High income vs Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, total

High income
80.39 years
in 2024
Kuwait
84.58 years
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
4th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • High income
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 84.58 years against 80.39 years in High income, a difference of 4.19 years.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 69.28 years 63.6 years 5.68 years High income
1970s 71.28 years 69.77 years 1.51 years High income
1980s 73.45 years 73.39 years 0.0616 years High income
1990s 74.98 years 75.53 years 0.544 years Kuwait
2000s 77.13 years 76.78 years 0.3472 years High income
2010s 79.47 years 79.3 years 0.1696 years High income
2020s 79.59 years 81.17 years 1.58 years Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, High income or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 84.58 years against 80.39 years in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between High income and Kuwait?
4.19 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
High income ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 45 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.