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SAUDI ARABIA VS KUWAIT
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Compare Saudi Arabia 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
     
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    69.4
    73.5
    71.4
    62
    82
    68
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    73.2
    76.0
    74.5
    58
    93
    80
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.2
    76.0
    58
    93
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    74.4
    77.1
    55
    95
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    74.6
    77.2
    53
    94
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    74.7
    77.4
    53
    93
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    75.1
    77.5
    53
    91
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    75.4
    77.7
    53
    91
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    75.6
    77.8
    55
    93
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    75.7
    78.0
    60
    94
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    75.9
    78.2
    65
    96
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    76.1
    78.4
    70
    98
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    76.4
    78.8
    75
    101
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    76.9
    79.3
    80
    103
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    77.6
    79.9
    88
    108
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    79.1
    81.1
    93
    104
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.4
    101
    105
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    83.5
    84.6
    88
    101
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    86.3
    87.0
    91
    103
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    90
    100
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    93.6
    93.8
    82
    94
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.8
    97.9
    71
    87
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.2
    59
    69
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165.67
    27
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    126.77
    47
    		  
    47.73
    132
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.89
    70
    		  
    34.53
    82
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    35.61
    65
    		  
    23.32
    96
    5. Kidney Disease
    32.09
    6
    		  
    12.82
    100
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.33
    33
    		  
    14.43
    100
    7. Hypertension
    22.36
    35
    		  
    14.27
    110
    8. Lung Disease
    14.11
    125
    		  
    2.75
    171
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.00
    45
    		  
    2.30
    164
    10. Breast Cancer
    9.61
    148
    		  
    16.03
    91
    11. Tuberculosis
    8.54
    77
    		  
    2.92
    103
    12. Liver Disease
    7.69
    130
    		  
    1.93
    171
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.21
    87
    		  
    9.53
    69
    14. Skin Disease
    7.01
    20
    		  
    0.53
    135
    15. Lymphomas
    6.34
    45
    		  
    4.11
    102
    16. Prostate Cancer
    6.04
    148
    		  
    10.39
    122
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.17
    91
    		  
    5.00
    97
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.10
    97
    		  
    1.64
    157
    19. Lung Cancers
    5.09
    127
    		  
    7.27
    110
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    4.99
    125
    		  
    8.79
    79
    21. Asthma
    4.86
    83
    		  
    2.67
    104
    22. Low Birth Weight
    4.44
    117
    		  
    6.78
    94
    23. Fires
    4.31
    61
    		  
    1.26
    114
    24. Falls
    3.16
    124
    		  
    1.49
    157
    25. Leukemia
    3.06
    112
    		  
    3.89
    83
    26. Stomach Cancer
    3.06
    138
    		  
    2.17
    163
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.02
    97
    		  
    0.67
    144
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2.68
    147
    		  
    2.90
    136
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2.60
    101
    		  
    2.62
    100
    30. Other Injuries
    2.56
    167
    		  
    4.08
    160
    31. Drownings
    2.46
    106
    		  
    0.70
    157
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.41
    99
    		  
    0.90
    153
    33. Malnutrition
    2.33
    87
    		  
    0.00
    172
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.17
    99
    		  
    1.38
    127
    35. Meningitis
    1.98
    89
    		  
    0.54
    129
    36. Birth Trauma
    1.69
    116
    		  
    0.60
    152
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    138
    		  
    0.95
    166
    38. Bladder Cancer
    1.64
    103
    		  
    4.59
    21
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.57
    119
    		  
    1.63
    113
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.49
    109
    		  
    5.98
    9
    41. Epilepsy
    1.31
    117
    		  
    0.72
    158
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.21
    144
    		  
    0.60
    163
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1.20
    168
    		  
    1.59
    161
    44. Poisonings
    1.18
    90
    		  
    0.69
    124
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    130
    		  
    0.17
    171
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1.13
    111
    		  
    1.10
    114
    47. Violence
    0.94
    152
    		  
    0.30
    171
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.87
    64
    		  
    1.10
    60
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    151
    		  
    0.23
    167
    50. Dengue
    0.56
    24
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,569
    24.34
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    14,435
    17.96
    		  
