Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 0.5224 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5224
Change on year
down 49.2%
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.09
in 1950
All-time low
0.5224
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait stood at 0.5224. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 49.2% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait peaked at 4.09 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.5224, in 2023.
Kuwait ranks 236th 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.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.09 | — |
| 1951 | 4.04 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 4 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 3.95 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 3.89 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 3.83 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 3.76 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 3.69 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 3.62 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 3.54 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 3.47 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 3.4 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 3.32 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 3.24 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 3.16 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 3.07 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.98 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.89 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 2.81 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.74 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.69 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 2.66 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.66 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.67 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.7 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.72 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.74 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.75 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.75 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.74 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 2.72 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.69 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.65 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.6 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.54 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.47 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.39 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.3 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.22 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.13 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.94 | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.94 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.97 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.08 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.08 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.07 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 2 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.96 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.92 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.89 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.84 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.18 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9459 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8452 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.755 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6819 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6247 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5833 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 | +77.3% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5224 | -49.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.5224 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 39% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.5224 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.3% | 0.5833 | 1.03 |
| 2023 | -49.2% | 1.03 | 0.5224 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.84 | 3.54 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.11 | 2.74 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.71 | 2.66 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 | 2.1 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 | 1.94 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 | 1.53 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9393 | 0.5833 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9149 | 0.5224 | 1.08 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Kuwait was 0.5224 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5224 in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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