Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Kenya
Kenya: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 58.22 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
58.22
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
134th
of 184 countries
All-time high
58.37
in 2020
All-time low
47.15
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Kenya stood at 58.22.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Kenya peaked at 58.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.15, in 2000.
That places Kenya 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.15 | — |
| 2001 | 47.38 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 47.65 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 47.98 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.54 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 49.33 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 50.27 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.25 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.1 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 53.02 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 53.72 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.34 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.91 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.36 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 55.82 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 56.41 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.03 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.51 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 57.89 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.25 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.37 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.22 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.47 | 47.15 | 53.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.12 | 53.72 | 58.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.29 | 58.22 | 58.37 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Kenya?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Kenya was 58.22 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 58.37 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.15 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Kenya ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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