Kuwait - Life Expectancy 2015
79.4
+0.3 from 2014
Kuwait's life expectancy was 79.4 in 2015, increased +0.3 from 79.1 in 2014. This was the 49th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 85.3 | 0.3% |
| 2nd | San Marino | 84.6 | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Andorra | 84.5 | 0.1% |
| 4th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 84.3 | 0.4% |
| 5th | Japan | 83.8 | 0.2% |
| 6th | Macao SAR, China | 83.2 | 0.2% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 82.9 | -0.4% |
| 8th | Spain | 82.8 | -0.5% |
| 9th | Singapore | 82.7 | 0.3% |
| 10th | Gibraltar | 82.7 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Liechtenstein | 82.7 | 0.7% |
| 12th | Italy | 82.5 | -0.7% |
| 13th | Iceland | 82.5 | -0.5% |
| 14th | Australia | 82.4 | 0.1% |
| 15th | French Polynesia | 82.3 | 0.2% |
| 16th | France | 82.3 | -0.5% |
| 17th | Norway | 82.3 | 0.2% |
| 18th | Luxembourg | 82.3 | 0.1% |
| 19th | Sweden | 82.2 | -0.1% |
| 20th | United Arab Emirates | 82.1 | 0.1% |
| 21st | Israel | 82.1 | -0.1% |
| 22nd | Korea | 82.0 | 0.4% |
| 23rd | Malta | 81.9 | -0.2% |
| 24th | Canada | 81.8 | 0.1% |
| 25th | Faroe Islands | 81.8 | 0.2% |
| 26th | Qatar | 81.8 | 0.5% |
| 27th | New Zealand | 81.6 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Netherlands | 81.5 | -0.2% |
| 29th | Finland | 81.5 | 0.4% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 81.5 | 0.2% |
| 31st | Ireland | 81.5 | 0.1% |
| 32nd | Channel Islands | 81.4 | -0.2% |
| 33rd | Austria | 81.2 | -0.4% |
| 34th | Portugal | 81.1 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Greece | 81.0 | -0.4% |
| 36th | Belgium | 81.0 | -0.4% |
| 37th | United Kingdom | 81.0 | -0.4% |
| 38th | Slovenia | 80.8 | -0.4% |
| 39th | Denmark | 80.7 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Puerto Rico (US) | 80.7 | 0.8% |
| 41st | Germany | 80.6 | -0.6% |
| 42nd | European Union | 80.6 | -0.4% |
| 43rd | Costa Rica | 80.4 | 0.2% |
| 44th | Bahrain | 80.3 | 0.2% |
| 45th | Bermuda | 80.3 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Isle of Man | 80.3 | 0.1% |
| 47th | Chile | 80.0 | 0.4% |
| 48th | St. Martin (French part) | 79.8 | 0.1% |
| 49th | Kuwait | 79.4 | 0.4% |
| 50th | Oman | 79.3 | 0.4% |
| 51st | Virgin Islands (US) | 79.0 | 0.2% |
| 52nd | United States | 78.7 | -0.2% |
| 53rd | Maldives | 78.6 | 0.5% |
| 54th | Czechia | 78.6 | -0.3% |
| 55th | Albania | 78.4 | 0.4% |
| 56th | Lebanon | 78.3 | 0.2% |
| 57th | Cayman Islands | 78.1 | 0.3% |
| 58th | Saudi Arabia | 77.8 | 0.9% |
| 59th | Cuba | 77.7 | -0.1% |
| 60th | Estonia | 77.6 | 0.7% |
| 61st | Panama | 77.6 | 0.3% |
| 62nd | Poland | 77.5 | -0.2% |
| 63rd | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.4 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.3 | 0.1% |
| 65th | Uruguay | 77.3 | 0.1% |
| 66th | Croatia | 77.3 | -0.6% |
| 67th | New Caledonia | 77.2 | 0.2% |
| 68th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.1 | 0.0% |
| 69th | China | 77.0 | 0.3% |
| 70th | Antigua and Barbuda | 76.9 | 0.0% |
| 71st | Montenegro | 76.6 | 0.3% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 76.6 | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Slovak Republic | 76.6 | -0.3% |
| 74th | Thailand | 76.6 | 0.4% |
