Sex gap in life expectancy in Kuwait
Kuwait: Sex gap in life expectancy was 2.59 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.59 years
Change on year
down 41.2%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.24 years
in 1991
All-time low
2.28 years
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Kuwait is 2.59 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 41.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Kuwait peaked at 7.24 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.28 years, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.3 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 4.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 4.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 4.26 years | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 4.21 years | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 4.16 years | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 4.08 years | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 4.01 years | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 3.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 3.87 years | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.81 years | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 3.77 years | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 3.74 years | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.71 years | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.69 years | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 3.67 years | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.65 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 3.83 years | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.99 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 4.18 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 4.39 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.59 years | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 4.76 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 4.89 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.97 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 5.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 5.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.07 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.04 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.97 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.85 years | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 4.67 years | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 4.45 years | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.21 years | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 6.75 years | +60.3% |
| 1991 | 7.24 years | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 3.74 years | -48.3% |
| 1993 | 3.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.79 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.87 years | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.97 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.05 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 4.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.03 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.99 years | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.97 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.89 years | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.7 years | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 3.47 years | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 3.22 years | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.99 years | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8 years | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.68 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.62 years | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.58 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.28 years | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 4.41 years | +93.8% |
| 2023 | 2.59 years | -41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 years | 3.93 years | 4.31 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.72 years | 3.65 years | 3.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.44 years | 3.73 years | 5.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 years | 4.21 years | 5.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.53 years | 3.73 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.96 years | 3.7 years | 4.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 years | 2.58 years | 3.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 years | 2.28 years | 4.41 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Kuwait?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Kuwait was 2.59 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 years in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Kuwait ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.