Kenya vs Liberia: Male life expectancy at birth
Kenya
61.46 years
in 2023
Liberia
60.88 years
in 2023
Kenya rank
216th
Liberia rank
218th
Male life expectancy at birth over time
- Kenya
- Liberia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 61.46 years against 60.88 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.58 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Kenya ranks 216th and Liberia ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.57 years | 37.07 years | 3.5 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 50.15 years | 37.71 years | 12.44 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 54.75 years | 41.24 years | 13.51 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 58.38 years | 43.36 years | 15.02 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 55.2 years | 42.4 years | 12.79 years | Kenya |
| 2000s | 57.08 years | 54.3 years | 2.79 years | Kenya |
| 2010s | 60.13 years | 58.85 years | 1.28 years | Kenya |
| 2020s | 60.22 years | 60.34 years | 0.1112 years | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Kenya or Liberia?
- Kenya, at 61.46 years against 60.88 years in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Kenya and Liberia?
- 0.58 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Liberia rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
- Kenya ranks 216th and Liberia ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.