| 75th | British Virgin Islands | 76.6 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Türkiye | 76.5 | 0.1% |
| 77th | Curaçao | 76.5 | 0.1% |
| 78th | Guam | 76.4 | 0.0% |
| 79th | Ecuador | 76.2 | 0.1% |
| 80th | Colombia | 76.1 | 0.2% |
| 81st | Barbados | 76.1 | 0.2% |
| 82nd | Kosovo | 76.0 | -0.2% |
| 83rd | Sri Lanka | 76.0 | 0.3% |
| 84th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75.9 | 0.4% |
| 85th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.9 | 0.2% |
| 86th | Peru | 75.7 | 0.6% |
| 87th | Hungary | 75.6 | -0.3% |
| 88th | Aruba | 75.4 | 0.2% |
| 89th | North Macedonia | 75.4 | -0.1% |
| 90th | Malaysia | 75.3 | -0.1% |
| 91st | Serbia | 75.3 | -0.1% |
| 92nd | Algeria | 75.2 | 0.2% |
| 93rd | Brazil | 75.1 | 0.4% |
| 94th | Jordan | 75.1 | 0.6% |
| 95th | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.0% |
| 96th | Romania | 74.9 | 0.0% |
| 97th | Brunei Darussalam | 74.9 | 0.0% |
| 98th | Tunisia | 74.9 | 0.1% |
| 99th | Armenia | 74.9 | 0.0% |
| 100th | Bulgaria | 74.6 | 0.2% |
| 101st | West Bank and Gaza | 74.6 | 2.5% |
| 102nd | Latvia | 74.5 | 0.5% |
| 103rd | Mexico | 74.4 | 0.0% |
| 104th | Mauritius | 74.4 | 0.2% |
| 105th | Lithuania | 74.3 | -0.3% |
| 106th | Seychelles | 74.3 | 1.5% |
| 107th | Cabo Verde | 74.1 | 0.4% |
| 108th | Viet Nam | 74.0 | 0.1% |
| 109th | Bahamas, The | 73.8 | -0.3% |
| 110th | Belarus | 73.6 | 0.9% |
| 111th | Paraguay | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 112th | Georgia | 73.2 | 0.2% |
| 113th | Dominican Republic | 73.0 | -0.2% |
| 114th | St. Lucia | 72.9 | 0.4% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | 72.9 | 0.1% |
| 116th | Morocco | 72.9 | 0.5% |
| 117th | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.9 | 0.0% |
| 118th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 72.8 | 0.5% |
| 119th | Ukraine | 72.7 | 1.2% |
| 120th | American Samoa | 72.7 | 0.0% |
| 121st | Azerbaijan | 72.3 | 0.6% |
| 122nd | Jamaica | 72.2 | -0.2% |
| 123rd | Kazakhstan | 72.0 | 0.9% |
| 124th | Tonga | 71.9 | 0.2% |
| 125th | Belize | 71.6 | 0.3% |
| 126th | Libya | 71.6 | 0.5% |
| 127th | Greenland | 71.5 | 0.6% |
| 128th | Uzbekistan | 71.3 | 0.5% |
| 129th | Honduras | 71.3 | 0.4% |
| 130th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.2 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Russian Federation | 71.2 | 0.6% |
| 132nd | Samoa | 71.1 | -0.1% |
| 133rd | El Salvador | 71.0 | -0.3% |
| 134th | Guatemala | 70.9 | 0.0% |
| 135th | Mongolia | 70.8 | 0.3% |
| 136th | Bhutan | 70.8 | 0.4% |
| 137th | Kyrgyz Republic | 70.7 | 0.4% |
| 138th | Suriname | 70.6 | 0.3% |
| 139th | Bangladesh | 70.5 | 0.8% |
| 140th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.5 | 0.2% |
| 141st | Vanuatu | 70.2 | 0.2% |
| 142nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 70.1 | 0.3% |
| 143rd | Moldova | 70.1 | -0.2% |
| 144th | Iraq | 70.0 | 0.4% |
| 145th | Dominica | 70.0 | -1.7% |
| 146th | Tajikistan | 69.7 | 0.0% |
| 147th | Indonesia | 69.5 | 0.3% |
| 148th | Philippines | 69.5 | 0.2% |
| 149th | Cambodia | 69.4 | 0.4% |
| 150th | India | 69.3 | 0.6% |
| 151st | Solomon Islands | 69.3 | 0.5% |
| 152nd | Palau | 69.1 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | Turkmenistan | 69.1 | 0.1% |
