Kuwait vs Maldives: Burden of disease

Kuwait
21,356 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Maldives
20,932 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kuwait rank
187th
Maldives rank
190th

Burden of disease over time

  • Kuwait
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 21,356 DALYs per 100,000 people against 20,932 DALYs per 100,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 424 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

Kuwait ranks 187th and Maldives ranks 190th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 17,533 DALYs per 100,000 people 23,311 DALYs per 100,000 people 5,778 DALYs per 100,000 people Maldives
2010s 16,954 DALYs per 100,000 people 18,504 DALYs per 100,000 people 1,550 DALYs per 100,000 people Maldives
2020s 21,313 DALYs per 100,000 people 20,511 DALYs per 100,000 people 801.7 DALYs per 100,000 people Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Kuwait or Maldives?
Kuwait, at 21,356 DALYs per 100,000 people against 20,932 DALYs per 100,000 people in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Kuwait and Maldives?
424 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for burden of disease?
Kuwait ranks 187th and Maldives ranks 190th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Burden of disease
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.