Hong Kong, China vs Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, total

Hong Kong, China
85.39 years
in 2024
Kuwait
84.58 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Kuwait rank
4th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 85.39 years against 84.58 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.81 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 218 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 68.37 years 63.6 years 4.77 years Hong Kong, China
1970s 72.52 years 69.77 years 2.76 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 76.09 years 73.39 years 2.7 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 78.84 years 75.53 years 3.31 years Hong Kong, China
2000s 81.84 years 76.78 years 5.05 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 84.08 years 79.3 years 4.77 years Hong Kong, China
2020s 85.07 years 81.17 years 3.9 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Hong Kong, China or Kuwait?
Hong Kong, China, at 85.39 years against 84.58 years in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Hong Kong, China and Kuwait?
0.81 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Kuwait?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Kuwait rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Kuwait ranks 4th of 218 countries.
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
266 places, 17,256 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.