Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Kenya

Kenya: Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb was 63.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.65
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
209th
of 229 countries
All-time high
63.65
in 2023
All-time low
36.86
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Kenya, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 63.65 for life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Kenya peaked at 63.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.86, in 1950.

That places Kenya 209th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Kenya, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 36.86
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 +4.2%
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 55.58 -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 62.73 +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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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

  1. 206 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
  2. 207 Cameroon 63.7 compare
  3. 208 Burundi 63.65 compare
  4. 210 Madagascar 63.63 compare
  5. 211 Mozambique 63.61 compare
  6. 212 Zimbabwe 62.77 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Kenya?
Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Kenya was 63.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 36.86 in 1950.
How does Kenya rank for life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb?
Kenya ranks 209th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb 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 un vs gdp per capita wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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