Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait is 1.5, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait peaked at 4.26 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2905, in 1995.
That places Kuwait 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.75 | — |
| 1980 | 2.32 | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 3.01 | +30.2% |
| 1982 | 4.26 | +41.5% |
| 1983 | 2.75 | -35.6% |
| 1984 | 3.03 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.99 | -34.3% |
| 1986 | 1.7 | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 3.06 | +80.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8106 | -73.5% |
| 1994 | 1.36 | +68.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2905 | -78.7% |
| 1996 | 1.48 | +410.0% |
| 1997 | 3.18 | +114.7% |
| 1998 | 1.22 | -61.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 1.99 | +96.6% |
| 2001 | 1.77 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 2.29 | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 1.71 | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 2.54 | +48.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -58.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7 | +154.3% |
| 2007 | 2.49 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.26 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 2.85 | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 2.16 | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 1.69 | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 1.32 | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | +69.4% |
| 2014 | 1.37 | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 1.75 | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | -41.7% |
| 2017 | 1.58 | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.36 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.03 | +49.6% |
| 2024 | 1.5 | -26.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.68, 41% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.51, 60% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +410.0% | 0.2905 | 1.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.77 | 1.7 | 4.26 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.34 | 0.2905 | 3.18 | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 1.06 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.02 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.36 | 2.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Kuwait was 1.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 1982.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2905 in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Kuwait ranks 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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