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Compare United Kingdom 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
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    17
    16
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    75.4
    80.2
    77.7
    19
    23
    22
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    79.4
    83.0
    81.2
    18
    27
    20
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    83.0
    18
    27
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    79.7
    83.3
    17
    27
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    79.9
    83.4
    18
    27
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    80.0
    83.5
    18
    27
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.6
    18
    27
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.7
    18
    27
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    80.7
    83.8
    17
    27
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    81.0
    84.1
    17
    28
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    81.4
    84.3
    17
    29
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    82.0
    84.7
    15
    29
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.3
    14
    29
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.0
    15
    29
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.9
    16
    28
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.1
    18
    28
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.8
    19
    30
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.0
    20
    31
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.4
    94.9
    25
    36
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.3
    39
    43
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.3
    54
    55
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.10
    139
    		  
    113.15
    56
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    147
    		  
    47.73
    132
    3. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    7.27
    110
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    24.35
    14
    		  
    0.60
    163
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.43
    102
    		  
    34.53
    82
    6. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    16.03
    91
    7. Lung Disease
    21.36
    68
    		  
    2.75
    171
    8. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    10.39
    122
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    9.53
    69
    10. Liver Disease
    9.31
    119
    		  
    1.93
    171
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    1.63
    113
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    2.62
    100
    13. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    4.11
    102
    14. Other Injuries
    7.09
    127
    		  
    4.08
    160
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    2.90
    136
    16. Suicide
    6.28
    103
    		  
    0.86
    170
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.91
    164
    		  
    23.32
    96
    18. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    3.89
    83
    19. Hypertension
    4.50
    162
    		  
    14.27
    110
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    4.59
    21
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    2.17
    163
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    5
    		  
    1.10
    114
    23. Falls
    4.06
    106
    		  
    1.49
    157
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    5.00
    97
    25. Drug Use
    3.83
    19
    		  
    1.45
    66
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    146
    		  
    8.79
    79
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.47
    134
    		  
    6.78
    94
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.32
    167
    		  
    12.82
    100
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.28
    122
    		  
    1.64
    157
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    5.98
    9
    31. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    0.23
    167
    32. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.97
    169
    		  
    14.43
    100
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.96
    150
    		  
    2.30
    164
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.94
    76
    		  
    0.90
    153
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    0.95
    166
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    1.59
    161
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.17
    100
    		  
    1.38
    127
    38. Alcohol
    1.70
    59
    		  
    0.17
    130
    39. Skin Disease
    1.65
    90
    		  
    0.53
    135
    40. Epilepsy
    1.43
    112
    		  
    0.72
    158
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.34
    4
    		  
    0.11
    137
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.19
    133
    		  
    0.67
    144
    43. Asthma
    0.97
    138
    		  
    2.67
    104
    44. Poisonings
    0.91
    108
    		  
    0.69
    124
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    142
    		  
    0.17
    171
    46. Violence
    0.63
    165
    		  
    0.30
    171
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    151
    		  
    0.60
    152
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    82
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Drownings
    0.44
    167
    		  
    0.70
    157
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.42
    130
    		  
    0.11
    149
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,014
    17.21
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Stroke
    46,280
    10.62
    		  
    523
    9.98
    3. Lung Cancers
    36,956
    8.48
    		  
    81
    1.55
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34,343
    7.88
    		  
    6
    0.12
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30,776
    7.06
    		  
    404
    7.70
    6. Lung Disease
    27,763
    6.37
    		  
    32
    0.61
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,181
    4.17
    		  
    110
    2.09
    8. Breast Cancer
    12,760
    2.93
    		  
    101
    1.92
    9. Prostate Cancer
    12,101
    2.78
    		  
    58
    1.10
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,756
    2.01
    		  
    18
    0.34
    11. Lymphomas
    8,633
    1.98
    		  
    48
    0.91
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8,614
    1.98
    		  
    32
    0.62
    13. Liver Disease
    7,654
    1.76
    		  
    28
    0.53
    14. Other Injuries
    6,507
    1.49
    		  
    94
    1.79
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    6,131
    1.41
    		  
    10
    0.19
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,088
    1.40
    		  
    235
    4.48
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,794
    1.33
    		  
    45
    0.85
    18. Hypertension
    5,747
    1.32
    		  
    151
    2.88
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5,328
    1.22
    		  
    27
    0.51
    20. Leukemia
    5,224
    1.20
    		  
    64
    1.22
    21. Falls
    4,877
    1.12
    		  
    45
    0.85
    22. Kidney Disease
    4,428
    1.02
    		  
    140
    2.67
    23. Liver Cancer
    4,392
    1.01
    		  
    61
    1.16
    24. Suicide
    4,381
    1.01
    		  
    33
    0.63
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,214
    0.97
    		  
    16
    0.30
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,640
    0.84
    		  
    13
    0.25
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,318
    0.76
    		  
    2
    0.05
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,156
    0.72
    		  
    30
    0.58
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,052
    0.70
    		  
    26
    0.50
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,790
    0.64
    		  
    12
    0.23
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,620
    0.60
    		  
    14
    0.26
    32. Drug Use
    2,460
    0.56
    		  
    34
    0.65
    33. Skin Disease
    2,146
    0.49
    		  
    7
    0.14
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    2,103
    0.48
    		  
    306
    5.84
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2,072
    0.48
    		  
    29
    0.54
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,008
    0.46
    		  
    410
    7.83
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,632
    0.37
    		  
    10
    0.19
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1,539
    0.35
    		  
    237
    4.53
    39. Alcohol
    1,276
    0.29
    		  
    5
    0.09
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,259
    0.29
    		  
    2
    0.04
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1,196
    0.27
    		  
    9
    0.17
    42. Epilepsy
    1,146
    0.26
    		  
    19
    0.36
    43. Asthma
    1,092
    0.25
    		  
    34
    0.66
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,050
    0.24
    		  
    5
    0.09
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    761
    0.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    46. Poisonings
    641
    0.15
    		  
    18
    0.34
    47. Violence
    402
    0.09
    		  
    12
    0.24
    48. Tuberculosis
    362
    0.08
    		  
    34
    0.65
    49. Fires
    335
    0.08
    		  
    34
    0.66
    50. Drownings
    303
    0.07
    		  
    23
    0.44
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    7.27
    110
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    16.03
    91
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    10.39
    122
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    9.53
    69
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    1.63
    113
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    2.62
    100
    7. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    4.11
    102
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    2.90
    136
    9. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    3.89
    83
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    4.59
    21
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    2.17
    163
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    5.00
    97
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    5.98
    9
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    0.23
    167
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    0.95
    166
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    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.