Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at age 15
Kenya
75.81 years
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
75.89 years
in 2100
Kenya rank
216th
Papua New Guinea rank
215th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.89 years against 75.81 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 216th and Papua New Guinea ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.7 years | 57.33 years | 2.37 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 63.95 years | 60.56 years | 3.4 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 66.38 years | 63.69 years | 2.69 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 68.04 years | 65.77 years | 2.27 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 64.12 years | 66.69 years | 2.57 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 63.65 years | 67.1 years | 3.45 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 65.72 years | 68.39 years | 2.67 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 66.77 years | 69.2 years | 2.43 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 68.38 years | 70.29 years | 1.91 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 69.6 years | 71.02 years | 1.42 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 70.69 years | 71.73 years | 1.04 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2060s | 71.74 years | 72.49 years | 0.7524 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2070s | 72.81 years | 73.33 years | 0.5192 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2080s | 73.92 years | 74.26 years | 0.334 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2090s | 75.13 years | 75.3 years | 0.1684 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2100s | 75.81 years | 75.89 years | 0.073 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 75.89 years against 75.81 years in Kenya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Kenya ranks 216th and Papua New Guinea ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.