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Compare Singapore 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
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    76.1
    80.1
    78.1
    11
    24
    15
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    80.0
    86.1
    83.1
    10
    2
    3
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    86.1
    10
    2
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    80.2
    86.3
    13
    2
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    80.3
    86.4
    12
    2
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    80.3
    86.4
    13
    2
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    80.4
    86.5
    13
    2
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    80.6
    86.6
    11
    2
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    80.8
    86.6
    10
    2
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    81.0
    86.8
    10
    2
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    81.2
    86.9
    10
    2
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    81.4
    87.0
    10
    2
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    81.8
    87.2
    10
    2
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    82.2
    87.5
    11
    2
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    82.8
    88.0
    12
    2
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    83.7
    88.6
    14
    2
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    85.0
    89.5
    15
    2
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    86.6
    90.6
    15
    1
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.8
    92.3
    12
    1
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.7
    94.8
    7
    1
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    95.0
    97.6
    6
    1
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.8
    100.8
    8
    1
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.9
    104.5
    9
    2
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.19
    131
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.75
    56
    		  
    34.53
    82
    3. Stroke
    32.21
    155
    		  
    47.73
    132
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    7.27
    110
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    16.03
    91
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    9.53
    69
    7. Kidney Disease
    15.77
    73
    		  
    12.82
    100
    8. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    5.00
    97
    9. Lung Disease
    9.43
    152
    		  
    2.75
    171
    10. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    2.17
    163
    11. Suicide
    7.69
    96
    		  
    0.86
    170
    12. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    10.39
    122
    13. Hypertension
    6.80
    157
    		  
    14.27
    110
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    2.62
    100
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.75
    157
    		  
    14.43
    100
    16. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    0.95
    166
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    2.90
    136
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.90
    169
    		  
    23.32
    96
    19. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    4.11
    102
    20. Liver Disease
    3.26
    166
    		  
    1.93
    171
    21. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    3.89
    83
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.87
    151
    		  
    2.30
    164
    23. Falls
    2.78
    128
    		  
    1.49
    157
    24. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    1.59
    161
    25. Skin Disease
    2.37
    71
    		  
    0.53
    135
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    1.63
    113
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    5.98
    9
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.98
    149
    		  
    1.64
    157
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    1.79
    169
    		  
    8.79
    79
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.52
    122
    		  
    1.38
    127
    31. Tuberculosis
    1.42
    119
    		  
    2.92
    103
    32. Asthma
    1.42
    126
    		  
    2.67
    104
    33. Low Birth Weight
    1.37
    160
    		  
    6.78
    94
    34. Other Injuries
    1.22
    172
    		  
    4.08
    160
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.10
    135
    		  
    0.67
    144
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    4.59
    21
    37. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    156
    		  
    0.90
    153
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    143
    		  
    0.17
    171
    39. Dengue
    0.76
    16
    		  
    0.00
    172
    40. Violence
    0.58
    167
    		  
    0.30
    171
    41. Drownings
    0.48
    165
    		  
    0.70
    157
    42. Meningitis
    0.48
    133
    		  
    0.54
    129
    43. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    0.23
    167
    44. Hepatitis B
    0.39
    93
    		  
    1.10
    60
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    166
    		  
    0.60
    152
    46. Epilepsy
    0.33
    170
    		  
    0.72
    158
    47. Fires
    0.22
    166
    		  
    1.26
    114
    48. Appendicitis
    0.20
    109
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.19
    171
    		  
    0.60
    163
    50. Drug Use
    0.18
    151
    		  
    1.45
    66
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,228
    19.71
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,036
    18.82
    		  
    404
    7.70
    3. Stroke
    2,079
    9.69
    		  
    523
    9.98
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,524
    7.11
    		  
    81
    1.55
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,090
    5.08
    		  
    110
    2.09
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,013
    4.72
    		  
    140
    2.67
    7. Liver Cancer
    643
    3.00
    		  
    61
    1.16
    8. Breast Cancer
    622
    2.90
    		  
    101
    1.92
    9. Lung Disease
    603
    2.81
    		  
    32
    0.61
    10. Stomach Cancer
    510
    2.38
    		  
    27
    0.51
    11. Suicide
    478
    2.23
    		  
    33
    0.63
    12. Hypertension
    439
    2.05
    		  
    151
    2.88
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    390
    1.82
    		  
    32
    0.62
    14. Oral Cancer
    314
    1.46
    		  
    12
    0.23
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    276
    1.28
    		  
    410
    7.83
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    253
    1.18
    		  
    235
    4.48
    17. Lymphomas
    218
    1.02
    		  
    48
    0.91
    18. Liver Disease
    216
    1.01
    		  
    28
    0.53
    19. Prostate Cancer
    213
    1.00
    		  
    58
    1.10
    20. Leukemia
    187
    0.87
    		  
    64
    1.22
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    178
    0.83
    		  
    26
    0.50
    22. Falls
    173
    0.80
    		  
    45
    0.85
    23. Skin Disease
    154
    0.72
    		  
    7
    0.14
    24. Ovary Cancer
    147
    0.69
    		  
    16
    0.30
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.64
    		  
    18
    0.34
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    120
    0.56
    		  
    30
    0.58
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    98
    0.46
    		  
    14
    0.26
    28. Cervical Cancer
    97
    0.45
    		  
    9
    0.17
    29. Tuberculosis
    93
    0.43
    		  
    34
    0.65
    30. Asthma
    90
    0.42
    		  
    34
    0.66
    31. Other Injuries
    75
    0.35
    		  
    94
    1.79
    32. Uterin Cancer
    73
    0.34
    		  
    29
    0.54
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    67
    0.31
    		  
    10
    0.19
    34. Bladder Cancer
    65
    0.30
    		  
    45
    0.85
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    65
    0.30
    		  
    306
    5.84
    36. Other Neoplasms
    57
    0.27
    		  
    13
    0.25
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    52
    0.24
    		  
    5
    0.09
    38. Dengue
    45
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    39. Low Birth Weight
    42
    0.20
    		  
    237
    4.53
    40. Skin Cancers
    30
    0.14
    		  
    2
    0.05
    41. Meningitis
    29
    0.14
    		  
    14
    0.27
    42. Violence
    29
    0.13
    		  
    12
    0.24
    43. Hepatitis B
    26
    0.12
    		  
    13
    0.26
    44. Drownings
    25
    0.12
    		  
    23
    0.44
    45. Epilepsy
    17
    0.08
    		  
    19
    0.36
    46. Fires
    13
    0.06
    		  
    34
    0.66
    47. Appendicitis
    13
    0.06
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12
    0.06
    		  
    6
    0.12
    49. Birth Trauma
    12
    0.06
    		  
    21
    0.40
    50. Drug Use
    11
    0.05
    		  
    34
    0.65
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    16.03
    91
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    9.53
    69
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    5.00
    97
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    2.17
    163
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    10.39
    122
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    2.62
    100
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    0.95
    166
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    2.90
    136
    10. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    4.11
    102
    11. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    3.89
    83
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    1.59
    161
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    1.63
    113
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    5.98
    9
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    4.59
    21
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    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.