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Kuwait
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Kuwait and Liberia 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.

Liberia
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
5,393,471
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Liberia Population Pyramid
9,339,755
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kuwait KUWAIT   Liberia LIBERIA
  Kuwait KUWAIT   Liberia LIBERIA
       
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
 
38.9
41.3
40.1
149
144
146
1970
64.8
68.8
66.8
48
51
52
 
41.3
43.1
42.2
156
156
157
1980
68.7
72.9
70.8
34
48
34
 
43.4
45.5
44.4
162
163
162
1990
73.2
76.9
75.0
16
31
24
 
41.8
44.1
42.9
177
178
177
2000
72.4
74.4
73.2
36
74
48
 
51.2
52.6
51.9
155
163
156
2010
73.2
75.2
74.0
47
91
69
 
58.4
61.0
59.7
151
152
152
2019
79.3
83.9
81.0
24
19
29
 
63.2
65.0
64.1
149
163
155
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kuwait KUWAIT   Liberia LIBERIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.9
24
19
63.2
65.0
149
163
Age
79.3
83.9
24
19
63.2
65.0
149
163
Age 5
79.9
84.5
21
13
69.4
70.4
131
154
Age 10
80.0
84.6
21
13
69.9
70.9
126
155
Age 15
80.1
84.7
21
13
70.3
71.3
123
155
Age 20
80.2
84.7
21
13
70.7
71.6
122
155
Age 25
80.4
84.8
20
13
71.1
72.0
121
155
Age 30
80.6
84.8
19
13
71.6
72.5
121
155
Age 35
80.8
84.9
22
14
72.2
73.1
120
155
Age 40
81.0
84.9
23
14
72.9
73.8
117
153
Age 45
81.2
85.1
23
15
73.7
74.6
112
154
Age 50
81.6
85.2
23
15
74.8
75.5
106
155
Age 55
82.1
85.5
23
15
76.0
76.7
103
154
Age 60
82.8
85.9
23
16
77.4
78.0
102
155
Age 65
83.8
86.5
22
17
79.2
79.7
98
151
Age 70
85.0
87.4
21
16
81.3
81.7
102
147
Age 75
86.7
88.5
17
15
83.8
84.1
89
139
Age 80
88.7
90.0
17
13
86.7
86.9
92
132
Age 85
91.1
92.0
18
12
89.9
90.1
85
115
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kuwait KUWAIT   Liberia LIBERIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
94.14
119
98.87
112
2. Stroke
37.49
140
79.84
94
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
26.91
93
78.43
44
4. Breast Cancer
25.21
27
17.79
81
5. Road Traffic Accidents
18.99
80
55.89
4
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.42
96
17.56
92
7. Hypertension
15.74
106
18.52
90
8. Diabetes Mellitus
14.78
127
31.63
86
9. Kidney Disease
12.44
132
27.80
69
10. Prostate Cancer
10.40
133
38.87
16
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.88
77
3.79
170
12. Lung Cancers
8.20
113
2.68
165
13. Liver Disease
6.90
153
34.32
44
14. Lung Disease
6.49
182
15.39
139
15. Lymphomas
6.31
32
3.62
132
16. Liver Cancer
6.12
72
17.19
11
17. Congenital Anomalies
5.27
105
7.74
37
18. Uterin Cancer
4.90
19
2.31
91
19. Leukemia
4.74
29
0.66
178
20. Pancreas Cancer
4.60
74
1.56
152
21. Ovary Cancer
4.56
85
3.65
123
22. Low Birth Weight
3.94
106
11.72
21
23. Bladder Cancer
3.76
33
0.83
163
24. Stomach Cancer
3.19
151
5.47
99
25. Cervical Cancer
2.99
146
35.18
16
26. Falls
2.93
152
7.14
68
27. Parkinson's Disease
2.84
148
4.57
66
28. Suicide
2.66
167
7.37
108
29. Other Injuries
2.62
174
9.64
70
30. Oral Cancer
2.60
100
2.01
131
31. Oesophagus Cancer
2.17
102
0.64
174
32. Violence
1.82
135
13.13
34
33. Endocrine Disorders
1.67
157
5.61
58
34. Inflammatory/Heart
1.37
177
4.81
91
35. Drug Use
1.35
78
1.66
63
36. Skin Cancers
1.24
129
2.29
61
37. Asthma
1.12
126
8.98
68
