Kenya vs Lesotho: Life expectancy at birth, projections

Kenya

74.36 years

in 2100

Lesotho

74.68 years

in 2100

Kenya rank

216th

Lesotho rank

215th

Life expectancy at birth, projections over time

Lesotho currently reports 74.68 years against 74.36 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.319 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 216th and Lesotho ranks 215th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, projections
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.