Kuwait vs Uruguay: Life expectation at birth by sex

Kuwait
81.85
in 2023
Uruguay
81.92
in 2023
Kuwait rank
64th
Uruguay rank
61st

Life expectation at birth by sex over time

  • Kuwait
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 81.92 against 81.85 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Kuwait ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 56.08 69.86 13.78 Uruguay
1960s 65.51 71.51 6 Uruguay
1970s 72.04 73.14 1.1 Uruguay
1980s 75.87 75.61 0.2623 Kuwait
1990s 77.85 77.63 0.211 Kuwait
2000s 78.81 79.6 0.7903 Uruguay
2010s 80.57 80.96 0.3859 Uruguay
2020s 80.52 80.97 0.4508 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Kuwait or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 81.92 against 81.85 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Kuwait and Uruguay?
0.07, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
Kuwait ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectation at birth by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed