Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 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 vs gdp per capita in Kenya, 1927–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Kenya stood at 63.65. That is the highest value across all 77 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 vs gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 63.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.93, in 1927.
That places Kenya 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
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
- 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 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Kenya was 63.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.93 in 1927.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy vs gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs gdp per capita 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 vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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