Kuwait vs OECD members: Life expectancy at birth, male

Kuwait
83.8 years
in 2024
OECD members
77.9 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
OECD members rank
2nd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Kuwait
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 83.8 years against 77.9 years in OECD members, a difference of 5.9 years.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.

Kuwait ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 2nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 61.79 years 65.31 years 3.53 years OECD members
1970s 67.6 years 67.43 years 0.1747 years Kuwait
1980s 71.03 years 70.01 years 1.01 years Kuwait
1990s 73.32 years 72.27 years 1.05 years Kuwait
2000s 74.85 years 75 years 0.1523 years OECD members
2010s 77.96 years 77.07 years 0.8834 years Kuwait
2020s 80.4 years 76.87 years 3.53 years Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Kuwait or OECD members?
Kuwait, at 83.8 years against 77.9 years in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Kuwait and OECD members?
5.9 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Kuwait ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 2nd 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.