    523
    9.98
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,689
    7.08
    		  
    404
    7.70
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,247
    6.53
    		  
    410
    7.83
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,151
    5.16
    		  
    235
    4.48
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,119
    5.12
    		  
    140
    2.67
    7. Hypertension
    2,564
    3.19
    		  
    151
    2.88
    8. Lung Disease
    1,571
    1.95
    		  
    32
    0.61
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    1,526
    1.90
    		  
    306
    5.84
    10. Low Birth Weight
    1,496
    1.86
    		  
    237
    4.53
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,491
    1.85
    		  
    26
    0.50
    12. Liver Disease
    1,105
    1.37
    		  
    28
    0.53
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,091
    1.36
    		  
    110
    2.09
    14. Tuberculosis
    1,089
    1.35
    		  
    34
    0.65
    15. Lymphomas
    991
    1.23
    		  
    48
    0.91
    16. Skin Disease
    870
    1.08
    		  
    7
    0.14
    17. Fires
    833
    1.04
    		  
    34
    0.66
    18. Breast Cancer
    794
    0.99
    		  
    101
    1.92
    19. Lung Cancers
    730
    0.91
    		  
    81
    1.55
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    725
    0.90
    		  
    30
    0.58
    21. Liver Cancer
    678
    0.84
    		  
    61
    1.16
    22. Drownings
    663
    0.82
    		  
    23
    0.44
    23. Leukemia
    623
    0.77
    		  
    64
    1.22
    24. Asthma
    582
    0.72
    		  
    34
    0.66
    25. Birth Trauma
    571
    0.71
    		  
    21
    0.40
    26. Other Injuries
    546
    0.68
    		  
    94
    1.79
    27. Falls
    537
    0.67
    		  
    45
    0.85
    28. Stomach Cancer
    432
    0.54
    		  
    27
    0.51
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    420
    0.52
    		  
    10
    0.19
    30. Other Neoplasms
    408
    0.51
    		  
    13
    0.25
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    363
    0.45
    		  
    32
    0.62
    32. Meningitis
    333
    0.41
    		  
    14
    0.27
    33. Prostate Cancer
    318
    0.40
    		  
    58
    1.10
    34. Malnutrition
    315
    0.39
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Epilepsy
    292
    0.36
    		  
    19
    0.36
    36. Oral Cancer
    278
    0.35
    		  
    12
    0.23
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.34
    		  
    14
    0.26
    38. Violence
    233
    0.29
    		  
    12
    0.24
    39. Poisonings
    231
    0.29
    		  
    18
    0.34
    40. Bladder Cancer
    210
    0.26
    		  
    45
    0.85
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    209
    0.26
    		  
    18
    0.34
    42. Ovary Cancer
    187
    0.23
    		  
    16
    0.30
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    146
    0.18
    		  
    5
    0.09
    44. Hepatitis B
    125
    0.16
    		  
    13
    0.26
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    125
    0.16
    		  
    6
    0.12
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    119
    0.15
    		  
    10
    0.19
    47. Pertussis
    107
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Suicide
    98
    0.12
    		  
    33
    0.63
    49. Dengue
    95
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Maternal Conditions
    90
    0.11
    		  
    7
    0.13
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    9.61
    148
    		  
    16.03
    91
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.21
    87
    		  
    9.53
    69
    3. Lymphomas
    6.34
    45
    		  
    4.11
    102
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.04
    148
    		  
    10.39
    122
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.17
    91
    		  
    5.00
    97
    6. Lung Cancers
    5.09
    127
    		  
    7.27
    110
    7. Leukemia
    3.06
    112
    		  
    3.89
    83
    8. Stomach Cancer
    3.06
    138
    		  
    2.17
    163
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.68
    147
    		  
    2.90
    136
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.60
    101
    		  
    2.62
    100
    11. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    138
    		  
    0.95
    166
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.64
    103
    		  
    4.59
    21
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.57
    119
    		  
    1.63
    113
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.49
    109
    		  
    5.98
    9
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.20
    168
    		  
    1.59
    161
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    151
    		  
    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.