Food supply vs. life expectancy in Kuwait
Kuwait: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 80.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply vs. life expectancy in Kuwait is 80.41 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Kuwait peaked at 80.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.74 years, in 1950.
Kuwait ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.68 years | 49.74 years | 57.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.34 years | 58.92 years | 67.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 67.98 years | 70.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 71.13 years | 75.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 72.85 years | 75.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.46 years | 75.87 years | 77.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.95 years | 77.5 years | 80.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.77 years | 77.62 years | 80.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
- 54 Cayman Islands 80.36 years compare
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
- 56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 13 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 35,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 29,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Kuwait?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Kuwait was 80.41 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 80.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.74 years in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.