Life expectancy for both sexes fell 0.254% to 74.6 years in Kuwait in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in Kuwait reached an all time high of 74.8 years in 2017 and an all time low of 53.4 years in 1955. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in Bahrain amounted to 76.9 years, 69.9 years in Iraq, 74.7 years in Iran and 76.1 years in Saudi Arabia in 2018.
Kuwait has been ranked 75th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Bahrain | years | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | years | 80.6 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | years | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.4 | 73.5 | 73.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | years | 77.7 | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.1 | 78.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | years | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.6 | 77.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | years | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar | years | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | years | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 81.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | years | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | years | 68.8 | 69.0 | 69.1 | 69.2 | 69.3 | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | years | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | years | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 67.3 | 67.4 |