Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 62.68 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Kenya, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy prados de la escosura in Kenya stood at 62.68. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in Kenya peaked at 62.68 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1870.
That places Kenya 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 | — |
| 1880 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 1950 | 41 | +51.8% |
| 1955 | 43.45 | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 44.95 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 47.45 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 49.95 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 52.45 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 57.69 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 59.35 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 58.61 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 55.62 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 54.41 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.34 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 60.65 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 61.89 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 62.68 | +1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 62.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.34, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 62.68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.32, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy prados de la escosura 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 | +51.8% | 27 | 41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1920s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 1930s | 26 | 25 | 27 | 2 |
| 1950s | 42.23 | 41 | 43.45 | 2 |
| 1960s | 46.2 | 44.95 | 47.45 | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.2 | 49.95 | 52.45 | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.52 | 57.69 | 59.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.12 | 55.62 | 58.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.88 | 54.41 | 57.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.27 | 60.65 | 61.89 | 2 |
| 2020s | 62.68 | 62.68 | 62.68 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 prados de la escosura in Kenya?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Kenya was 62.68 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 62.68 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1870.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- Kenya ranks 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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