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Kuwait
COUNTRY #1
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KUWAIT VS GHANA

Compare Kuwait and Ghana 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.

Ghana
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Kuwait Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Ghana GHANA
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    72.4
    74.4
    73.2
    36
    74
    48
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    79.3
    83.9
    81.0
    24
    19
    29
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.9
    24
    19
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    79.9
    84.5
    21
    13
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    80.0
    84.6
    21
    13
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.1
    84.7
    21
    13
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.2
    84.7
    21
    13
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.4
    84.8
    20
    13
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    80.6
    84.8
    19
    13
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.9
    22
    14
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.0
    84.9
    23
    14
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.2
    85.1
    23
    15
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.6
    85.2
    23
    15
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.1
    85.5
    23
    15
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    82.8
    85.9
    23
    16
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.8
    86.5
    22
    17
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.4
    21
    16
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.5
    17
    15
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.0
    17
    13
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    18
    12
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    119
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    37.49
    140
    124.02
    35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.91
    93
    99.08
    26
    4. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    19.09
    60
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.99
    80
    31.33
    46
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.42
    96
    17.79
    85
    7. Hypertension
    15.74
    106
    17.73
    94
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.78
    127
    44.68
    47
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.44
    132
    30.38
    56
    10. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    24.21
    50
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    6.86
    121
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    1.71
    177
    13. Liver Disease
    6.90
    153
    36.74
    35
    14. Lung Disease
    6.49
    182
    26.48
    69
    15. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    5.70
    55
    16. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    17.60
    10
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.27
    105
    7.03
    51
    18. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    2.86
    68
    19. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    1.38
    163
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    2.52
    128
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    8.00
    7
    22. Low Birth Weight
    3.94
    106
    9.43
    38
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    1.91
    102
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    6.41
    86
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    24.53
    27
    26. Falls
    2.93
    152
    8.85
    34
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.84
    148
    4.48
    70
    28. Suicide
    2.66
    167
    10.54
    64
    29. Other Injuries
    2.62
    174
    10.75
    58
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    2.86
    86
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    2.61
    87
    32. Violence
    1.82
    135
    6.73
    72
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    1.67
    157
    6.88
    37
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.37
    177
    11.13
    23
    35. Drug Use
    1.35
    78
    3.31
    22
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    1.57
    114
    37. Asthma
    1.12
    126
    13.95
    42
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.96
    150
    2.19
    103
    39. Fires
    0.80
    122
    3.31
    41
    40. Tuberculosis
    0.71
    134
    44.25
    21
    41. Epilepsy
    0.61
    169
    1.45
    103
    42. Drownings
    0.52
    169
    2.38
    93
    43. Poisonings
    0.40
    110
    2.15
    42
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.35
    169
    1.73
    80
    45. Meningitis
    0.30
    138
    13.70
    21
    46. Skin Disease
    0.28
    163
    1.87
    77
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.24
    172
    30.48
    50
    48. Alcohol
    0.24
    168
    1.37
    94
    49. Other Neoplasms
    0.20
    164
    0.41
    98
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.18
    179
    8.81
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,325
    30.48
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Road Traffic Accidents
    649
    8.51
    7,808
    4.46
    3. Stroke
    599
    7.85
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    340
    4.46
    16,262
    9.29
    5. Hypertension
    256
    3.36
    2,231
    1.28
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    242
    3.17
    5,929
    3.39
    7. Breast Cancer
    230
    3.01
    1,937
    1.11
    8. Kidney Disease
    204
    2.67
    4,161
    2.38
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    202
    2.65
    3,935
    2.25
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    198
    2.60
    803
    0.46
    11. Liver Disease
    192
    2.52
    6,053
    3.46
    12. Lung Cancers
    161
    2.11
    237
    0.14
    13. Low Birth Weight
    158
    2.07
    6,662
    3.81
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    139
    1.82
    1,294
    0.74
    15. Lymphomas
    132
    1.73
    875
    0.50
    16. Liver Cancer
    129
    1.69
    2,851
    1.63
    17. Leukemia
    123
    1.61
    340
    0.19
    18. Suicide
    122
    1.60
    1,993
    1.14
    19. Falls
    102
    1.34
    1,168
    0.67
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    89
    1.17
    334
    0.19
    21. Lung Disease
    84
    1.10
    3,120
    1.78
    22. Other Injuries
    83
    1.09
    2,433
    1.39
    23. Violence
    75
    0.98
    1,857
    1.06
    24. Oral Cancer
    74
    0.97
    483
    0.28
    25. Stomach Cancer
    72
    0.94
    870
    0.50
    26. Prostate Cancer
    58
    0.76
    1,031
    0.59
    27. Bladder Cancer
    52
    0.68
    245
    0.14
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    44
    0.58
    1,965
    1.12
    29. Ovary Cancer
    41
    0.54
    698
    0.40
    30. Drug Use
    38
    0.50
    630
    0.36
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    36
    0.47
    1,615
    0.92
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.46
    285
    0.16
    33. Cervical Cancer
    32
    0.42
    2,161
    1.24
    34. Tuberculosis
    31
    0.41
    10,214
    5.84
    35. Uterin Cancer
    31
    0.41
    219
    0.13
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    29
    0.38
    387
    0.22
    37. Skin Cancers
    28
    0.37
    214
    0.12
    38. Fires
    28
    0.37
    729
    0.42
    39. Epilepsy
    22
    0.29
    329
    0.19
    40. Asthma
    21
    0.28
    1,979
    1.13
    41. Drownings
    19
    0.25
    740
    0.42
    42. Poisonings
    16
    0.21
    522
    0.30
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.18
    321
    0.18
    44. Alcohol
    12
    0.16
    244
    0.14
    45. Meningitis
    9
    0.12
    2,983
    1.70
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.10
    256
    0.15
    47. HIV/AIDS
    7
    0.09
    13,565
    7.75
    48. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.09
    6,194
    3.54
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.08
    6,538
    3.74
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    5
    0.07
    113
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    19.09
    60
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    24.21
    50
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    6.86
    121
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    1.71
    177
    5. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    5.70
    55
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    17.60
    10
    7. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    2.86
    68
    8. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    1.38
    163
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    2.52
    128
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    8.00
    7
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    1.91
    102
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    6.41
    86
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    24.53
    27
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    2.86
    86
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    2.61
    87
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    1.57
    114
    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.