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Compare Yemen 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
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    58.0
    60.8
    59.4
    135
    137
    137
    		  
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    64.3
    67.2
    65.7
    132
    139
    137
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.3
    67.2
    132
    139
    		  
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    67.3
    69.9
    133
    146
    		  
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    67.7
    70.3
    133
    146
    		  
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    68.0
    70.6
    133
    147
    		  
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    68.5
    71.1
    134
    146
    		  
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    69.2
    71.6
    135
    146
    		  
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    69.8
    72.2
    134
    146
    		  
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    70.5
    72.8
    133
    146
    		  
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    71.1
    73.5
    137
    149
    		  
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    71.9
    74.2
    140
    150
    		  
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    72.9
    75.0
    149
    153
    		  
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    74.0
    76.0
    152
    154
    		  
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    75.5
    77.2
    152
    154
    		  
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    77.4
    78.7
    157
    157
    		  
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    79.6
    80.6
    152
    158
    		  
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.9
    153
    158
    		  
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.8
    153
    159
    		  
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.2
    156
    162
    		  
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    152
    156
    		  
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.4
    124
    138
    		  
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    111
    127
    		  
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    352.37
    1
    		  
    34.53
    82
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    157.92
    30
    		  
    113.15
    56
    3. Stroke
    115.63
    61
    		  
    47.73
    132
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.63
    17
    		  
    14.43
    100
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.17
    80
    		  
    23.32
    96
    6. Lung Disease
    22.40
    58
    		  
    2.75
    171
    7. Hypertension
    21.69
    41
    		  
    14.27
    110
    8. Liver Disease
    19.16
    70
    		  
    1.93
    171
    9. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    18.78
    3
    		  
    0.17
    171
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17.86
    58
    		  
    0.67
    144
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17.23
    40
    		  
    6.78
    94
    12. Other Injuries
    16.78
    53
    		  
    4.08
    160
    13. Breast Cancer
    16.18
    89
    		  
    16.03
    91
    14. Birth Trauma
    15.07
    42
    		  
    0.60
    152
    15. Kidney Disease
    14.64
    82
    		  
    12.82
    100
    16. Malnutrition
    11.35
    46
    		  
    0.00
    172
    17. War
    11.30
    5
    		  
    0.03
    56
    18. Maternal Conditions
    10.79
    44
    		  
    0.19
    131
    19. Asthma
    10.56
    37
    		  
    2.67
    104
    20. Tuberculosis
    10.14
    72
    		  
    2.92
    103
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    8.72
    83
    		  
    8.79
    79
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.04
    33
    		  
    1.38
    127
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.85
    80
    		  
    2.30
    164
    24. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    4.11
    102
    25. Meningitis
    6.58
    52
    		  
    0.54
    129
    26. Malaria
    6.46
    44
    		  
    0.03
    73
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.08
    84
    		  
    1.64
    157
    28. Other Neoplasms
    6.00
    11
    		  
    0.90
    153
    29. Leukemia
    5.58
    17
    		  
    3.89
    83
    30. Poisonings
    5.02
    25
    		  
    0.69
    124
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    1.63
    113
    32. HIV/AIDS
    4.23
    91
    		  
    0.11
    149
    33. Fires
    4.22
    62
    		  
    1.26
    114
    34. Stomach Cancer
    4.01
    122
    		  
    2.17
    163
    35. Falls
    3.99
    109
    		  
    1.49
    157
    36. Drownings
    3.90
    83
    		  
    0.70
    157
    37. Lung Cancers
    3.82
    132
    		  
    7.27
    110
    38. Suicide
    3.66
    143
    		  
    0.86
    170
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.52
    117
    		  
    2.90
    136
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.33
    150
    		  
    9.53
    69
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    		  
    0.95
    166
    42. Violence
    3.17
    111
    		  
    0.30
    171
    43. Liver Cancer
    2.92
    154
    		  
    5.00
    97
    44. Prostate Cancer
    2.69
    163
    		  
    10.39
    122
    45. Skin Disease
    2.47
    67
    		  
    0.53
    135
    46. Drug Use
    2.42
    45
    		  
    1.45
    66
    47. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    147
    		  
    1.59
    161
    48. Pertussis
    2.20
    26
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.00
    118
    		  
    2.62
    100
    50. Epilepsy
    1.88
    87
    		  
    0.72
    158
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    45,684
    30.71
    		  
