High income vs Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, male
High income
77.76 years
in 2024
Kuwait
83.8 years
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
3rd
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- High income
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 83.8 years against 77.76 years in High income, a difference of 6.04 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.19 years | 61.79 years | 4.4 years | High income |
| 1970s | 67.82 years | 67.6 years | 0.2195 years | High income |
| 1980s | 69.98 years | 71.03 years | 1.04 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 71.52 years | 73.32 years | 1.79 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 74 years | 74.85 years | 0.8511 years | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 76.69 years | 77.96 years | 1.27 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 76.86 years | 80.4 years | 3.54 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, High income or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 83.8 years against 77.76 years in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between High income and Kuwait?
- 6.04 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- High income ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 45 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.