Life expectancy at birth, total in Kuwait
Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, total was 84.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Kuwait, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 84.58 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Kuwait peaked at 84.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2 years, in 1960.
Kuwait ranks 4th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.6 years | 59.2 years | 67.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 68.2 years | 71.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.39 years | 71.46 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.53 years | 73.42 years | 76.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.78 years | 76.23 years | 77.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3 years | 77.73 years | 81.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.17 years | 78.74 years | 84.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Monaco 86.5 years compare
- 2 San Marino 85.82 years compare
- 3 Hong Kong 85.39 years compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 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 life expectancy at birth, total in Kuwait?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Kuwait was 84.58 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2 years in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.