Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, female

Guinea-Bissau
66.55 years
in 2024
Kenya
66.12 years
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
195th
Kenya rank
197th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 66.55 years against 66.12 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.43 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 195th and Kenya ranks 197th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 40.26 years 52.85 years 12.59 years Kenya
1970s 43.46 years 58.1 years 14.64 years Kenya
1980s 47.02 years 62.09 years 15.07 years Kenya
1990s 50.27 years 57.61 years 7.34 years Kenya
2000s 55.21 years 59.27 years 4.06 years Kenya
2010s 61.73 years 64.06 years 2.34 years Kenya
2020s 65.26 years 65.16 years 0.1058 years Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
Guinea-Bissau, at 66.55 years against 66.12 years in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
0.43 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 195th and Kenya ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.