Kenya vs Pakistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Kenya
4.24 years
in 2023
Pakistan
4.25 years
in 2023
Kenya rank
146th
Pakistan rank
145th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Kenya
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4.25 years against 4.24 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 146th and Pakistan ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.75 years | -4.36 years | 7.11 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 2.16 years | -3.13 years | 5.29 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 0.1784 years | 2.68 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.25 years | 1.87 years | 1.38 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.32 years | 0.3375 years | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.54 years | 2.56 years | 1.02 years | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.64 years | 4.05 years | 0.4054 years | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 4.38 years | 4.34 years | 0.0361 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, Kenya or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 4.25 years against 4.24 years in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Kenya and Pakistan?
- 0.01 years, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Pakistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Kenya ranks 146th and Pakistan ranks 145th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.