Health in Kuwait

311 indicators covering health for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 33 2024 up 26.9% 123rd
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 49 2024 up 16.7% 137th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 97 2024 down 5.8% 137th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 24 2024 up 4.3% 145th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 64 2024 down 16.9% 139th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 30 2024 up 20.0% 145th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 71 2024 down 7.8% 146th
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.1% 2024 unchanged 108th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% 4th
External health expenditure channeled through government 0.0% 2023 129th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 5.0% 2021 down 49.0% 184th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 11.6% 2021 down 10.8% 167th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 9.3% 2021 down 20.5% 171st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.37 per 100,000 population 2021 down 15.9% 109th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.13 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 59.4% 134th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.52 per 100,000 male population 2021 unchanged 106th
Suicide mortality rate, female 0.34 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 33.3% 178th
Suicide mortality rate, male 3.58 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 123.8% 162nd
Suicide mortality rate 2.31 per 100,000 population 2021 up 104.4% 165th
Nurses and midwives 4.54 per 1,000 people 2020 down 31.5% 80th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 0 2020 182nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 0 2020 182nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 0 2020 182nd
Low-birthweight babies 14.4% 2020 up 20.0% 39th
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Prevalence of anemia among children 19.8% 2019 up 13.1% 139th
Births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 2019 up 1.2% 16th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 1,700 2024 up 123.7% 127th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 19.4% 2024 down 1.0% 82nd
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 2.4% 2024 down 17.2% 119th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 36.4% 2024 up 0.3% 50th
Physicians 2.27 per 1,000 people 2020 down 8.0% 82nd
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 6.54 2025 up 4.9% 39th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 2,567 current international $ 2023 up 34.3% 54th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 256.77 current international $ 2023 down 7.2% 104th
Domestic general government health expenditure 4.4% 2023 up 110.4% 70th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 293.91 current international $ 2023 down 4.1% 110th
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 10.0% 2023 down 30.9% 169th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 1,487 current US$ 2023 up 43.3% 39th
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 88.5% 2023 up 5.5% 2nd
Number of stillbirths 258 2023 down 17.8% 127th
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 5.0% 2023 up 99.5% 129th
Capital health expenditure 0.2% 2023 down 17.2% 66th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 26.2% 2021 up 155.3% 92nd
Cause of death, by injury 8.3% 2021 down 41.5% 55th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 59.0% 2021 down 22.0% 110th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 6.5% 2021 19th
Lung cancer death rates 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 43.4% 97th
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 8.4% 2023 down 33.3% 96th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 3.4% 2023 down 30.6% 72nd
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 15.4 per 100,000 population 2019 down 39.8% 90th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 4 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 48.7% 131st
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 22.8 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 40.8% 93rd
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 3.5% 2023 up 25.0% 56th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 2.8% 2023 down 22.2% 79th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 52.0% 1999 up 50.3% 72nd
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 39.3% 1999 up 24.0% 70th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.9% 2023 up 50.0% 46th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 3.2% 2023 down 42.9% 92nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 8.1% 2023 up 9.5% 27th