Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Djibouti or Kenya?

Kenya, at 4.24 years against 4.19 years in Djibouti as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti 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 at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Djibouti vs Kenya: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Djibouti

4.19 years

in 2023

Kenya

4.24 years

in 2023

Djibouti rank

149th

Kenya rank

146th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Djibouti
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.24 years against 4.19 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 149th and Kenya ranks 146th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.98 years	2.75 years	0.2252 years	Djibouti
1960s	3.07 years	2.16 years	0.9105 years	Djibouti
1970s	3.17 years	2.86 years	0.31 years	Djibouti
1980s	3.18 years	3.25 years	0.0724 years	Kenya
1990s	3.45 years	1.66 years	1.79 years	Djibouti
2000s	3.52 years	1.54 years	1.98 years	Djibouti
2010s	3.99 years	3.64 years	0.3477 years	Djibouti
2020s	4.28 years	4.38 years	0.0922 years	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Djibouti or Kenya?: Kenya, at 4.24 years against 4.19 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Djibouti and Kenya?: 0.05 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kenya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Kenya rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Djibouti ranks 149th and Kenya ranks 146th 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 at different ages. 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 at different ages
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.