Cameroon vs Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Cameroon
61.78 years
in 2024
Kenya
61.64 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
197th
Kenya rank
199th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 61.78 years against 61.64 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 197th and Kenya ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.75 years | 50.15 years | 9.39 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 48.28 years | 54.75 years | 6.47 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 51.39 years | 58.38 years | 6.98 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 52.03 years | 55.2 years | 3.17 years | Kenya |
| 2000s | 53.58 years | 57.08 years | 3.5 years | Kenya |
| 2010s | 57.58 years | 60.13 years | 2.55 years | Kenya |
| 2020s | 60.43 years | 60.51 years | 0.0742 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 61.78 years against 61.64 years in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0.14 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cameroon ranks 197th and Kenya ranks 199th 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, male (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.