Burundi vs Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, total

Burundi
63.82 years
in 2024
Kenya
63.83 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
198th
Kenya rank
197th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 63.83 years against 63.82 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Burundi ranks 198th and Kenya ranks 197th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 43.24 years 51.41 years 8.17 years Kenya
1970s 41.35 years 56.36 years 15.02 years Kenya
1980s 46.5 years 60.23 years 13.73 years Kenya
1990s 44.55 years 56.44 years 11.89 years Kenya
2000s 52.31 years 58.21 years 5.9 years Kenya
2010s 59.86 years 62.07 years 2.22 years Kenya
2020s 63 years 62.77 years 0.2342 years Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Burundi or Kenya?
Kenya, at 63.83 years against 63.82 years in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Burundi and Kenya?
0.01 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Burundi ranks 198th and Kenya ranks 197th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.