Kenya vs Madagascar, Republic of: Life expectancy at birth, total

Kenya
63.83 years
in 2024
Madagascar, Republic of
63.84 years
in 2024
Kenya rank
197th
Madagascar, Republic of rank
196th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar, Republic of
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How they compare

Madagascar, Republic of 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 197th and Madagascar, Republic of ranks 196th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar, Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar, Republic of 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, Republic of
2010s 62.07 years 63.21 years 1.14 years Madagascar, Republic of
2020s 62.77 years 63.15 years 0.3814 years Madagascar, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Kenya or Madagascar, Republic of?
Madagascar, Republic of, 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, Republic of?
0.01 years, with Madagascar, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar, Republic of?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Madagascar, Republic of rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Kenya ranks 197th and Madagascar, Republic of ranks 196th 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
264 places, 17,126 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.