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
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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About this data
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.