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Kuwait life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Kuwait ranks 41/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 79.8 years for males, 82.3 years for females, and 81 years for both sexes combined.

Kuwait life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 81 79.8 82.3
2025 80.8 79.6 82.1
2024 80.6 79.4 82
2023 80.4 79.3 81.8
2022 78.8 76.9 81.3
2021 77.6 76.7 79
2020 78.2 77.3 79.9
2019 80 79 81.6
2018 79.9 78.8 81.4
2017 79.7 78.7 81.2
2016 79.5 78.4 81
2015 79.2 78.1 80.7
2014 78.9 77.8 80.5
2013 78.6 77.4 80.2
2012 78.2 76.9 79.9
2011 77.9 76.5 79.7
2010 77.5 76 79.5
2009 77.2 75.6 79.3
2008 76.9 75.3 79.2
2007 76.7 75.1 79.1
2006 76.6 74.9 79
2005 76.5 74.8 78.9
2004 76.4 74.8 78.8
2003 76.3 74.7 78.7
2002 76.2 74.6 78.6
2001 76 74.4 78.4
2000 75.9 74.3 78.3
1999 75.7 74.1 78.2
1998 75.6 74 78.1
1997 75.6 73.9 78
1996 75.6 74 78
1995 75.7 74.1 78
1994 75.7 74.2 78
1993 75.8 74.2 78
1992 75.7 74.2 77.9
1991 73.3 70.4 77.6
1990 72.9 70.1 76.9
1989 75 73.2 77.5
1988 74.6 72.8 77.2
1987 74.2 72.2 76.9
1986 73.8 71.7 76.6
1985 73.3 71.2 76.2
1984 72.9 70.7 75.7
1983 72.4 70.2 75.3
1982 71.9 69.8 74.9
1981 71.5 69.4 74.4
1980 71.1 69 74
1979 70.8 68.6 73.7
1978 70.5 68.3 73.3
1977 70.2 68.1 73
1976 69.9 67.9 72.6
1975 69.7 67.7 72.3
1974 69.4 67.6 72
1973 69.2 67.4 71.6
1972 68.9 67.2 71.2
1971 68.5 66.8 70.7
1970 68 66.4 70.1
1969 67.3 65.8 69.5
1968 66.6 65.1 68.7
1967 65.8 64.3 67.9
1966 64.9 63.4 67
1965 63.9 62.4 66.1
1964 63 61.4 65.2
1963 62 60.4 64.2
1962 61 59.4 63.2
1961 60 58.4 62.2
1960 58.9 57.3 61.2
1959 57.9 56.3 60.2
1958 56.9 55.2 59.2
1957 55.9 54.2 58.3
1956 54.9 53.2 57.3
1955 54 52.2 56.4
1954 53.1 51.3 55.6
1953 52.3 50.4 54.7
1952 51.4 49.6 53.9
1951 50.6 48.7 53
1950 49.7 47.9 52.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Kuwait, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 67.5 years for men and 68.4 for women, with a combined average of 67.8 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 16.5 healthy years, 16 for males and 17.4 for females.

Kuwait life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Kuwait, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 52.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 82.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 83.5 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 99.5% 99.4% 99.7%
50 98.7% 98.5% 99.2%
60 96.7% 96.2% 97.6%
65 94.7% 94.2% 95.5%
70 90.4% 90.1% 91.1%
75 81.4% 80.2% 82.9%
80 65.0% 61.7% 68.3%
85 42.8% 38.4% 47.0%
90 20.3% 16.5% 24.1%
95 6.2% 4.2% 8.1%
100 1.0% 0.6% 1.5%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 36.1% 39.6% 34.7%
99 34.2% 37.6% 32.7%
98 32.2% 35.5% 30.6%
97 30.2% 33.4% 28.6%
96 28.3% 31.3% 26.6%
95 26.3% 29.3% 24.7%
94 24.4% 26.9% 22.9%
93 22.7% 25.4% 21.1%
92 21.1% 23.8% 19.4%
91 19.5% 22.2% 17.8%
90 18.1% 20.5% 16.3%
89 16.6% 18.8% 15%
88 15.2% 17.1% 13.7%
87 13.8% 15.5% 12.4%
86 12.5% 13.9% 11.2%
85 11.2% 12.5% 10.1%
84 10% 11.2% 9.03%
83 8.91% 10% 8.03%
82 7.86% 8.94% 7.1%
81 6.94% 8.01% 6.27%
80 6.25% 7.18% 5.52%
79 5.58% 6.44% 4.86%
78 4.94% 5.74% 4.27%
77 4.35% 5.08% 3.74%
76 3.81% 4.44% 3.26%
