Health in Kheetan, Kuwait: official figures
The 2021 census counted 9,141 people with disabilities in Al-Farwaniya Governorate, which contains Khaitan: 8.2 per 1,000 residents, against 12.6 per 1,000 across Kuwait (55,232 people). That is joint lowest of 8 areas covered on this site.
Does Khaitan have more disabled people than average?
Al-Farwaniya Governorate holds 16.6% of Kuwait's people with disabilities and 25.3% of its population (2021 census).
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow many elderly disabled people live in Khaitan?
11.2% of people with disabilities in Al-Farwaniya Governorate (where Khaitan is) were aged 65 or over (1,021 people), against 10.9% across Kuwait (2021 census).
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow common is disability among older people in Khaitan?
Counting 1,021 disabled people aged 65 and over, that is 0.9 per 1,000 residents of Al-Farwaniya Governorate, against 1.4 per 1,000 in Kuwait as a whole (2021 census).
Source: Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait) · saved copyHow Kheetan compares with other cities in Kuwait
People with disabilities per 1,000 residents (governorate) (2021)
Kheetan ranks 8 of 8, highest first. Census 2021 count of people with disabilities per 1,000 residents; areas in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | People with disabilities per 1,000 residents (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mahbulah | 12.2 |
| 3 | Mangaf | 12.2 |
| 4 | Salmiya | 11.0 |
| 5 | Hawalli | 11.0 |
| 6 | Jaleeb Al-Shuykh | 8.2 |
| 7 | Farwanyiah | 8.2 |
| 8 | Kheetan | 8.2 |
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Sources
- Central Statistical Bureau (Kuwait): Kuwait Census 2021: Table 42, Total population with disabilities in each governorate by gender and age groups, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 dd2abc0ea711…)
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