European Union vs Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, total

European Union
81.56 years
in 2024
Kuwait
84.58 years
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Kuwait rank
4th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • European Union
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 84.58 years against 81.56 years in European Union, a difference of 3.02 years.

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

European Union ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 3 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 70.01 years 63.6 years 6.41 years European Union
1970s 71.79 years 69.77 years 2.02 years European Union
1980s 73.79 years 73.39 years 0.4041 years European Union
1990s 75.65 years 75.53 years 0.128 years European Union
2000s 78.21 years 76.78 years 1.43 years European Union
2010s 80.61 years 79.3 years 1.31 years European Union
2020s 80.89 years 81.17 years 0.2812 years Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, European Union or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 84.58 years against 81.56 years in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between European Union and Kuwait?
3.02 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Kuwait?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do European Union and Kuwait rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
European Union ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 3 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.