Breast cancer death rate in women in Kuwait
Kuwait: Breast cancer death rate in women was 15.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Breast cancer death rate in women in Kuwait, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 15.79 for breast cancer death rate in women in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Kuwait peaked at 18.96 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.25, in 1978.
That places Kuwait 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.96 | — |
| 1975 | 10.65 | +78.7% |
| 1976 | 14.8 | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 5.98 | -59.6% |
| 1978 | 4.25 | -29.0% |
| 1979 | 12.01 | +182.7% |
| 1980 | 13.9 | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 13.13 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 11.2 | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 12.71 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 10.66 | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 10.27 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 15.02 | +46.2% |
| 1987 | 7.2 | -52.1% |
| 1993 | 12.98 | +80.3% |
| 1994 | 11.53 | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 16.58 | +43.9% |
| 1996 | 14.03 | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 13.42 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 13.69 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 15.68 | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 13.34 | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 14.9 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 14.58 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.41 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 18.96 | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 15.12 | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 14.01 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 15.29 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 15.36 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.06 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.62 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 13.22 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 13.92 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 11.36 | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 15.71 | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 14.91 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 15.85 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 13.21 | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 14.03 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 16.33 | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 11.81 | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 13.14 | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 15.79 | +20.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 15.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.8, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 15.79 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.44, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Breast cancer death rate in women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +182.7% | 4.25 | 12.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.94 | 4.25 | 14.8 | 6 |
| 1980s | 11.76 | 7.2 | 15.02 | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.99 | 11.53 | 16.58 | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.3 | 13.34 | 18.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.32 | 11.36 | 16.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.58 | 11.81 | 15.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Kuwait?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Kuwait was 15.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 18.96 in 2004.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 in 1978.
- How does Kuwait rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Kuwait ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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