Burundi vs Kenya: Life expectancy
Burundi
63.65 years
in 2023
Kenya
63.65 years
in 2023
Burundi rank
215th
Kenya rank
216th
Life expectancy over time
- Burundi
- Kenya
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 63.65 years against 63.65 years in Kenya, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 215th and Kenya ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.05 years | 41.95 years | 0.1004 years | Burundi |
| 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 | 62.8 years | 62.5 years | 0.2969 years | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Burundi or Kenya?
- Burundi, at 63.65 years against 63.65 years in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Burundi and Kenya?
- 0 years, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for life expectancy?
- Burundi ranks 215th and Kenya ranks 216th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.