Kuwait vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, female

Kuwait

85.4 years

in 2024

Sweden

85.6 years

in 2024

Kuwait rank

19th

Sweden rank

16th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

Kuwait
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 85.6 years against 85.4 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Globally, Kuwait ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Life expectancy at birth, female in Kuwait
Life expectancy at birth, female in Sweden
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.