Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kenya
Kenya: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.24 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Kenya is 4.24, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Kenya peaked at 4.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5352, in 1996.
That places Kenya 141st out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.75 | 1.96 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.16 | 1.93 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 | 3.02 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 | 0.5352 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 0.5419 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 | 2.91 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 4.23 | 4.71 | 4 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Kenya?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kenya was 4.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5352 in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Kenya ranks 141st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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