Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, female

Kuwait
85.4 years
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
78.43 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
19th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
18th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Kuwait
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 85.4 years against 78.43 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 6.97 years.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 218 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 65.51 years 58.8 years 6.71 years Kuwait
1970s 72.04 years 63.28 years 8.76 years Kuwait
1980s 75.87 years 67.82 years 8.05 years Kuwait
1990s 77.85 years 71.72 years 6.13 years Kuwait
2000s 78.81 years 75.08 years 3.73 years Kuwait
2010s 80.72 years 77.28 years 3.44 years Kuwait
2020s 81.98 years 77.04 years 4.94 years Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Kuwait, at 85.4 years against 78.43 years in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
6.97 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Kuwait ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.