    404
    7.70
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,467
    10.40
    		  
    1,474
    28.11
    3. Stroke
    11,130
    7.48
    		  
    523
    9.98
    4. Low Birth Weight
    6,634
    4.46
    		  
    237
    4.53
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,247
    4.20
    		  
    410
    7.83
    6. Birth Trauma
    5,802
    3.90
    		  
    21
    0.40
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,286
    3.55
    		  
    10
    0.19
    8. Other Injuries
    3,644
    2.45
    		  
    94
    1.79
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    2,854
    1.92
    		  
    306
    5.84
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,832
    1.90
    		  
    235
    4.48
    11. War
    2,465
    1.66
    		  
    1
    0.02
    12. Liver Disease
    2,248
    1.51
    		  
    28
    0.53
    13. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,235
    1.50
    		  
    5
    0.09
    14. Lung Disease
    2,235
    1.50
    		  
    32
    0.61
    15. Malnutrition
    2,204
    1.48
    		  
    0
    0.00
    16. Maternal Conditions
    2,111
    1.42
    		  
    7
    0.13
    17. Hypertension
    2,072
    1.39
    		  
    151
    2.88
    18. Kidney Disease
    1,688
    1.13
    		  
    140
    2.67
    19. Meningitis
    1,472
    0.99
    		  
    14
    0.27
    20. Tuberculosis
    1,337
    0.90
    		  
    34
    0.65
    21. Malaria
    1,258
    0.85
    		  
    1
    0.01
    22. Asthma
    1,164
    0.78
    		  
    34
    0.66
    23. Drownings
    1,123
    0.75
    		  
    23
    0.44
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,087
    0.73
    		  
    26
    0.50
    25. Leukemia
    1,060
    0.71
    		  
    64
    1.22
    26. Poisonings
    1,010
    0.68
    		  
    18
    0.34
    27. Breast Cancer
    997
    0.67
    		  
    101
    1.92
    28. Fires
    955
    0.64
    		  
    34
    0.66
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    949
    0.64
    		  
    30
    0.58
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    918
    0.62
    		  
    14
    0.26
    31. Lymphomas
    908
    0.61
    		  
    48
    0.91
    32. Pertussis
    844
    0.57
    		  
    0
    0.00
    33. HIV/AIDS
    806
    0.54
    		  
    2
    0.03
    34. Falls
    779
    0.52
    		  
    45
    0.85
    35. Suicide
    733
    0.49
    		  
    33
    0.63
    36. Violence
    683
    0.46
    		  
    12
    0.24
    37. Other Neoplasms
    663
    0.45
    		  
    13
    0.25
    38. Syphilis
    572
    0.38
    		  
    0
    0.00
    39. Measles
    570
    0.38
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    431
    0.29
    		  
    18
    0.34
    41. Epilepsy
    427
    0.29
    		  
    19
    0.36
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    425
    0.29
    		  
    110
    2.09
    43. Tetanus
    422
    0.28
    		  
    0
    0.00
    44. Stomach Cancer
    398
    0.27
    		  
    27
    0.51
    45. Oral Cancer
    386
    0.26
    		  
    12
    0.23
    46. Drug Use
    375
    0.25
    		  
    34
    0.65
    47. Encephalitis
    368
    0.25
    		  
    4
    0.07
    48. Lung Cancers
    361
    0.24
    		  
    81
    1.55
    49. Liver Cancer
    333
    0.22
    		  
    61
    1.16
    50. Skin Disease
    324
    0.22
    		  
    7
    0.14
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.18
    89
    		  
    16.03
    91
    2. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    4.11
    102
    3. Leukemia
    5.58
    17
    		  
    3.89
    83
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    1.63
    113
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.01
    122
    		  
    2.17
    163
    6. Lung Cancers
    3.82
    132
    		  
    7.27
    110
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.52
    117
    		  
    2.90
    136
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.33
    150
    		  
    9.53
    69
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    		  
    0.95
    166
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.92
    154
    		  
    5.00
    97
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.69
    163
    		  
    10.39
    122
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    147
    		  
    1.59
    161
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.00
    118
    		  
    2.62
    100
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.32
    125
    		  
    4.59
    21
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    150
    		  
    0.23
    167
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    171
    		  
    5.98
    9
     
     
     
    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.