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SOUTH KOREA VS KUWAIT
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Compare South Korea 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
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    72.3
    79.6
    75.9
    40
    30
    36
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    78.8
    85.5
    82.3
    20
    4
    11
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.8
    85.5
    20
    4
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    79.1
    85.7
    20
    4
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    79.2
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    79.3
    85.8
    20
    4
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    79.4
    85.9
    20
    4
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    79.6
    86.0
    20
    3
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    79.8
    86.2
    20
    3
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    80.0
    86.3
    21
    3
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    80.3
    86.5
    21
    3
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    80.8
    86.7
    21
    4
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    81.4
    87.0
    21
    4
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    82.2
    87.3
    22
    4
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    28
    5
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    84.2
    88.2
    33
    6
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    85.8
    89.1
    38
    9
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.0
    90.4
    43
    13
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    90.7
    92.4
    41
    20
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.1
    95.1
    45
    21
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.6
    35
    27
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    52
    42
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    39.14
    139
    		  
    47.73
    132
    2. Suicide
    29.34
    3
    		  
    0.86
    170
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    26.39
    172
    		  
    113.15
    56
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    7.27
    110
    5. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    5.00
    97
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.34
    133
    		  
    34.53
    82
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.01
    115
    		  
    23.32
    96
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    2.17
    163
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    9.53
    69
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.32
    27
    		  
    0.60
    163
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.08
    125
    		  
    14.43
    100
    12. Liver Disease
    9.48
    117
    		  
    1.93
    171
    13. Lung Disease
    8.65
    153
    		  
    2.75
    171
    14. Hypertension
    8.23
    147
    		  
    14.27
    110
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    127
    		  
    12.82
    100
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.62
    100
    17. Other Injuries
    6.55
    131
    		  
    4.08
    160
    18. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    16.03
    91
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    10.39
    122
    20. Tuberculosis
    4.15
    94
    		  
    2.92
    103
    21. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    4.11
    102
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    16
    		  
    1.10
    114
    23. Falls
    3.06
    125
    		  
    1.49
    157
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    1.59
    161
    25. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.89
    83
    26. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    2.90
    136
    27. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    145
    		  
    6.78
    94
    28. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    2.67
    104
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    1.63
    113
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.20
    145
    		  
    1.64
    157
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.02
    167
    		  
    8.79
    79
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    4.59
    21
    33. Other Neoplasms
    1.98
    117
    		  
    0.90
    153
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.88
    116
    		  
    0.67
    144
    35. Hepatitis B
    1.83
    47
    		  
    1.10
    60
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.79
    168
    		  
    2.30
    164
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    0.95
    166
    38. Alcohol
    1.28
    71
    		  
    0.17
    130
    39. Violence
    1.10
    147
    		  
    0.30
    171
    40. Drownings
    1.06
    144
    		  
    0.70
    157
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    150
    		  
    1.38
    127
    42. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    5.98
    9
    43. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
    		  
    0.53
    135
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    0.23
    167
    45. War
    0.70
    24
    		  
    0.03
    56
    46. Epilepsy
    0.67
    161
    		  
    0.72
    158
    47. Poisonings
    0.47
    145
    		  
    0.69
    124
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    165
    		  
    0.60
    152
    49. Fires
    0.39
    152
    		  
    1.26
    114
    50. Anemia
    0.28
    117
    		  
    0.03
    161
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    27,848
    12.35
    		  
    523
    9.98
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    18,608
    8.25
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    3. Suicide
    18,009
    7.99
    		  
    33
    0.63
    4. Lung Cancers
    17,896
    7.94
    		  
    81
    1.55
    5. Liver Cancer
    11,962
    5.31
    		  
    61
    1.16
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,745
    5.21
    		  
    404
    7.70
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,314
    5.02
    		  
    235
    4.48
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10,833
    4.80
    		  
    27
    0.51
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,332
    4.14
    		  
    110
    2.09
    10. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9,045
    4.01
    		  
    6
    0.12
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,708
    2.98
    		  
    410
    7.83
    12. Lung Disease
    6,281
    2.79
    		  
    32
    0.61
    13. Liver Disease
    6,169
    2.74
    		  
    28
    0.53
    14. Hypertension
    6,001
    2.66
    		  
    151
    2.88
    15. Kidney Disease
    5,396
    2.39
    		  
    140
    2.67
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    5,090
    2.26
    		  
    32
    0.62
    17. Other Injuries
    4,460
    1.98
    		  
    94
    1.79
    18. Tuberculosis
    2,912
    1.29
    		  
    34
    0.65
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    2,810
    1.25
    		  
    10
    0.19
    20. Lymphomas
    2,630
    1.17
    		  
    48
    0.91
    21. Breast Cancer
    2,136
    0.95
    		  
    101
    1.92
    22. Falls
    1,955
    0.87
    		  
    45
    0.85
    23. Leukemia
    1,808
    0.80
    		  
    64
    1.22
    24. Prostate Cancer
    1,784
    0.79
    		  
    58
    1.10
    25. Asthma
    1,733
    0.77
    		  
    34
    0.66
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,600
    0.71
    		  
    18
    0.34
    27. Bladder Cancer
    1,432
    0.64
    		  
    45
    0.85
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,426
    0.63
    		  
    30
    0.58
    29. Other Neoplasms
    1,359
    0.60
    		  
    13
    0.25
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,325
    0.59
    		  
    10
    0.19
    31. Hepatitis B
    1,206
    0.53
    		  
    13
    0.26
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,171
    0.52
    		  
    26
    0.50
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,122
    0.50
    		  
    9
    0.17
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,089
    0.48
    		  
    12
    0.23
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,002
    0.44
    		  
    16
    0.30
    36. Alcohol
    818
    0.36
    		  
    5
    0.09
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    635
    0.28
    		  
    14
    0.26
    38. Low Birth Weight
    617
    0.27
    		  
    237
    4.53
    39. Drownings
    611
    0.27
    		  
    23
    0.44
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    605
    0.27
    		  
    306
    5.84
    41. Violence
    553
    0.25
    		  
    12
    0.24
    42. Skin Disease
    542
    0.24
    		  
    7
    0.14
    43. Skin Cancers
    491
    0.22
    		  
    2
    0.05
    44. War
    466
    0.21
    		  
    1
    0.02
    45. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
    		  
    19
    0.36
    46. Poisonings
    297
    0.13
    		  
    18
    0.34
    47. Uterin Cancer
    297
    0.13
    		  
    29
    0.54
    48. Fires
    235
    0.10
    		  
    34
    0.66
    49. Anemia
    204
    0.09
    		  
    1
    0.02
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    193
    0.09
    		  
    5
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Korea SOUTH KOREA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.69
    38
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Liver Cancer
    17.87
    11
    		  
    5.00
    97
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.77
    18
    		  
    2.17
    163
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.47
    49
    		  
    9.53
    69
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.39
    39
    		  
    2.62
    100
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.29
    164
    		  
    16.03
    91
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.25
    146
    		  
    10.39
    122
    8. Lymphomas
    3.88
    109
    		  
    4.11
    102
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    132
    		  
    1.59
    161
    10. Leukemia
    2.93
    118
    		  
    3.89
    83
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    144
    		  
    2.90
    136
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.33
    95
    		  
    1.63
    113
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.01
    87
    		  
    4.59
    21
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.62
    140
    		  
    0.95
    166
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    157
    		  
    5.98
    9
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    145
    		  
    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.