Life expectancy at birth, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Life expectancy at birth, male was 83.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Kuwait, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Kuwait stood at 83.8 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Kuwait peaked at 83.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.32 years, in 1960.
That places Kuwait 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 61.79 years | 57.32 years | 65.79 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.6 years | 66.38 years | 68.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.03 years | 69 years | 73.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.32 years | 70.12 years | 74.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.85 years | 74.26 years | 75.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.96 years | 76.03 years | 80.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4 years | 77.2 years | 83.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Monaco 84.56 years compare
- 2 San Marino 84.32 years compare
- 4 Hong Kong 82.7 years compare
- 4 Switzerland 82.7 years compare
- 6 Sweden 82.6 years compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 33,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Kuwait?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Kuwait was 83.8 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.32 years in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (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.