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
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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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.