Life expectancy at birth, female in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, female was 66.12 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Kenya, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Kenya stood at 66.12 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Kenya peaked at 66.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.91 years, in 1960.
That places Kenya 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.85 years | 49.91 years | 55.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.1 years | 55.55 years | 60.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.09 years | 61.05 years | 62.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.61 years | 56.17 years | 60.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.27 years | 56.76 years | 62.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.06 years | 62.58 years | 65.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.16 years | 63.64 years | 66.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 193 Mozambique 66.74 years compare
- 194 Guinea-Bissau 66.55 years compare
- 195 Cameroon 66.22 years compare
- 197 Equatorial Guinea 65.89 years compare
- 198 Burundi 65.88 years compare
- 199 Madagascar 65.6 years compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Kenya was 66.12 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 66.12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.91 years in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Kenya ranks 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.