75 3.31% 3.82% 2.83%
74 2.84% 3.23% 2.45%
73 2.42% 2.69% 2.12%
72 2.04% 2.23% 1.84%
71 1.72% 1.83% 1.59%
70 1.45% 1.5% 1.39%
69 1.22% 1.23% 1.21%
68 1.04% 1.02% 1.06%
67 0.88% 0.85% 0.93%
66 0.75% 0.71% 0.81%
65 0.64% 0.61% 0.69%
64 0.55% 0.53% 0.59%
63 0.48% 0.46% 0.5%
62 0.42% 0.41% 0.42%
61 0.37% 0.37% 0.36%
60 0.33% 0.34% 0.31%
59 0.3% 0.31% 0.26%
58 0.27% 0.29% 0.23%
57 0.25% 0.27% 0.2%
56 0.23% 0.25% 0.17%
55 0.21% 0.24% 0.16%
54 0.19% 0.22% 0.14%
53 0.18% 0.21% 0.13%
52 0.16% 0.19% 0.12%
51 0.15% 0.17% 0.11%
50 0.13% 0.16% 0.09%
49 0.12% 0.14% 0.08%
48 0.11% 0.12% 0.07%
47 0.09% 0.11% 0.06%
46 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
45 0.08% 0.09% 0.05%
44 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
43 0.07% 0.08% 0.04%
42 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
41 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
40 0.06% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
37 0.05% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
35 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
34 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
33 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
32 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
31 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
30 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.03%
28 0.08% 0.1% 0.03%
27 0.08% 0.11% 0.03%
26 0.09% 0.12% 0.03%
25 0.08% 0.12% 0.03%
24 0.08% 0.12% 0.03%
23 0.07% 0.11% 0.03%
22 0.06% 0.1% 0.03%
21 0.06% 0.09% 0.02%
20 0.05% 0.08% 0.02%
19 0.05% 0.07% 0.02%
18 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
15 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
11 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
8 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
5 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
2 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
1 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
0 0.6% 0.66% 0.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Kuwait, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.6% in the birth year, 0.06% at age 30, 0.33% at 60, and 6.25% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Kuwait never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,981 years — 1,263 for males and 4,505 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.9 102.1
99 101.2 101 101.3
98 100.3 100.1 100.4
97 99.5 99.2 99.6
96 98.6 98.4 98.8
95 97.8 97.5 98
94 97 96.7 97.2
93 96.2 95.9 96.4
92 95.4 95.1 95.6
91 94.7 94.3 94.9
90 93.9 93.5 94.2
89 93.2 92.8 93.5
88 92.5 92 92.8
87 91.8 91.3 92.1
86 91.1 90.7 91.5
85 90.5 90 90.9
84 89.9 89.4 90.3
83 89.3 88.8 89.8
82 88.8 88.2 89.3
81 88.3 87.7 88.8
80 87.8 87.2 88.3
79 87.3 86.7 87.9
78 86.9 86.2 87.5
77 86.5 85.8 87.1
76 86.1 85.4 86.8
75 85.8 85 86.4
74 85.4 84.7 86.2
73 85.1 84.4 85.9
72 84.9 84.1 85.6
71 84.7 83.9 85.4
70 84.5 83.7 85.2
69 84.3 83.5 85
68 84.1 83.3 84.8
67 84 83.2 84.7
66 83.8 83.1 84.5
65 83.7 83 84.4
64 83.6 82.9 84.3
63 83.5 82.8 84.2
62 83.4 82.7 84.1
61 83.3 82.6 84
60 83.3 82.5 83.9
59 83.2 82.5 83.9
58 83.1 82.4 83.8
57 83.1 82.3 83.8
56 83 82.3 83.7
55 82.9 82.2 83.7
54 82.9 82.1 83.6
53 82.8 82.1 83.6
52 82.8 82 83.6
