Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Kuwait

Female life expectancy in Kuwait in 2024 — 85.4 years. Ranked 19 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 39.6%.

2024 85.4 years +2.03% vs 2023
World rank 19of 217
Period maximum 85.4 years2024
Period minimum 61.18 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Kuwait, 1960–20246070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 61.18 years1962: 63.19 years1964: 65.16 years1966: 67.03 years1968: 68.71 years1970: 70.11 years1972: 71.17 years1974: 71.96 years1976: 72.64 years1978: 73.31 years1980: 74.04 years1982: 74.87 years1984: 75.75 years1986: 76.56 years1988: 77.21 years1990: 76.88 years1992: 77.92 years1994: 77.97 years1996: 77.96 years1998: 78.05 years2000: 78.29 years2002: 78.56 years2004: 78.78 years2006: 78.96 years2008: 79.18 years2010: 79.5 years2012: 79.93 years2014: 80.45 years2016: 81 years2018: 81.44 years2020: 80.4 years2022: 81.1 years2024: 85.4 years
Change over the period: +24.22 (+39.58%) Average annual rate: 0.52 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 85.4 years
World 75.97 years
Western Asia computed 78 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 85.4 +1.7 +2.03%
2023 83.7 +2.6 +3.21%
2022 81.1 +1.8 +2.27%
2021 79.3 −1.1 −1.37%
2020 80.4 −2.63 −3.17%
2019 83.03 +1.6 +1.96%
2018 81.44 +0.2 +0.24%
2017 81.24 +0.24 +0.3%
2016 81 +0.28 +0.35%
2015 80.72 +0.27 +0.33%
2014 80.45 +0.27 +0.34%
2013 80.18 +0.25 +0.31%
2012 79.93 +0.23 +0.28%
2011 79.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2010 79.5 +0.17 +0.22%
2009 79.33 +0.15 +0.19%
2008 79.18 +0.12 +0.15%
2007 79.06 +0.1 +0.13%
2006 78.96 +0.09 +0.12%
2005 78.87 +0.09 +0.11%
2004 78.78 +0.1 +0.13%
2003 78.68 +0.12 +0.15%
2002 78.56 +0.14 +0.17%
2001 78.43 +0.14 +0.18%
2000 78.29 +0.13 +0.17%
1999 78.16 +0.11 +0.14%
1998 78.05 +0.07 +0.09%
1997 77.98 +0.02 +0.03%
1996 77.96 −0 −0.01%
1995 77.96 −0.01 −0.01%
1994 77.97 +0.01 +0.01%
1993 77.96 +0.04 +0.06%
1992 77.92 +0.3 +0.39%
1991 77.61 +0.74 +0.96%
1990 76.88 −0.58 −0.76%
1989 77.46 +0.25 +0.33%
1988 77.21 +0.3 +0.39%
1987 76.9 +0.35 +0.45%
1986 76.56 +0.39 +0.51%
1985 76.17 +0.42 +0.55%
1984 75.75 +0.44 +0.58%
1983 75.31 +0.44 +0.59%
1982 74.87 +0.43 +0.57%
1981 74.44 +0.4 +0.54%
1980 74.04 +0.38 +0.51%
1979 73.66 +0.35 +0.48%
1978 73.31 +0.34 +0.46%
1977 72.97 +0.33 +0.46%
1976 72.64 +0.33 +0.46%
1975 72.31 +0.34 +0.48%
1974 71.96 +0.38 +0.53%
1973 71.59 +0.42 +0.59%
1972 71.17 +0.49 +0.69%
1971 70.68 +0.57 +0.81%
1970 70.11 +0.66 +0.95%
1969 69.45 +0.74 +1.08%
1968 68.71 +0.81 +1.2%
1967 67.9 +0.87 +1.3%
1966 67.03 +0.92 +1.39%
1965 66.11 +0.95 +1.46%
1964 65.16 +0.98 +1.52%
1963 64.18 +0.99 +1.57%
1962 63.19 +1 +1.61%
1961 62.19 +1 +1.64%
1960 61.18

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.