Kuwait sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 84.6 years of life, 4th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Kuwait, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.6 yrs | 4 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 4.8 /1,000 | 152 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 1.5 /1,000 | 210 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 22.4 yrs | 34 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 23.8 /1,000 | 192 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 1.6 yrs | 209 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 114 men/100 women | 208 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 7.0 /1,000 | 133 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 8.0 /100k | 150 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 9.3 % | 168 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 2.3 /100k | 162 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 15.4 /100k | 88 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 40.1 % | 7 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.0 L | 182 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.1 % | 185 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,679 | 48 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $32,718 | 50 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Kuwait's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd lowest crude death rate in the world (1.5 /1,000) and the 4th lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (1.6 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Kuwait; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.