51 82.7 82 83.5
50 82.7 81.9 83.5
49 82.7 81.9 83.5
48 82.6 81.8 83.4
47 82.6 81.8 83.4
46 82.6 81.8 83.4
45 82.5 81.7 83.4
44 82.5 81.7 83.4
43 82.5 81.7 83.3
42 82.5 81.6 83.3
41 82.4 81.6 83.3
40 82.4 81.6 83.3
39 82.4 81.6 83.3
38 82.4 81.5 83.3
37 82.3 81.5 83.3
36 82.3 81.5 83.2
35 82.3 81.5 83.2
34 82.3 81.4 83.2
33 82.3 81.4 83.2
32 82.2 81.4 83.2
31 82.2 81.4 83.2
30 82.2 81.3 83.2
29 82.1 81.3 83.1
28 82.1 81.2 83.1
27 82.1 81.2 83.1
26 82 81.1 83.1
25 82 81 83.1
24 81.9 81 83.1
23 81.9 80.9 83
22 81.8 80.8 83
21 81.8 80.8 83
20 81.8 80.7 83
19 81.7 80.7 83
18 81.7 80.7 83
17 81.7 80.6 83
16 81.7 80.6 82.9
15 81.7 80.6 82.9
14 81.6 80.6 82.9
13 81.6 80.5 82.9
12 81.6 80.5 82.9
11 81.6 80.5 82.9
10 81.6 80.5 82.9
9 81.6 80.5 82.9
8 81.6 80.5 82.9
7 81.6 80.5 82.9
6 81.6 80.5 82.8
5 81.5 80.4 82.8
4 81.5 80.4 82.8
3 81.5 80.4 82.8
2 81.5 80.4 82.8
1 81.5 80.4 82.7
0 81 79.8 82.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Kuwait, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 83.7 years, rising to 84.5 at 70, 85.8 at 75, and 87.8 at 80 — all higher than the 81 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Kuwait.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 1% 0.54% 1.48%
99 1.52% 0.86% 2.2%
98 2.24% 1.34% 3.17%
97 3.2% 2.01% 4.44%
96 4.46% 2.92% 6.05%
95 6.06% 4.13% 8.03%
94 8.01% 5.66% 10.4%
93 10.4% 7.58% 13.2%
92 13.1% 9.95% 16.4%
91 16.3% 12.8% 19.9%
90 19.9% 16.1% 23.8%
89 23.9% 19.8% 28%
88 28.2% 23.9% 32.5%
87 32.7% 28.3% 37.1%
86 37.3% 32.8% 41.8%
85 42.1% 37.5% 46.5%
84 46.7% 42.2% 51.1%
83 51.3% 46.9% 55.5%
82 55.7% 51.5% 59.8%
81 59.8% 56% 63.8%
80 63.8% 60.4% 67.5%
79 67.6% 64.5% 70.9%
78 71.1% 68.4% 74.1%
77 74.3% 72.1% 77%
76 77.3% 75.5% 79.6%
75 79.9% 78.5% 81.9%
74 82.3% 81.1% 84%
73 84.3% 83.3% 85.8%
72 86.1% 85.2% 87.4%
71 87.6% 86.8% 88.8%
70 88.8% 88.1% 90%
69 90% 89.2% 91.1%
68 90.9% 90.1% 92.1%
67 91.7% 90.9% 93%
66 92.4% 91.6% 93.7%
65 93% 92.1% 94.4%
64 93.5% 92.6% 95%
63 94% 93% 95.4%
62 94.3% 93.4% 95.9%
61 94.7% 93.8% 96.2%
60 95% 94.1% 96.5%
59 95.3% 94.4% 96.7%
58 95.5% 94.7% 97%
57 95.8% 94.9% 97.2%
56 96% 95.2% 97.3%
55 96.2% 95.4% 97.5%
54 96.4% 95.6% 97.6%
53 96.6% 95.8% 97.7%
52 96.7% 96% 97.9%
51 96.9% 96.2% 98%
50 97% 96.3% 98%
49 97.1% 96.4% 98.1%
48 97.2% 96.6% 98.2%
47 97.3% 96.7% 98.3%
46 97.4% 96.8% 98.3%
45 97.5% 96.8% 98.4%
44 97.5% 96.9% 98.4%
43 97.6% 97% 98.5%
42 97.7% 97.1% 98.5%
41 97.7% 97.1% 98.5%
40 97.8% 97.2% 98.6%
39 97.8% 97.3% 98.6%
38 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
37 97.9% 97.4% 98.7%
36 98% 97.4% 98.7%
35 98% 97.5% 98.7%
34 98% 97.5% 98.7%
33 98.1% 97.6% 98.8%
32 98.1% 97.6% 98.8%
31 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
30 98.2% 97.8% 98.8%
29 98.3% 97.9% 98.9%
28 98.4% 98% 98.9%
27 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
26 98.6% 98.2% 99%
25 98.6% 98.3% 99%
24 98.7% 98.4% 99%
23 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
22 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
21 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
20 99% 98.8% 99.1%
19 99% 98.9% 99.1%
18 99% 98.9% 99.2%
17 99.1% 99% 99.2%
16 99.1% 99% 99.2%
15 99.1% 99.1% 99.2%
14 99.2% 99.1% 99.2%
13 99.2% 99.1% 99.2%
