Life expectancy at different ages in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy at different ages was 63.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
63.65
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.65
in 2023
All-time low
23.93
in 1927
Years of data
77
1927–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Kenya, 1927–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 63.65 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Kenya peaked at 63.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.93, in 1927.
Kenya ranks 216th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 23.93 | — |
| 1937 | 26.37 | +10.2% |
| 1945 | 28.82 | +9.3% |
| 1950 | 36.86 | +27.9% |
| 1951 | 38.04 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 38.64 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 39.82 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 41.04 | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 42.28 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 43.53 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 45.34 | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 46.46 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 47.52 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 48.48 | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 49.33 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 50.1 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 50.76 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 51.32 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 51.89 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 52.38 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 52.8 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 53.3 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.73 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 54.14 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 54.54 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 55.01 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 55.5 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 56.04 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 56.62 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 57.15 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 57.68 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 58.23 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 58.69 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 59.17 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 59.56 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 59.9 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 60.34 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 60.61 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 60.86 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 60.82 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 60.72 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 60.32 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 59.99 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 58.33 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 57.83 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 57.09 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 56.67 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 56.1 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 55.86 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 55.57 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 55.48 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 55.57 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.87 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 56.08 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 56.76 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 57.37 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.95 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.51 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.06 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 59.41 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.95 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.48 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.91 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.28 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.54 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.73 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.99 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.28 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.53 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.72 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.83 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.94 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.6 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 61.23 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.55 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 63.65 | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 63.65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 63.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at different ages in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +27.9% | 28.82 | 36.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 23.93 | 23.93 | 23.93 | 1 |
| 1930s | 26.37 | 26.37 | 26.37 | 1 |
| 1940s | 28.82 | 28.82 | 28.82 | 1 |
| 1950s | 41.95 | 36.86 | 47.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.41 | 48.48 | 53.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.36 | 54.14 | 58.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.23 | 59.17 | 60.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.44 | 55.48 | 58.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.21 | 56.08 | 60.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.07 | 60.91 | 62.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 | 61.23 | 63.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
- 214 Cameroon 63.7 compare
- 215 Burundi 63.65 compare
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 compare
- 218 Mozambique 63.61 compare
- 219 Zimbabwe 62.77 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Kenya was 63.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.93 in 1927.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Kenya ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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