Kenya vs Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, female

Kenya
66.12 years
in 2024
Madagascar
65.6 years
in 2024
Kenya rank
196th
Madagascar rank
199th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 66.12 years against 65.6 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.52 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 196th and Madagascar ranks 199th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 52.85 years 46.64 years 6.21 years Kenya
1970s 58.1 years 50.53 years 7.57 years Kenya
1980s 62.09 years 52.12 years 9.97 years Kenya
1990s 57.61 years 56.2 years 1.41 years Kenya
2000s 59.27 years 61.65 years 2.38 years Madagascar
2010s 64.06 years 64.82 years 0.7611 years Madagascar
2020s 65.16 years 64.92 years 0.2352 years Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Kenya or Madagascar?
Kenya, at 66.12 years against 65.6 years in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Kenya and Madagascar?
0.52 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Kenya ranks 196th and Madagascar ranks 199th of 217 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
265 places, 17,191 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.