12 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
11 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
10 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
9 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
8 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
7 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
6 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
5 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
3 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
2 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
1 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Kuwait, 95% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 88.8% past 70, 63.8% past 80, 19.9% past 90, and only 1% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Kuwait Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Kuwait

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 203 53.9 359
99 518 324 718
98 720 474 971
97 968 670 1,270
96 1,262 916 1,611
95 1,596 1,211 1,985
94 1,952 1,524 2,387
93 2,348 1,922 2,785
92 2,764 2,367 3,176
91 3,188 2,838 3,549
90 3,598 3,301 3,893
89 3,971 3,726 4,194
88 4,285 4,087 4,437
87 4,519 4,370 4,608
86 4,661 4,567 4,697
85 4,710 4,681 4,696
84 4,675 4,720 4,612
83 4,570 4,692 4,456
82 4,373 4,610 4,246
81 4,150 4,486 3,997
80 3,990 4,332 3,727
79 3,769 4,152 3,448
78 3,511 3,932 3,162
77 3,237 3,666 2,876
76 2,948 3,352 2,594
75 2,644 2,995 2,319
74 2,336 2,618 2,060
73 2,037 2,245 1,821
72 1,758 1,898 1,605
71 1,507 1,588 1,415
70 1,288 1,322 1,249
69 1,102 1,100 1,107
68 943 917 980
67 808 770 864
66 693 652 756
65 597 559 655
64 516 488 562
63 449 431 479
62 393 386 406
61 348 350 345
60 312 320 294.4
59 281.8 296.5 253.1
58 257.2 276.3 219.4
57 236.4 258.7 192
56 218.3 242.7 169.8
55 202 227.5 151.8
54 187 212.5 137.2
53 172.7 197.4 124.7
52 158.6 182.1 113.6
51 144.5 166.2 103.1
50 130.2 149.9 92.7
49 115.8 133.3 82.4
48 102.4 117.8 72.6
47 90.6 104.3 63.7
46 80.8 93.3 56.1
45 73.2 84.9 49.8
44 67.8 79.2 44.8
43 63.8 75.2 40.7
42 60.6 72.2 37.5
41 57.8 69.3 34.9
40 54.8 66 32.8
39 51.3 61.7 31.1
38 47.8 57.2 29.7
37 44.8 53.2 28.6
36 42.7 50.5 27.7
35 41.8 49.5 27
34 42.5 50.7 26.6
33 44.8 54.3 26.4
32 48.7 60 26.4
31 53.9 67.8 26.7
30 60.5 77.2 27.4
29 67.7 87.4 28.3
28 74.6 97.6 29.5
27 80.3 106.7 30.6
26 83.8 113.2 31.3
25 83.5 116.1 31.3
24 79 114.2 30.3
23 72 107.9 28.5
22 63.9 98.9 26.2
21 56.2 88.6 24
20 49.9 78.2 22
19 44.7 68.4 20.5
18 39.8 59.4 19.4
17 35.1 50.7 18.6
16 30.5 42.4 17.7
15 25.8 34.3 16.7
14 21.2 26.7 15.4
13 17.1 20.2 13.8
12 14 15.5 12.5
11 12.1 12.5 11.5
10 11.2 11.3 11.2
9 11.7 11.7 11.7
8 14.1 14.9 13.3
7 17.3 19.3 15.3
6 20.1 23.1 17.1
5 21.5 24.9 18
4 20.3 22.9 17.5
3 16.5 17.4 15.6
2 19.1 18.7 19.6
1 52.9 51.4 54.4
0 600 659 538

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Kuwait, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 85 for both sexes combined, 84 for males, and 86 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 82.3 for men, 84.2 for women, and 83.3 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Kuwait's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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