Kenya vs Zambia: Life expectancy
Kenya
62.68 years
in 2020
Zambia
62.38 years
in 2020
Kenya rank
137th
Zambia rank
140th
Life expectancy over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 62.68 years against 62.38 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 137th and Zambia ranks 140th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1920s | 25 years | 26.94 years | 1.94 years | Zambia |
| 1930s | 26 years | 34.69 years | 8.69 years | Zambia |
| 1950s | 42.23 years | 39.1 years | 3.12 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 46.2 years | 43.02 years | 3.18 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 51.2 years | 47.5 years | 3.7 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 58.52 years | 52.02 years | 6.51 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 57.12 years | 46.74 years | 10.38 years | Kenya |
| 2000s | 55.88 years | 47.95 years | 7.93 years | Kenya |
| 2010s | 61.27 years | 59 years | 2.27 years | Kenya |
| 2020s | 62.68 years | 62.38 years | 0.2952 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 62.68 years against 62.38 years in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.3 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Kenya ranks 137th and Zambia ranks 140th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.