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Compare Switzerland 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
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    74.1
    71.3
    7
    6
    6
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    70.0
    76.2
    73.0
    6
    5
    5
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    72.2
    78.9
    75.5
    8
    4
    5
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    73.9
    80.7
    77.2
    9
    3
    4
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    76.9
    82.6
    79.7
    5
    3
    2
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    80.0
    84.5
    82.3
    2
    5
    2
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    81.3
    85.3
    83.4
    1
    6
    2
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    85.3
    1
    6
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    81.7
    85.6
    1
    6
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    81.8
    85.7
    1
    6
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.7
    1
    6
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    82.0
    85.8
    1
    6
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    82.2
    85.9
    1
    6
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    82.3
    85.9
    1
    6
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    82.5
    86.1
    3
    6
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    82.8
    86.3
    3
    6
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.6
    2
    6
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    83.9
    87.0
    2
    6
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.6
    2
    6
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    85.7
    88.3
    4
    5
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.2
    6
    6
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.4
    13
    11
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.2
    30
    25
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.7
    61
    42
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.6
    98.1
    88
    63
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    79
    87
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    47.54
    158
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32.25
    6
    		  
    0.60
    163
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
    		  
    7.27
    110
    4. Stroke
    21.19
    172
    		  
    47.73
    132
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
    		  
    16.03
    91
    6. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
    		  
    10.39
    122
    7. Hypertension
    15.52
    101
    		  
    14.27
    110
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
    		  
    9.53
    69
    9. Lung Disease
    10.96
    143
    		  
    2.75
    171
    10. Suicide
    9.56
    75
    		  
    0.86
    170
    11. Falls
    9.43
    46
    		  
    1.49
    157
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
    		  
    2.62
    100
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.67
    154
    		  
    23.32
    96
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.37
    165
    		  
    34.53
    82
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    104
    		  
    2.30
    164
    16. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
    		  
    4.11
    102
    17. Liver Disease
    5.60
    150
    		  
    1.93
    171
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
    		  
    2.90
    136
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.02
    154
    		  
    12.82
    100
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
    		  
    5.00
    97
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.02
    14
    		  
    1.10
    114
    22. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
    		  
    3.89
    83
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.83
    144
    		  
    8.79
    79
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
    		  
    4.59
    21
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.61
    165
    		  
    14.43
    100
    26. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
    		  
    2.17
    163
    27. Other Neoplasms
    3.15
    69
    		  
    0.90
    153
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
    		  
    1.63
    113
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
    		  
    0.23
    167
    30. Other Injuries
    2.96
    165
    		  
    4.08
    160
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
    		  
    0.95
    166
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.81
    135
    		  
    1.64
    157
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.70
    143
    		  
    6.78
    94
    34. Alcohol
    2.49
    46
    		  
    0.17
    130
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
    		  
    5.98
    9
    36. Drug Use
    1.84
    59
    		  
    1.45
    66
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
    		  
    1.59
    161
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.11
    8
    		  
    0.11
    137
    39. Poisonings
    1.04
    97
    		  
    0.69
    124
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.97
    139
    		  
    0.67
    144
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    151
    		  
    1.38
    127
    42. Birth Trauma
    0.85
    138
    		  
    0.60
    152
    43. Epilepsy
    0.78
    153
    		  
    0.72
    158
    44. Osteoarthritis
    0.73
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Depression
    0.68
    2
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    23
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Asthma
    0.64
    158
    		  
    2.67
    104
    48. Drownings
    0.61
    162
    		  
    0.70
    157
    49. Skin Disease
    0.57
    133
    		  
    0.53
    135
    50. Violence
    0.57
    168
    		  
    0.30
    171
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,078
    16.31
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5,906
    11.93
    		  
    6
    0.12
    3. Stroke
    3,706
    7.48
    		  
    523
    9.98
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,190
    6.44
    		  
    81
    1.55
    5. Hypertension
    2,787
    5.63
    		  
    151
    2.88
    6. Lung Disease
    1,896
    3.83
    		  
    32
    0.61
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,788
    3.61
    		  
    110
    2.09
    8. Falls
    1,586
    3.20
    		  
    45
    0.85
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,539
    3.11
    		  
    101
    1.92
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,463
    2.95
    		  
    58
    1.10
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,307
    2.64
    		  
    235
    4.48
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,251
    2.53
    		  
    32
    0.62
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,080
    2.18
    		  
    404
    7.70
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    2.14
    		  
    26
    0.50
    15. Suicide
    972
    1.96
    		  
    33
    0.63
    16. Lymphomas
    911
    1.84
    		  
    48
    0.91
    17. Kidney Disease
    889
    1.80
    		  
    140
    2.67
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    737
    1.49
    		  
    10
    0.19
    19. Liver Disease
    707
    1.43
    		  
    28
    0.53
    20. Liver Cancer
    677
    1.37
    		  
    61
    1.16
    21. Leukemia
    599
    1.21
    		  
    64
    1.22
    22. Bladder Cancer
    585
    1.18
    		  
    45
    0.85
    23. Other Neoplasms
    533
    1.08
    		  
    13
    0.25
    24. Stomach Cancer
    494
    1.00
    		  
    27
    0.51
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    474
    0.96
    		  
    18
    0.34
    26. Skin Cancers
    459
    0.93
    		  
    2
    0.05
    27. Ovary Cancer
    435
    0.88
    		  
    16
    0.30
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    400
    0.81
    		  
    30
    0.58
    29. Oral Cancer
    392
    0.79
    		  
    12
    0.23
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    357
    0.72
    		  
    410
    7.83
    31. Other Injuries
    346
    0.70
    		  
    94
    1.79
    32. Alcohol
    282
    0.57
    		  
    5
    0.09
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    255
    0.52
    		  
    306
    5.84
    34. Uterin Cancer
    209
    0.42
    		  
    29
    0.54
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    173
    0.35
    		  
    10
    0.19
    36. Drug Use
    162
    0.33
    		  
    34
    0.65
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.30
    		  
    14
    0.26
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    143
    0.29
    		  
    2
    0.04
    39. Osteoarthritis
    131
    0.27
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Low Birth Weight
    121
    0.25
    		  
    237
    4.53
    41. Depression
    110
    0.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    107
    0.22
    		  
    34
    0.66
    43. Schizophrenia
    102
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    44. Poisonings
    97
    0.20
    		  
    18
    0.34
    45. Skin Disease
    95
    0.19
    		  
    7
    0.14
    46. Epilepsy
    94
    0.19
    		  
    19
    0.36
    47. Cervical Cancer
    90
    0.18
    		  
    9
    0.17
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    71
    0.14
    		  
    5
    0.09
    49. Malnutrition
    63
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Anemia
    60
    0.12
    		  
    1
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Switzerland SWITZERLAND   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.14
    49
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.97
    52
    		  
    16.03
    91
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.68
    62
    		  
    10.39
    122
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.56
    58
    		  
    9.53
    69
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.37
    27
    		  
    2.62
    100
    6. Lymphomas
    5.88
    56
    		  
    4.11
    102
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.38
    55
    		  
    2.90
    136
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.62
    102
    		  
    5.00
    97
    9. Leukemia
    4.00
    76
    		  
    3.89
    83
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.65
    46
    		  
    4.59
    21
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.46
    132
    		  
    2.17
    163
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    72
    		  
    1.63
    113
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    23
    		  
    0.23
    167
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.96
    84
    		  
    0.95
    166
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.38
    65
    		  
    5.98
    9
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.31
    165
    		  
    1.59
    161
     
     
     
    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.