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
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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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.