| 154th | Guyana | 67.7 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Nepal | 67.4 | -0.6% |
| 156th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.2 | 0.4% |
| 157th | Yemen, Republic of | 66.8 | -1.8% |
| 158th | Lao PDR | 66.7 | 0.5% |
| 159th | Mauritania | 66.5 | 0.4% |
| 160th | Fiji | 66.5 | -0.2% |
| 161st | Senegal | 66.5 | 0.7% |
| 162nd | Gabon | 66.3 | 0.4% |
| 163rd | São Tomé and Principe | 66.0 | 0.8% |
| 164th | Eritrea | 65.9 | 0.6% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 65.8 | -0.1% |
| 166th | Pakistan | 65.6 | 0.4% |
| 167th | Rwanda | 65.4 | 0.5% |
| 168th | Tuvalu | 65.4 | 0.1% |
| 169th | Timor-Leste | 65.3 | 0.5% |
| 170th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.3 | 0.0% |
| 171st | Marshall Islands | 65.3 | 0.3% |
| 172nd | Myanmar | 65.3 | 0.5% |
| 173rd | Comoros | 64.5 | 0.5% |
| 174th | Papua New Guinea | 64.5 | 0.4% |
| 175th | Sudan | 64.4 | 0.6% |
| 176th | South Africa | 64.1 | 1.4% |
| 177th | Tanzania | 63.9 | 0.9% |
| 178th | Uganda | 63.8 | 1.2% |
| 179th | Congo, Republic of | 63.7 | 0.5% |
| 180th | Madagascar | 63.4 | 0.2% |
| 181st | Syrian Arab Republic | 63.3 | -3.4% |
| 182nd | Haiti | 63.2 | 0.4% |
| 183rd | Botswana | 63.2 | 1.7% |
| 184th | Ghana | 63.2 | 0.5% |
| 185th | Gambia, The | 63.0 | 0.6% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 62.8 | 0.7% |
| 187th | Malawi | 62.3 | 1.1% |
| 188th | Kenya | 62.3 | 0.5% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 62.3 | 0.0% |
| 190th | Angola | 61.0 | 1.1% |
| 191st | Nauru | 60.9 | 0.1% |
| 192nd | Zambia | 60.7 | 1.0% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 60.6 | 0.7% |
| 194th | Burundi | 60.1 | 0.6% |
| 195th | Guinea-Bissau | 60.1 | 1.0% |
| 196th | Namibia | 60.0 | 1.2% |
| 197th | Cameroon | 59.7 | 0.9% |
| 198th | Liberia | 59.2 | 0.1% |
| 199th | Togo | 59.2 | 0.8% |
| 200th | Benin | 59.1 | 0.2% |
| 201st | Zimbabwe | 59.0 | 1.5% |
| 202nd | Niger | 58.9 | 0.3% |
| 203rd | Burkina Faso | 58.8 | 0.8% |
| 204th | Mozambique | 58.7 | 1.3% |
| 205th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 58.7 | 0.7% |
| 206th | Côte d'Ivoire | 58.3 | 0.9% |
| 207th | Guinea | 57.9 | 0.6% |
| 208th | Mali | 57.9 | 0.6% |
| 209th | Sierra Leone | 55.5 | 2.2% |
| 210th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 55.1 | 1.1% |
| 211th | Eswatini | 54.9 | 2.7% |
| 212th | Nigeria | 51.9 | 0.0% |
| 213th | Central African Republic | 51.9 | 29.0% |
| 214th | Lesotho | 51.8 | 2.1% |
| 215th | Chad | 51.3 | 0.4% |
| 216th | South Sudan | 39.8 | -12.9% |
FAQ
What was Kuwait's life expectancy in 2015?▾
Kuwait's life expectancy in 2015 was 79.4. This ranked 49th globally.
How did Kuwait's life expectancy change in 2015?▾
Kuwait's life expectancy increased by 0.4% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2015?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2015 at 85.3.
What is the life expectancy of Kuwait in 2015?▾
The life expectancy of Kuwait in 2015 was 79.4. This ranked 49th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Kuwait's life expectancy?▾
Kuwait's life expectancy went from 79.1 in 2014 to 79.4 in 2015, a 0.4% increase.
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