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.96
150
5.75
50
39. Fires
0.80
122
3.65
35
40. Tuberculosis
0.71
134
89.99
7
41. Epilepsy
0.61
169
2.16
56
42. Drownings
0.52
169
2.30
99
43. Poisonings
0.40
110
1.76
50
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.35
169
2.08
67
45. Meningitis
0.30
138
11.52
30
46. Skin Disease
0.28
163
1.74
80
47. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.24
172
47.97
37
48. Alcohol
0.24
168
0.98
118
49. Other Neoplasms
0.20
164
0.32
134
50. Birth Trauma
0.18
179
11.43
14
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Kuwait KUWAIT   Liberia LIBERIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2,325
30.48
1,885
5.60
2. Road Traffic Accidents
649
8.51
1,920
5.70
3. Stroke
599
7.85
1,578
4.68
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
340
4.46
2,693
7.99
5. Hypertension
256
3.36
371
1.10
6. Diabetes Mellitus
242
3.17
650
1.93
7. Breast Cancer
230
3.01
246
0.73
8. Kidney Disease
204
2.67
609
1.81
9. Congenital Anomalies
202
2.65
833
2.47
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
198
2.60
90
0.27
11. Liver Disease
192
2.52
858
2.55
12. Lung Cancers
161
2.11
66
0.20
13. Low Birth Weight
158
2.07
1,652
4.90
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
139
1.82
235
0.70
15. Lymphomas
132
1.73
93
0.28
16. Liver Cancer
129
1.69
439
1.30
17. Leukemia
123
1.61
23
0.07
18. Suicide
122
1.60
220
0.65
19. Falls
102
1.34
155
0.46
20. Pancreas Cancer
89
1.17
38
0.11
21. Lung Disease
84
1.10
294
0.87
22. Other Injuries
83
1.09
380
1.13
23. Violence
75
0.98
477
1.42
24. Oral Cancer
74
0.97
50
0.15
25. Stomach Cancer
72
0.94
122
0.36
26. Prostate Cancer
58
0.76
297
0.88
27. Bladder Cancer
52
0.68
19
0.06
28. Endocrine Disorders
44
0.58
245
0.73
29. Ovary Cancer
41
0.54
50
0.15
30. Drug Use
38
0.50
42
0.12
31. Inflammatory/Heart
36
0.47
115
0.34
32. Oesophagus Cancer
35
0.46
16
0.05
33. Cervical Cancer
32
0.42
474
1.41
34. Tuberculosis
31
0.41
2,766
8.21
35. Uterin Cancer
31
0.41
28
0.08
36. Parkinson's Disease
29
0.38
72
0.21
37. Skin Cancers
28
0.37
51
0.15
38. Fires
28
0.37
153
0.45
39. Epilepsy
22
0.29
81
0.24
40. Asthma
21
0.28
200
0.59
41. Drownings
19
0.25
127
0.38
42. Poisonings
16
0.21
82
0.24
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
14
0.18
126
0.37
44. Alcohol
12
0.16
25
0.07
45. Meningitis
9
0.12
552
1.64
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
8
0.10
50
0.15
47. HIV/AIDS
7
0.09
1,919
5.70
48. Birth Trauma
7
0.09
1,601
4.75
49. Diarrhoeal diseases
6
0.08
1,592
4.73
50. Multiple Sclerosis
5
0.07
4
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kuwait KUWAIT   Liberia LIBERIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
25.21
27
17.79
81
2. Prostate Cancer
10.40
133
38.87
16
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.88
77
3.79
170
4. Lung Cancers
8.20
113
2.68
165
5. Lymphomas
6.31
32
3.62
132
6. Liver Cancer
6.12
72
17.19
11
7. Uterin Cancer
4.90
19
2.31
91
8. Leukemia
4.74
29
0.66
178
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.60
74
1.56
152
10. Ovary Cancer
4.56
85
3.65
123
11. Bladder Cancer
3.76
33
0.83
163
12. Stomach Cancer
3.19
151
5.47
99
13. Cervical Cancer
2.99
146
35.18
16
14. Oral Cancer
2.60
100
2.01
131
15. Oesophagus Cancer
2.17
102
0.64
174
16. Skin Cancers
1.24
129
2.29
61
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.