0.85
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.36
    		  
    5
    0.09
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    8
    0.36
    		  
    2
    0.04
    41. Meningitis
    8
    0.35
    		  
    14
    0.27
    42. Hepatitis B
    8
    0.34
    		  
    13
    0.26
    43. Ovary Cancer
    8
    0.33
    		  
    16
    0.30
    44. Epilepsy
    7
    0.29
    		  
    19
    0.36
    45. Cervical Cancer
    5
    0.21
    		  
    9
    0.17
    46. Other Neoplasms
    5
    0.20
    		  
    13
    0.25
    47. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.18
    		  
    2
    0.03
    48. Malnutrition
    4
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.17
    		  
    14
    0.26
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.16
    		  
    10
    0.19
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Qatar QATAR   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    11.27
    88
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Breast Cancer
    10.05
    145
    		  
    16.03
    91
    3. Liver Cancer
    8.95
    40
    		  
    5.00
    97
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.82
    81
    		  
    9.53
    69
    5. Lymphomas
    7.47
    24
    		  
    4.11
    102
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.25
    141
    		  
    10.39
    122
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.62
    87
    		  
    2.17
    163
    8. Leukemia
    3.53
    99
    		  
    3.89
    83
    9. Cervical Cancer
    2.81
    137
    		  
    1.59
    161
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    148
    		  
    2.90
    136
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    84
    		  
    4.59
    21
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.16
    79
    		  
    5.98
    9
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.05
    103
    		  
    1.63
    113
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    117
    		  
    2.62
    100
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    143
    		  
    0.95
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.45
    162
    		  
    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.