Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kuwait
Kuwait: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 80.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Kuwait is 80.41 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Kuwait peaked at 80.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.74 years, in 1950.
Kuwait ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.68 years | 49.74 years | 57.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.34 years | 58.92 years | 67.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 67.98 years | 70.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 71.13 years | 75.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 72.85 years | 75.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.46 years | 75.87 years | 77.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.95 years | 77.5 years | 80.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.77 years | 77.62 years | 80.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
- 54 Cayman Islands 80.36 years compare
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
- 56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Population ages 0-14, male 446,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 24,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 23,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Kuwait?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kuwait was 80.41 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 80.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.74 years in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.