Health in Kuwait

311 indicators covering health for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 31,822 2025 up 41.9% 126th
Population ages 0-14, male 15.0% 2025 down 23.3% 191st
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 2025 up 32.2% 124th
Death rate, crude 1.52 per 1,000 people 2024 down 15.5% 213th
Birth rate, crude 10.02 per 1,000 people 2024 down 40.0% 154th
Mortality rate, adult, male 52.2 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 19.4% 206th
Mortality rate, adult, female 28.39 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 24.3% 209th
Mortality rate, infant, female 6.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 11.0% 134th
Mortality rate, infant 7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 12.5% 135th
Mortality rate, infant, male 7.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 12.8% 137th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 23.5% 135th
Life expectancy at birth, female 85.4 years 2024 up 6.2% 19th
Life expectancy at birth, total 84.58 years 2024 up 7.0% 4th
Life expectancy at birth, male 83.8 years 2024 up 7.7% 3rd
Fertility rate, total 1.56 births per woman 2024 down 24.3% 139th
Survival to age 65, female 94.2% 2024 up 2.1% 15th
Survival to age 65, male 91.8% 2024 up 2.7% 8th
Immunization, measles 98.0% 2024 up 4.3% 20th
Immunization, DPT 99.0% 2024 up 4.2% 1st
Mortality rate, neonatal 4.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 12.0% 133rd
Mortality rate, under-5, male 8.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 13.9% 137th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 7.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 12.9% 136th
Mortality rate, under-5 8.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 12.9% 137th
Immunization, BCG 99.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Immunization, Pol3 99.0% 2024 up 5.3% 1st
Life expectancy 80.4 years 2023 up 2.3% 53rd
Maternal mortality ratio 8 2023 unchanged 152nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0% 2023 down 34.6% 154th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 9,387 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 52.9% 41st
Number of maternal deaths 4 2023 down 20.0% 141st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 0.7 per 1,000 2024 down 12.5% 128th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 2.4 per 1,000 2024 down 27.3% 151st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 131st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 0.8 per 1,000 2024 down 11.1% 125th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 1 per 1,000 2024 down 9.1% 133rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 1.7 per 1,000 2024 down 15.0% 154th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 3.2 per 1,000 2024 down 30.4% 146th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 165th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 2.2 per 1,000 2024 down 35.3% 150th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 1.3 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 150th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 2.8 per 1,000 2024 down 24.3% 164th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 16.8% 2024 down 37.1% 152nd
Prevalence of HIV, male 0.1% 2024 unchanged 70th
Prevalence of HIV, female 0.1% 2024 unchanged 58th
Prevalence of overweight 77.8% 2022 up 1.1% 8th
Prevalence of overweight, female 77.9% 2022 down 0.5% 15th
Prevalence of overweight, male 78.4% 2022 up 3.1% 7th
Immunization, HepB3 99.0% 2024 up 3.1% 1st
Life expectancy at age 15 90.73 years 2100 up 1.1% 53rd
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 1,700 2024 up 120.8% 128th
Newborns protected against tetanus 99.0% 2024 up 4.2% 4th
Population ages 40-44, male 13.2% 2025 down 0.1% 2nd
Population ages 20-24, male 4.5% 2025 down 2.9% 214th
Population ages 65-69, female 31,672 2025 up 77.2% 146th
Population ages 45-49, male 10.1% 2025 up 12.3% 1st
Population ages 45-49, female 8.4% 2025 up 15.5% 5th
Population ages 35-39, female 11.2% 2025 up 0.3% 3rd
Population ages 30-34, male 11.5% 2025 down 6.0% 7th
Population ages 30-34, female 9.4% 2025 down 21.7% 10th
Population ages 35-39, male 13.4% 2025 down 2.1% 6th