Kenya vs Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Kenya
63.83 years
in 2024
Madagascar
63.84 years
in 2024
Kenya rank
198th
Madagascar rank
197th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 63.84 years against 63.83 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 198th and Madagascar ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.41 years | 45.31 years | 6.1 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 56.36 years | 49.23 years | 7.14 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 60.23 years | 50.55 years | 9.68 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 56.44 years | 54.63 years | 1.81 years | Kenya |
| 2000s | 58.21 years | 60.33 years | 2.12 years | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 62.07 years | 63.21 years | 1.14 years | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 62.77 years | 63.15 years | 0.3814 years | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 63.84 years against 63.83 years in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.01 years, with Madagascar 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, total?
- Kenya ranks 198th and Madagascar ranks 197th of 218 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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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.