Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1827 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Kenya is 0.1827, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Kenya peaked at 0.4696 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1827, in 2023.
That places Kenya 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4116 | 0.3551 | 0.4696 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.315 | 0.2926 | 0.3448 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2653 | 0.2416 | 0.2885 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2264 | 0.2213 | 0.2369 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2556 | 0.2402 | 0.2642 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.232 | 0.2082 | 0.2549 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1937 | 0.1874 | 0.2041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1863 | 0.1827 | 0.1913 | 4 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 548,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 564,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Kenya?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Kenya was 0.1827 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4696 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1827 in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Kenya ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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