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Kuwait
COUNTRY #1
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KUWAIT VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Kuwait and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Kuwait KUWAIT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    72.4
    74.4
    73.2
    36
    74
    48
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.3
    83.9
    81.0
    24
    19
    29
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.9
    24
    19
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.9
    84.5
    21
    13
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    80.0
    84.6
    21
    13
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    80.1
    84.7
    21
    13
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    80.2
    84.7
    21
    13
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.4
    84.8
    20
    13
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.6
    84.8
    19
    13
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.9
    22
    14
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.0
    84.9
    23
    14
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.2
    85.1
    23
    15
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.6
    85.2
    23
    15
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.1
    85.5
    23
    15
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.8
    85.9
    23
    16
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.8
    86.5
    22
    17
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.4
    21
    16
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.5
    17
    15
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.0
    17
    13
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    18
    12
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    119
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    37.49
    140
    162.14
    15
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.91
    93
    22.75
    104
    4. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    7.80
    177
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.99
    80
    22.21
    64
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.42
    96
    16.26
    122
    7. Hypertension
    15.74
    106
    18.24
    92
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.78
    127
    11.82
    137
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.44
    132
    12.98
    129
    10. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    2.38
    178
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    10.37
    70
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    37.70
    4
    13. Liver Disease
    6.90
    153
    14.33
    111
    14. Lung Disease
    6.49
    182
    87.71
    5
    15. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    1.84
    175
    16. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    16.66
    12
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.27
    105
    3.79
    139
    18. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    0.78
    168
    19. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    3.44
    99
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    4.85
    68
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    2.96
    147
    22. Low Birth Weight
    3.94
    106
    4.39
    98
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    1.61
    120
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    11.99
    21
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    4.11
    136
    26. Falls
    2.93
    152
    6.34
    79
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.84
    148
    3.78
    113
    28. Suicide
    2.66
    167
    8.20
    95
    29. Other Injuries
    2.62
    174
    5.48
    125
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    1.62
    152
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    3.80
    49
    32. Violence
    1.82
    135
    3.97
    101
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    1.67
    157
    1.60
    160
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.37
    177
    2.40
    153
    35. Drug Use
    1.35
    78
    1.24
    89
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    0.55
    160
    37. Asthma
    1.12
    126
    4.81
    90
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.96
    150
    5.64
    51
    39. Fires
    0.80
    122
    0.90
    118
    40. Tuberculosis
    0.71
    134
    57.14
    16
    41. Epilepsy
    0.61
    169
    0.98
    137
    42. Drownings
    0.52
    169
    4.46
    35
    43. Poisonings
    0.40
    110
    1.29
    64
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.35
    169
    6.87
    15
    45. Meningitis
    0.30
    138
    0.81
    89
    46. Skin Disease
    0.28
    163
    0.58
    138
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.24
    172
    1.70
    109
    48. Alcohol
    0.24
    168
    1.00
    116
    49. Other Neoplasms
    0.20
    164
    0.14
    180
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.18
    179
    2.66
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kuwait KUWAIT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,325
    30.48
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Road Traffic Accidents
    649
    8.51
    6,210
    2.90
    3. Stroke
    599
    7.85
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    340
    4.46
    6,231
    2.91
    5. Hypertension
    256
    3.36
    5,368
    2.51
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    242
    3.17
    3,671
    1.71
    7. Breast Cancer
    230
    3.01
    1,366
    0.64
    8. Kidney Disease
    204
    2.67
    3,959
    1.85
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    202
    2.65
    991
    0.46
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    198
    2.60
    3,232
    1.51
    11. Liver Disease
    192
    2.52
    4,506
    2.10
    12. Lung Cancers
    161
    2.11
    11,893
    5.55
    13. Low Birth Weight
    158
    2.07
    1,208
    0.56
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    139
    1.82
    4,340
    2.03
    15. Lymphomas
    132
    1.73
    560
    0.26
    16. Liver Cancer
    129
    1.69
    5,326
    2.49
    17. Leukemia
    123
    1.61
    965
    0.45
    18. Suicide
    122
    1.60
    2,407
    1.12
    19. Falls
    102
    1.34
    1,801
    0.84
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    89
    1.17
    1,525
    0.71
    21. Lung Disease
    84
    1.10
    26,178
    12.22
    22. Other Injuries
    83
    1.09
    1,531
    0.71
    23. Violence
    75
    0.98
    1,082
    0.50
    24. Oral Cancer
    74
    0.97
    513
    0.24
    25. Stomach Cancer
    72
    0.94
    3,771
    1.76
    26. Prostate Cancer
    58
    0.76
    219
    0.10
    27. Bladder Cancer
    52
    0.68
    500
    0.23
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    44
    0.58
    452
    0.21
    29. Ovary Cancer
    41
    0.54
    532
    0.25
    30. Drug Use
    38
    0.50
    356
    0.17
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    36
    0.47
    684
    0.32
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.46
    1,222
    0.57
    33. Cervical Cancer
    32
    0.42
    704
    0.33
    34. Tuberculosis
    31
    0.41
    17,417
    8.13
    35. Uterin Cancer
    31
    0.41
    138
    0.06
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    29
    0.38
    1,155
    0.54
    37. Skin Cancers
    28
    0.37
    168
    0.08
    38. Fires
    28
    0.37
    253
    0.12
    39. Epilepsy
    22
    0.29
    266
    0.12
    40. Asthma
    21
    0.28
    1,439
    0.67
    41. Drownings
    19
    0.25
    1,126
    0.53
    42. Poisonings
    16
    0.21
    366
    0.17
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.18
    1,712
    0.80
    44. Alcohol
    12
    0.16
    304
    0.14
    45. Meningitis
    9
    0.12
    207
    0.10
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.10
    2,093
    0.98
    47. HIV/AIDS
    7
    0.09
    753
    0.35
    48. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.09
    736
    0.34
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.08
    374
    0.17
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    5
    0.07
    40
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kuwait KUWAIT   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.21
    27
    7.80
    177
    2. Prostate Cancer
    10.40
    133
    2.38
    178
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.88
    77
    10.37
    70
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.20
    113
    37.70
    4
    5. Lymphomas
    6.31
    32
    1.84
    175
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.12
    72
    16.66
    12
    7. Uterin Cancer
    4.90
    19
    0.78
    168
    8. Leukemia
    4.74
    29
    3.44
    99
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.60
    74
    4.85
    68
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.56
    85
    2.96
    147
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    33
    1.61
    120
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    151
    11.99
    21
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.99
    146
    4.11
    136
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.60
    100
    1.62
    152
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.17
    102
    3.80
    49
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    129
    0.55
    160
    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.