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Saudi Arabia
COUNTRY #1
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SAUDI ARABIA VS KUWAIT

Compare Saudi Arabia and Kuwait 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.

Kuwait
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
Saudi Arabia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    		  
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    		  
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    		  
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    		  
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    		  
    72.4
    74.4
    73.2
    36
    74
    48
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    		  
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2019
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    79.3
    83.9
    81.0
    24
    19
    29
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    79.3
    83.9
    24
    19
    Age 5
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    79.9
    84.5
    21
    13
    Age 10
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    80.0
    84.6
    21
    13
    Age 15
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    80.1
    84.7
    21
    13
    Age 20
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    80.2
    84.7
    21
    13
    Age 25
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    80.4
    84.8
    20
    13
    Age 30
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    80.6
    84.8
    19
    13
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    80.8
    84.9
    22
    14
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    81.0
    84.9
    23
    14
    Age 45
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    81.2
    85.1
    23
    15
    Age 50
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    81.6
    85.2
    23
    15
    Age 55
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    82.1
    85.5
    23
    15
    Age 60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    82.8
    85.9
    23
    16
    Age 65
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    83.8
    86.5
    22
    17
    Age 70
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    85.0
    87.4
    21
    16
    Age 75
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    86.7
    88.5
    17
    15
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    88.7
    90.0
    17
    13
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    91.1
    92.0
    18
    12
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    200.97
    29
    94.14
    119
    2. Stroke
    95.93
    76
    37.49
    140
    3. Kidney Disease
    50.63
    11
    12.44
    132
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.13
    34
    18.99
    80
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.87
    82
    26.91
    93
    6. Liver Disease
    26.88
    69
    6.90
    153
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.52
    41
    17.42
    96
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.15
    108
    14.78
    127
    9. Falls
    18.92
    3
    2.93
    152
    10. Lung Disease
    17.85
    118
    6.49
    182
    11. Other Injuries
    11.16
    53
    2.62
    174
    12. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    25.21
    27
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    9.88
    77
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    82
    5.27
    105
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    64
    1.37
    177
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    5.96
    25
    2.84
    148
    17. Asthma
    5.94
    80
    1.12
    126
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    55
    1.67
    157
    19. Suicide
    5.43
    133
    2.66
    167
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    6.12
    72
    21. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    4.90
    19
    22. Hypertension
    4.28
    160
    15.74
    106
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    8.20
    113
    24. Skin Disease
    3.68
    23
    0.28
    163
    25. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    6.31
    32
    26. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    4.74
    29
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    4.56
    85
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.55
    98
    0.24
    172
    29. Fires
    2.54
    65
    0.80
    122
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    4.60
    74
    31. Tuberculosis
    2.44
    101
    0.71
    134
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    10.40
    133
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.33
    140
    3.94
    106
    34. Drownings
    2.28
    101
    0.52
    169
    35. Violence
    2.14
    130
    1.82
    135
    36. Epilepsy
    2.13
    57
    0.61
    169
    37. Drug Use
    2.02
    44
    1.35
    78
    38. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    3.19
    151
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.60
    100
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    128
    0.96
    150
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    2.99
    146
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    2.17
    102
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    3.76
    33
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    119
    0.35
    169
    45. Meningitis
    0.94
    83
    0.30
    138
    46. Encephalitis
    0.83
    38
    0.12
    125
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    132
    0.18
    179
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    78
    0.40
    110
    49. Malnutrition
    0.50
    115
    0.01
    177
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.50
    124
    0.11
    156
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,037
    29.13
    2,325
    30.48
    2. Stroke
    16,793
    12.53
    599
    7.85
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,317
    9.19
    649
    8.51
    4. Kidney Disease
    9,051
    6.75
    204
    2.67
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,132
    4.58
    340
    4.46
    6. Falls
    5,340
    3.99
    102
    1.34
    7. Liver Disease
    4,931
    3.68
    192
    2.52
    8. Other Injuries
    4,004
    2.99
    83
    1.09
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,890
    2.90
    242
    3.17
    10. Lung Disease
    2,842
    2.12
    84
    1.10
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,442
    1.82
    139
    1.82
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,307
    1.72
    202
    2.65
    13. Suicide
    2,046
    1.53
    122
    1.60
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,630
    1.22
    198
    2.60
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    1,447
    1.08
    44
    0.58
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,342
    1.00
    36
    0.47
    17. Asthma
    1,168
    0.87
    21
    0.28
    18. Low Birth Weight
    989
    0.74
    158
    2.07
    19. Leukemia
    925
    0.69
    123
    1.61
    20. Breast Cancer
    908
    0.68
    230
    3.01
    21. Liver Cancer
    845
    0.63
    129
    1.69
    22. Hypertension
    834
    0.62
    256
    3.36
    23. Fires
    825
    0.62
    28
    0.37
    24. Drownings
    821
    0.61
    19
    0.25
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    776
    0.58
    29
    0.38
    26. Lung Cancers
    775
    0.58
    161
    2.11
    27. Tuberculosis
    752
    0.56
    31
    0.41
    28. Lymphomas
    716
    0.53
    132
    1.73
    29. Epilepsy
    694
    0.52
    22
    0.29
    30. Violence
    646
    0.48
    75
    0.98
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    526
    0.39
    89
    1.17
    32. Skin Disease
    516
    0.39
    4
    0.05
    33. Drug Use
    491
    0.37
    38
    0.50
    34. Oral Cancer
    465
    0.35
    74
    0.97
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    457
    0.34
    6
    0.08
    36. Stomach Cancer
    389
    0.29
    72
    0.94
    37. Birth Trauma
    343
    0.26
    7
    0.09
    38. Uterin Cancer
    323
    0.24
    31
    0.41
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    280
    0.21
    8
    0.10
    40. Poisonings
    279
    0.21
    16
    0.21
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.21
    14
    0.18
    42. Ovary Cancer
    247
    0.18
    41
    0.54
    43. Encephalitis
    234
    0.17
    4
    0.05
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    229
    0.17
    35
    0.46
    45. Meningitis
    227
    0.17
    9
    0.12
    46. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.16
    52
    0.68
    47. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.14
    7
    0.09
    48. Maternal Conditions
    172
    0.13
    4
    0.05
    49. Cervical Cancer
    157
    0.12
    32
    0.42
    50. Prostate Cancer
    148
    0.11
    58
    0.76
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    25.21
    27
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    9.88
    77
    3. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    6.12
    72
    4. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    4.90
    19
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    8.20
    113
    6. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    6.31
    32
    7. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    4.74
    29
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    4.56
    85
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    4.60
    74
    10. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    10.40
    133
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    3.19
    151
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    2.60
    100
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    2.99
    146
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    2.17
    102
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    3.76
    33
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.27
    169
    1.24
    129
    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.