Europe & Central Asia vs Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, total
Europe & Central Asia
78.6 years
in 2024
Kuwait
84.58 years
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th
Kuwait rank
4th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 84.58 years against 78.6 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 5.98 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.32 years | 63.6 years | 4.71 years | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 69.64 years | 69.77 years | 0.1268 years | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 71.32 years | 73.39 years | 2.07 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 72.19 years | 75.53 years | 3.34 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 74.23 years | 76.78 years | 2.56 years | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 77.28 years | 79.3 years | 2.03 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 77.75 years | 81.17 years | 3.43 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Europe & Central Asia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 84.58 years against 78.6 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait?
- 5.98 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.