Burden of disease who in Kuwait

Kuwait: Burden of disease who was 21,356 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
21,356
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
185th
of 192 countries
All-time high
21,356
in 2021
All-time low
16,458
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Burden of disease who in Kuwait, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201020212000: 17.7k2001: 17.0k2002: 17.5k2003: 17.3k2004: 17.6k2005: 17.8k2006: 17.8k2007: 17.4k2008: 17.9k2009: 17.5k2010: 16.8k2011: 16.5k2012: 16.7k2013: 16.6k2014: 16.7k2015: 17.2k2016: 16.8k2017: 17.1k2018: 17.2k2019: 17.8k2020: 21.3k2021: 21.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for burden of disease who in Kuwait is 21,356, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burden of disease who in Kuwait peaked at 21,356 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,458, in 2011.

That places Kuwait 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Burden of disease who in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Burden of disease who in Kuwait, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 17,669
2001 16,985 -3.9%
2002 17,485 +2.9%
2003 17,278 -1.2%
2004 17,564 +1.7%
2005 17,793 +1.3%
2006 17,777 -0.1%
2007 17,373 -2.3%
2008 17,938 +3.2%
2009 17,466 -2.6%
2010 16,771 -4.0%
2011 16,458 -1.9%
2012 16,690 +1.4%
2013 16,648 -0.3%
2014 16,736 +0.5%
2015 17,229 +2.9%
2016 16,832 -2.3%
2017 17,120 +1.7%
2018 17,248 +0.8%
2019 17,807 +3.2%
2020 21,269 +19.4%
2021 21,356 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,533 16,985 17,938 10
2010s 16,954 16,458 17,807 10
2020s 21,313 21,269 21,356 2

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 182 Brunei Darussalam 22,781 compare
  2. 183 Bahrain 22,304 compare
  3. 184 Oman 22,109 compare
  4. 186 Singapore 21,348 compare
  5. 187 Jordan 21,251 compare
  6. 188 Maldives 20,932 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burden of disease who in Kuwait?
Burden of disease who in Kuwait was 21,356 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest burden of disease who recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 21,356 in 2021.
What is the lowest burden of disease who recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 16,458 in 2011.
How does Kuwait rank for burden of disease who?
Kuwait ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is burden of disease who rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 Burden of disease who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burden of disease who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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