European Union vs Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, male
European Union
79.04 years
in 2024
Kuwait
83.8 years
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Kuwait rank
3rd
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- European Union
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 83.8 years against 79.04 years in European Union, a difference of 4.76 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.26 years | 61.79 years | 5.47 years | European Union |
| 1970s | 68.62 years | 67.6 years | 1.02 years | European Union |
| 1980s | 70.39 years | 71.03 years | 0.6329 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 72.19 years | 73.32 years | 1.12 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 75.09 years | 74.85 years | 0.2408 years | European Union |
| 2010s | 77.81 years | 77.96 years | 0.147 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 78.26 years | 80.4 years | 2.14 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, European Union or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 83.8 years against 79.04 years in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between European Union and Kuwait?
- 4.76 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Kuwait rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (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.