Kuwait vs North America: Life expectancy at birth, total
Kuwait
84.58 years
in 2024
North America
79.24 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
North America rank
4th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 84.58 years against 79.24 years in North America, a difference of 5.34 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and North America ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and North America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.6 years | 70.32 years | 6.71 years | North America |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 72.36 years | 2.59 years | North America |
| 1980s | 73.39 years | 74.65 years | 1.26 years | North America |
| 1990s | 75.53 years | 76.07 years | 0.5398 years | North America |
| 2000s | 76.78 years | 77.71 years | 0.9278 years | North America |
| 2010s | 79.3 years | 78.98 years | 0.3248 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 81.17 years | 78.02 years | 3.15 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Kuwait or North America?
- Kuwait, at 84.58 years against 79.24 years in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Kuwait and North America?
- 5.34 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and North America ranks 4th of 217 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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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.