Kuwait vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, female
Kuwait
85.4 years
in 2024
Sweden
85.6 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
19th
Sweden rank
16th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Kuwait
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 85.6 years against 85.4 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 217 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.51 years | 75.93 years | 10.42 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 72.04 years | 77.95 years | 5.91 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 75.87 years | 79.75 years | 3.89 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.85 years | 81.24 years | 3.4 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 78.81 years | 82.66 years | 3.85 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 80.72 years | 84.03 years | 3.31 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 81.98 years | 84.9 years | 2.92 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Kuwait or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 85.6 years against 85.4 years in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Kuwait and Sweden?
- 0.2 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Kuwait ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 217 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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About this data
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.