Kuwait vs Puerto Rico: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Kuwait
2.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
2.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
80th
Puerto Rico rank
79th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Kuwait
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Kuwait ranks 80th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5678 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4236 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.683 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Kuwait or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Puerto Rico rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Kuwait ranks 80th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.