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Compare Turkey 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
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    140.53
    37
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    95.07
    82
    		  
    47.73
    132
    3. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    17
    		  
    7.27
    110
    4. Lung Disease
    28.40
    42
    		  
    2.75
    171
    5. Prostate Cancer
    25.40
    38
    		  
    10.39
    122
    6. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    18.26
    4
    		  
    0.17
    171
    7. Hypertension
    16.24
    93
    		  
    14.27
    110
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.84
    139
    		  
    34.53
    82
    9. Breast Cancer
    13.49
    113
    		  
    16.03
    91
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.61
    132
    		  
    23.32
    96
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.43
    32
    		  
    2.17
    163
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.23
    118
    		  
    14.43
    100
    13. Asthma
    10.30
    39
    		  
    2.67
    104
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    66
    		  
    9.53
    69
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    9.15
    67
    		  
    8.79
    79
    16. Other Injuries
    8.91
    107
    		  
    4.08
    160
    17. Suicide
    7.92
    94
    		  
    0.86
    170
    18. Lymphomas
    7.85
    14
    		  
    4.11
    102
    19. Meningitis
    7.84
    47
    		  
    0.54
    129
    20. Bladder Cancer
    6.86
    4
    		  
    4.59
    21
    21. Low Birth Weight
    6.68
    99
    		  
    6.78
    94
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.85
    124
    		  
    2.30
    164
    23. Leukemia
    4.65
    45
    		  
    3.89
    83
    24. Liver Disease
    4.45
    158
    		  
    1.93
    171
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.42
    66
    		  
    2.62
    100
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    90
    		  
    2.90
    136
    27. Kidney Disease
    3.69
    163
    		  
    12.82
    100
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.36
    69
    		  
    1.63
    113
    29. Violence
    3.23
    109
    		  
    0.30
    171
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.15
    76
    		  
    1.38
    127
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.05
    149
    		  
    5.00
    97
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.51
    140
    		  
    1.64
    157
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    63
    		  
    5.98
    9
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.42
    104
    		  
    0.60
    152
    35. War
    2.36
    15
    		  
    0.03
    56
    36. Falls
    2.16
    147
    		  
    1.49
    157
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.13
    110
    		  
    0.67
    144
    38. Epilepsy
    1.87
    89
    		  
    0.72
    158
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    159
    		  
    1.59
    161
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    137
    		  
    0.95
    166
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.65
    131
    		  
    0.60
    163
    42. Encephalitis
    1.49
    41
    		  
    0.09
    111
    43. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    116
    		  
    0.23
    167
    44. Drownings
    1.04
    146
    		  
    0.70
    157
    45. Skin Disease
    0.87
    118
    		  
    0.53
    135
    46. Malnutrition
    0.84
    111
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.71
    142
    		  
    1.10
    114
    48. Poisonings
    0.68
    126
    		  
    0.69
    124
    49. Fires
    0.65
    137
    		  
    1.26
    114
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.56
    142
    		  
    2.92
    103
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    95,573
    25.61
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    64,583
    17.30
    		  
    523
    9.98
    3. Lung Cancers
    21,690
    5.81
    		  
    81
    1.55
    4. Lung Disease
    19,218
    5.15
    		  
    32
    0.61
    5. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    12,618
    3.38
    		  
    5
    0.09
    6. Hypertension
    10,994
    2.95
    		  
    151
    2.88
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,589
    2.57
    		  
    404
    7.70
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,948
    2.40
    		  
    410
    7.83
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,539
    2.29
    		  
    235
    4.48
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,525
    2.28
    		  
    27
    0.51
    11. Prostate Cancer
    7,215
    1.93
    		  
    58
    1.10
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7,040
    1.89
    		  
    110
    2.09
    13. Asthma
    7,036
    1.89
    		  
    34
    0.66
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6,578
    1.76
    		  
    306
    5.84
    15. Other Injuries
    6,551
    1.76
    		  
    94
    1.79
    16. Suicide
    5,898
    1.58
    		  
    33
    0.63
    17. Meningitis
    5,601
    1.50
    		  
    14
    0.27
    18. Lymphomas
    5,431
    1.46
    		  
    48
    0.91
    19. Breast Cancer
    5,116
    1.37
    		  
    101
    1.92
    20. Low Birth Weight
    4,784
    1.28
    		  
    237
    4.53
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4,645
    1.24
    		  
    45
    0.85
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,378
    0.91
    		  
    26
    0.50
    23. Leukemia
    3,278
    0.88
    		  
    64
    1.22
    24. Liver Disease
    3,085
    0.83
    		  
    28
    0.53
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    3,024
    0.81
    		  
    32
    0.62
    26. Kidney Disease
    2,534
    0.68
    		  
    140
    2.67
    27. Violence
    2,424
    0.65
    		  
    12
    0.24
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,310
    0.62
    		  
    18
    0.34
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,175
    0.58
    		  
    14
    0.26
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,093
    0.56
    		  
    61
    1.16
    31. War
    1,762
    0.47
    		  
    1
    0.02
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1,747
    0.47
    		  
    30
    0.58
    33. Birth Trauma
    1,737
    0.47
    		  
    21
    0.40
    34. Falls
    1,552
    0.42
    		  
    45
    0.85
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,549
    0.42
    		  
    16
    0.30
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,476
    0.40
    		  
    10
    0.19
    37. Epilepsy
    1,384
    0.37
    		  
    19
    0.36
    38. Oral Cancer
    1,178
    0.32
    		  
    12
    0.23
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,110
    0.30
    		  
    6
    0.12
    40. Encephalitis
    1,067
    0.29
    		  
    4
    0.07
    41. Uterin Cancer
    930
    0.25
    		  
    29
    0.54
    42. Skin Cancers
    861
    0.23
    		  
    2
    0.05
    43. Drownings
    783
    0.21
    		  
    23
    0.44
    44. Cervical Cancer
    651
    0.17
    		  
    9
    0.17
    45. Skin Disease
    597
    0.16
    		  
    7
    0.14
    46. Malnutrition
    590
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Poisonings
    494
    0.13
    		  
    18
    0.34
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    474
    0.13
    		  
    10
    0.19
    49. Fires
    469
    0.13
    		  
    34
    0.66
    50. Tuberculosis
    379
    0.10
    		  
    34
    0.65
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    17
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.40
    38
    		  
    10.39
    122
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.49
    113
    		  
    16.03
    91
    4. Stomach Cancer
    12.43
    32
    		  
    2.17
    163
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    66
    		  
    9.53
    69
    6. Lymphomas
    7.85
    14
    		  
    4.11
    102
    7. Bladder Cancer
    6.86
    4
    		  
    4.59
    21
    8. Leukemia
    4.65
    45
    		  
    3.89
    83
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.42
    66
    		  
    2.62
    100
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    90
    		  
    2.90
    136
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.36
    69
    		  
    1.63
    113
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.05
    149
    		  
    5.00
    97
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    63
    		  
    5.98
    9
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    159
    		  
    1.59
    161
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    137
    		  
    0.95
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    116
    		  
    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.