Kuwait vs North America: Life expectancy at birth, male
Kuwait
83.8 years
in 2024
North America
76.88 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
North America rank
6th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 83.8 years against 76.88 years in North America, a difference of 6.92 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and North America ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and North America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.79 years | 66.91 years | 5.13 years | North America |
| 1970s | 67.6 years | 68.63 years | 1.03 years | North America |
| 1980s | 71.03 years | 71.2 years | 0.1705 years | North America |
| 1990s | 73.32 years | 73 years | 0.3191 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 74.85 years | 75.23 years | 0.3835 years | North America |
| 2010s | 77.96 years | 76.62 years | 1.34 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 80.4 years | 75.42 years | 4.98 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Kuwait or North America?
- Kuwait, at 83.8 years against 76.88 years in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Kuwait and North America?
- 6.92 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and North America ranks 6th 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, 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.