Kuwait vs New Zealand: Death rate from digestive diseases
Kuwait
10.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
10.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Kuwait rank
99th
New Zealand rank
98th
Death rate from digestive diseases over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 111 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 24.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 12.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait as of 2018.
- What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. 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 digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.