Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cameroon or Kenya?

Kenya, at 4.46 years against 4.42 years in Cameroon as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Kenya: Sex gap in life expectancy

Cameroon

4.42 years

in 2023

Kenya

4.46 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

150th

Kenya rank

147th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.46 years against 4.42 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 150th and Kenya ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.69 years	2.99 years	0.3047 years	Kenya
1960s	4.29 years	2.7 years	1.59 years	Cameroon
1970s	2.57 years	3.35 years	0.7817 years	Kenya
1980s	3.03 years	3.71 years	0.685 years	Kenya
1990s	3.09 years	2.41 years	0.6757 years	Cameroon
2000s	2.46 years	2.19 years	0.2719 years	Cameroon
2010s	3.71 years	3.93 years	0.2195 years	Kenya
2020s	4.37 years	4.69 years	0.3255 years	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cameroon or Kenya?: Kenya, at 4.46 years against 4.42 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cameroon and Kenya?: 0.04 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Cameroon ranks 150th and Kenya ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.