Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Kuwait leads Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024 at 84.58 years, while Djibouti sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 66.20 years. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.021.142.363.484.6KuwaitKuwait: 84.58 years84.6IsraelIsrael: 83.20 years83.2United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 83.07 years83.1MaltaMalta: 82.96 years83.0QatarQatar: 82.52 years82.5BahrainBahrain: 81.42 years81.4OmanOman: 80.25 years80.2Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 78.98 years79.0JordanJordan: 77.98 years78.0LebanonLebanon: 77.95 years77.9Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 77.85 years77.9TunisiaTunisia: 76.71 years76.7

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Kuwait 84.58 years
2 Israel 83.20 years
3 United Arab Emirates 83.07 years
4 Malta 82.96 years
5 Qatar 82.52 years
6 Bahrain 81.42 years
7 Oman 80.25 years
8 Saudi Arabia 78.98 years
9 Jordan 77.98 years
10 Lebanon 77.95 years
11 Iran, Islamic Rep. 77.85 years
12 Tunisia 76.71 years
13 Algeria 76.48 years
14 Morocco 75.49 years
15 Syrian Arab Republic 72.56 years
16 Iraq 72.42 years
17 Egypt, Arab Rep. 71.81 years
18 Libya 71.12 years
19 Yemen, Rep. 69.44 years
20 West Bank and Gaza 69.21 years
21 Pakistan 67.80 years
22 Afghanistan 66.29 years
23 Djibouti 66.20 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, Kuwait leads with a gap of 1.38 years to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Djibouti at 66.20 years.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.