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Compare Viet Nam 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
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    70.3
    73.9
    72.1
    55
    76
    62
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    71.3
    80.7
    76.0
    83
    39
    56
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    80.7
    83
    39
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    73.0
    82.2
    76
    33
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    73.2
    82.3
    76
    32
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    73.4
    82.4
    76
    32
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    73.7
    82.5
    74
    32
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    74.1
    82.7
    74
    32
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    74.6
    82.8
    73
    32
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    75.1
    83.0
    72
    32
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    75.6
    83.2
    68
    31
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    76.3
    83.5
    67
    30
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    77.1
    83.8
    68
    30
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    78.2
    84.2
    60
    31
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.9
    58
    31
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    81.1
    85.8
    57
    31
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    83.1
    87.0
    50
    25
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    85.5
    88.6
    46
    13
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.3
    90.6
    27
    7
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.5
    93.1
    13
    8
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    95.0
    96.1
    7
    7
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.9
    99.5
    7
    9
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    103.1
    103.4
    5
    8
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    139.75
    30
    		  
    47.73
    132
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.28
    159
    		  
    113.15
    56
    3. Lung Disease
    31.91
    29
    		  
    2.75
    171
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.57
    86
    		  
    34.53
    82
    5. Liver Cancer
    24.00
    6
    		  
    5.00
    97
    6. Lung Cancers
    23.31
    45
    		  
    7.27
    110
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.10
    45
    		  
    14.43
    100
    8. Tuberculosis
    20.28
    49
    		  
    2.92
    103
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.08
    110
    		  
    23.32
    96
    10. Liver Disease
    16.87
    80
    		  
    1.93
    171
    11. Stomach Cancer
    15.19
    22
    		  
    2.17
    163
    12. Kidney Disease
    13.00
    98
    		  
    12.82
    100
    13. Other Injuries
    11.82
    85
    		  
    4.08
    160
    14. HIV/AIDS
    11.46
    67
    		  
    0.11
    149
    15. Hypertension
    11.01
    129
    		  
    14.27
    110
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.81
    51
    		  
    8.79
    79
    17. Breast Cancer
    9.15
    153
    		  
    16.03
    91
    18. Falls
    8.94
    49
    		  
    1.49
    157
    19. Low Birth Weight
    8.48
    80
    		  
    6.78
    94
    20. Asthma
    8.16
    60
    		  
    2.67
    104
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.99
    92
    		  
    9.53
    69
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.79
    74
    		  
    0.67
    144
    23. Drownings
    5.94
    50
    		  
    0.70
    157
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.67
    31
    		  
    0.95
    166
    25. Suicide
    5.09
    123
    		  
    0.86
    170
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.87
    119
    		  
    1.59
    161
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    4.04
    110
    		  
    1.64
    157
    28. Leukemia
    3.77
    92
    		  
    3.89
    83
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.66
    92
    		  
    0.17
    171
    30. Malnutrition
    3.44
    75
    		  
    0.00
    172
    31. Meningitis
    3.42
    69
    		  
    0.54
    129
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.40
    142
    		  
    2.30
    164
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    74
    		  
    1.38
    127
    34. Violence
    3.24
    108
    		  
    0.30
    171
    35. Prostate Cancer
    2.98
    161
    		  
    10.39
    122
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    77
    		  
    1.63
    113
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.85
    97
    		  
    0.60
    152
    38. Lymphomas
    2.78
    130
    		  
    4.11
    102
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.66
    98
    		  
    0.60
    163
    40. Epilepsy
    2.14
    79
    		  
    0.72
    158
    41. Fires
    1.97
    93
    		  
    1.26
    114
    42. Skin Disease
    1.88
    84
    		  
    0.53
    135
    43. Ovary Cancer
    1.77
    162
    		  
    2.90
    136
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    5.98
    9
    45. Appendicitis
    1.05
    47
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.03
    151
    		  
    0.90
    153
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    152
    		  
    2.62
    100
    48. Measles
    0.97
    47
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.93
    130
    		  
    0.23
    167
    50. Poisonings
    0.93
    106
    		  
    0.69
    124
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    112,626
    23.90
    		  
    523
    9.98
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,533
    7.75
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    3. Lung Disease
    25,542
    5.42
    		  
    32
    0.61
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24,952
    5.29
    		  
    404
    7.70
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    21,337
    4.53
    		  
    410
    7.83
    6. Liver Cancer
    20,223
    4.29
    		  
    61
    1.16
    7. Lung Cancers
    19,012
    4.03
    		  
    81
    1.55
    8. Tuberculosis
    17,095
    3.63
    		  
    34
    0.65
    9. Liver Disease
    14,118
    3.00
    		  
    28
    0.53
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,603
    2.89
    		  
    235
    4.48
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12,475
    2.65
    		  
    27
    0.51
    12. HIV/AIDS
    11,013
    2.34
    		  
    2
    0.03
    13. Kidney Disease
    10,561
    2.24
    		  
    140
    2.67
    14. Other Injuries
    10,337
    2.19
    		  
    94
    1.79
    15. Hypertension
    8,848
    1.88
    		  
    151
    2.88
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    8,019
    1.70
    		  
    306
    5.84
    17. Falls
    7,432
    1.58
    		  
    45
    0.85
    18. Low Birth Weight
    6,893
    1.46
    		  
    237
    4.53
    19. Asthma
    6,559
    1.39
    		  
    34
    0.66
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,706
    1.21
    		  
    110
    2.09
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,584
    1.18
    		  
    10
    0.19
    22. Drownings
    5,230
    1.11
    		  
    23
    0.44
    23. Oral Cancer
    4,758
    1.01
    		  
    12
    0.23
    24. Suicide
    4,600
    0.98
    		  
    33
    0.63
    25. Breast Cancer
    4,172
    0.89
    		  
    101
    1.92
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    3,366
    0.71
    		  
    30
    0.58
    27. Leukemia
    3,304
    0.70
    		  
    64
    1.22
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,045
    0.65
    		  
    5
    0.09
    29. Violence
    3,037
    0.64
    		  
    12
    0.24
    30. Meningitis
    2,887
    0.61
    		  
    14
    0.27
    31. Malnutrition
    2,815
    0.60
    		  
    0
    0.00
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,792
    0.59
    		  
    26
    0.50
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,639
    0.56
    		  
    14
    0.26
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,500
    0.53
    		  
    18
    0.34
    35. Birth Trauma
    2,318
    0.49
    		  
    21
    0.40
    36. Lymphomas
    2,310
    0.49
    		  
    48
    0.91
    37. Cervical Cancer
    2,213
    0.47
    		  
    9
    0.17
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,169
    0.46
    		  
    6
    0.12
    39. Epilepsy
    1,876
    0.40
    		  
    19
    0.36
    40. Fires
    1,668
    0.35
    		  
    34
    0.66
    41. Skin Disease
    1,540
    0.33
    		  
    7
    0.14
    42. Prostate Cancer
    870
    0.18
    		  
    58
    1.10
    43. Appendicitis
    862
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    44. Other Neoplasms
    845
    0.18
    		  
    13
    0.25
    45. Poisonings
    823
    0.17
    		  
    18
    0.34
    46. Ovary Cancer
    800
    0.17
    		  
    16
    0.30
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    794
    0.17
    		  
    32
    0.62
    48. Measles
    792
    0.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Uterin Cancer
    780
    0.17
    		  
    29
    0.54
    50. Skin Cancers
    761
    0.16
    		  
    2
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.00
    6
    		  
    5.00
    97
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.31
    45
    		  
    7.27
    110
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.19
    22
    		  
    2.17
    163
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.15
    153
    		  
    16.03
    91
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.99
    92
    		  
    9.53
    69
    6. Oral Cancer
    5.67
    31
    		  
    0.95
    166
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.87
    119
    		  
    1.59
    161
    8. Leukemia
    3.77
    92
    		  
    3.89
    83
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2.98
    161
    		  
    10.39
    122
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    77
    		  
    1.63
    113
    11. Lymphomas
    2.78
    130
    		  
    4.11
    102
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.77
    162
    		  
    2.90
    136
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    5.98
    9
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    152
    		  
    2.62
    100
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.93
    130
    		  
    0.23
    167
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.60
    165
    		  
    4.59
    21
     
     
     
    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.