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Kuwait
COUNTRY #1
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KUWAIT VS DR CONGO

Compare Kuwait and DR Congo health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

DR Congo
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Kuwait Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Kuwait KUWAIT   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    72.4
    74.4
    73.2
    36
    74
    48
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    79.3
    83.9
    81.0
    24
    19
    29
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.9
    24
    19
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    79.9
    84.5
    21
    13
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    80.0
    84.6
    21
    13
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    80.1
    84.7
    21
    13
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    80.2
    84.7
    21
    13
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    80.4
    84.8
    20
    13
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    80.6
    84.8
    19
    13
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.9
    22
    14
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    81.0
    84.9
    23
    14
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    81.2
    85.1
    23
    15
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    81.6
    85.2
    23
    15
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    82.1
    85.5
    23
    15
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    82.8
    85.9
    23
    16
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    83.8
    86.5
    22
    17
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.4
    21
    16
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.5
    17
    15
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.0
    17
    13
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    18
    12
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    119
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    37.49
    140
    112.53
    56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.91
    93
    117.32
    16
    4. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    15.42
    112
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.99
    80
    39.80
    25
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.42
    96
    19.83
    52
    7. Hypertension
    15.74
    106
    50.51
    14
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.78
    127
    36.82
    69
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.44
    132
    24.38
    79
    10. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    31.05
    27
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    9.05
    87
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    3.48
    152
    13. Liver Disease
    6.90
    153
    36.25
    41
    14. Lung Disease
    6.49
    182
    44.15
    23
    15. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    4.48
    101
    16. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    9.59
    31
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.27
    105
    7.74
    35
    18. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    1.91
    111
    19. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    3.40
    102
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    2.92
    114
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    3.08
    143
    22. Low Birth Weight
    3.94
    106
    11.44
    22
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    0.78
    167
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    6.55
    82
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    22.64
    30
    26. Falls
    2.93
    152
    8.41
    41
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.84
    148
    3.70
    117
    28. Suicide
    2.66
    167
    12.41
    45
    29. Other Injuries
    2.62
    174
    12.62
    40
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    2.21
    121
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    2.18
    101
    32. Violence
    1.82
    135
    16.45
    27
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    1.67
    157
    10.69
    18
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.37
    177
    9.82
    29
    35. Drug Use
    1.35
    78
    1.25
    88
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    2.16
    74
    37. Asthma
    1.12
    126
    20.76
    18
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.96
    150
    5.00
    58
    39. Fires
    0.80
    122
    3.03
    48
    40. Tuberculosis
    0.71
    134
    79.20
    9
    41. Epilepsy
    0.61
    169
    2.36
    50
    42. Drownings
    0.52
    169
    3.10
    72
    43. Poisonings
    0.40
    110
    2.58
    30
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.35
    169
    4.14
    24
    45. Meningitis
    0.30
    138
    11.11
    32
    46. Skin Disease
    0.28
    163
    1.81
    79
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.24
    172
    55.99
    28
    48. Alcohol
    0.24
    168
    1.51
    82
    49. Other Neoplasms
    0.20
    164
    0.25
    151
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.18
    179
    10.95
    18
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kuwait KUWAIT   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,325
    30.48
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Road Traffic Accidents
    649
    8.51
    30,256
    4.60
    3. Stroke
    599
    7.85
    36,596
    5.56
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    340
    4.46
    73,546
    11.18
    5. Hypertension
    256
    3.36
    15,743
    2.39
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    242
    3.17
    12,902
    1.96
    7. Breast Cancer
    230
    3.01
    3,416
    0.52
    8. Kidney Disease
    204
    2.67
    9,077
    1.38
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    202
    2.65
    16,256
    2.47
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    198
    2.60
    2,966
    0.45
    11. Liver Disease
    192
    2.52
    15,044
    2.29
    12. Lung Cancers
    161
    2.11
    1,158
    0.18
    13. Low Birth Weight
    158
    2.07
    34,668
    5.27
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    139
    1.82
    4,548
    0.69
    15. Lymphomas
    132
    1.73
    2,061
    0.31
    16. Liver Cancer
    129
    1.69
    3,840
    0.58
    17. Leukemia
    123
    1.61
    1,871
    0.28
    18. Suicide
    122
    1.60
    5,812
    0.88
    19. Falls
    102
    1.34
    3,483
    0.53
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    89
    1.17
    1,017
    0.15
    21. Lung Disease
    84
    1.10
    13,527
    2.06
    22. Other Injuries
    83
    1.09
    8,272
    1.26
    23. Violence
    75
    0.98
    11,120
    1.69
    24. Oral Cancer
    74
    0.97
    1,003
    0.15
    25. Stomach Cancer
    72
    0.94
    2,579
    0.39
    26. Prostate Cancer
    58
    0.76
    3,948
    0.60
    27. Bladder Cancer
    52
    0.68
    270
    0.04
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    44
    0.58
    7,380
    1.12
    29. Ovary Cancer
    41
    0.54
    656
    0.10
    30. Drug Use
    38
    0.50
    638
    0.10
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    36
    0.47
    4,045
    0.61
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.46
    790
    0.12
    33. Cervical Cancer
    32
    0.42
    4,823
    0.73
    34. Tuberculosis
    31
    0.41
    43,759
    6.65
    35. Uterin Cancer
    31
    0.41
    352
    0.05
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    29
    0.38
    1,035
    0.16
    37. Skin Cancers
    28
    0.37
    765
    0.12
    38. Fires
    28
    0.37
    2,007
    0.31
    39. Epilepsy
    22
    0.29
    1,727
    0.26
    40. Asthma
    21
    0.28
    7,733
    1.18
    41. Drownings
    19
    0.25
    3,454
    0.52
    42. Poisonings
    16
    0.21
    1,729
    0.26
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.18
    1,923
    0.29
    44. Alcohol
    12
    0.16
    635
    0.10
    45. Meningitis
    9
    0.12
    11,568
    1.76
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.10
    1,728
    0.26
    47. HIV/AIDS
    7
    0.09
    13,286
    2.02
    48. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.09
    33,075
    5.03
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.08
    41,301
    6.28
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    5
    0.07
    44
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    15.42
    112
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    31.05
    27
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    9.05
    87
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    3.48
    152
    5. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    4.48
    101
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    9.59
    31
    7. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    1.91
    111
    8. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    3.40
    102
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    2.92
    114
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    3.08
    143
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    0.78
    167
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    6.55
    82
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    22.64
    30
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    2.21
    121
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    2.18
    101
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    2.16
    74
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.