Kuwait vs OECD members: Life expectancy at birth, total
Kuwait
84.58 years
in 2024
OECD members
80.4 years
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
OECD members rank
4th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 84.58 years against 80.4 years in OECD members, a difference of 4.18 years.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.6 years | 68.24 years | 4.64 years | OECD members |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 70.68 years | 0.9083 years | OECD members |
| 1980s | 73.39 years | 73.34 years | 0.0519 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 75.53 years | 75.51 years | 0.0192 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 76.78 years | 77.86 years | 1.08 years | OECD members |
| 2010s | 79.3 years | 79.71 years | 0.4062 years | OECD members |
| 2020s | 81.17 years | 79.52 years | 1.65 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Kuwait or OECD members?
- Kuwait, at 84.58 years against 80.4 years in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 4.18 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and OECD members 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.