Kuwait vs World: Life expectancy at birth, female
Kuwait
85.4 years
in 2024
World
75.97 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
19th
World rank
20th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Kuwait
- World
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 85.4 years against 75.97 years in World, a difference of 9.43 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 19th and World ranks 20th of 217 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.51 years | 57.73 years | 7.78 years | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 72.04 years | 62.21 years | 9.83 years | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 75.87 years | 66.1 years | 9.77 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 77.85 years | 68.65 years | 9.19 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 78.81 years | 71.45 years | 7.36 years | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 80.72 years | 74.33 years | 6.39 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 81.98 years | 75.18 years | 6.8 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Kuwait or World?
- Kuwait, at 85.4 years against 75.97 years in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Kuwait and World?
- 9.43 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and World rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Kuwait ranks 19th and World ranks 20th 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.