Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 63.65 in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Kenya, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs health expenditure in Kenya is 63.65, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Kenya peaked at 63.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.86, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 209th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 206 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
- 207 Cameroon 63.7 compare
- 208 Burundi 63.65 compare
- 210 Madagascar 63.63 compare
- 211 Mozambique 63.61 compare
- 212 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Kenya?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Kenya was 63.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.86 in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 209th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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