Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 18.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.22 years
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
115th
of 215 countries
All-time high
22.28 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.12 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Kuwait, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Kuwait is 18.22 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Kuwait peaked at 22.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.12 years, in 1960.
Kuwait ranks 115th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.12 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 15.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 15.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 15.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 15.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 15.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 16.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 16.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 16.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 16.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 16.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 16.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 16.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 16.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 16.53 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 16.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 16.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 16.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 16.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 17.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 17.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 17.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 17.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 17.73 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 17.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 18.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 17.93 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 18.14 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 18.59 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 18.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 18.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.46 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 18.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 18.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 18.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 18.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.39 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 19.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 21.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 21.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.94 years | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 20.17 years | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 19.61 years | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 22.28 years | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 18.22 years | -18.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 18.22 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 18.22 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.74 years | 15.12 years | 16.42 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.57 years | 16.52 years | 16.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.32 years | 16.69 years | 18.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.41 years | 17.93 years | 18.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19 years | 18.56 years | 19.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.12 years | 19.9 years | 22.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.24 years | 18.22 years | 22.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Kuwait?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Kuwait was 18.22 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 22.28 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.12 years in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Kuwait ranks 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.