Healthy life expectancy in Kuwait

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Kuwait was 69.5 years in 2023.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Kuwait, 2023 69.5 Years
Change from 2022 +1.3% 2022: 68.6 years
Position in 2023 24th of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Kuwait over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Kuwait
2023 69.5 years
2022 68.6 years
2021 68.5 years
2020 68.5 years
2019 70.6 years
2018 70.4 years
2017 70.2 years
2016 69.4 years
2015 68.7 years
2014 68.6 years
2013 68.3 years
2012 68.0 years
2011 67.3 years
2010 67.0 years
2009 66.7 years
2008 65.6 years
2007 65.7 years
2006 65.5 years
2005 65.4 years
2004 65.4 years
2003 65.2 years
2002 65.1 years
2001 65.0 years
2000 64.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3% from 68.6 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 68.3 years, the figure has changed by +1.8%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Kuwait has the 24th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Kuwait
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory