Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Kuwait
Kuwait: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 9.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Kuwait is 9.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Kuwait peaked at 17.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 171st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 2 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 13 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 35,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 29,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Kuwait?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Kuwait was 9.3% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Kuwait ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.