Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Kenya

Kenya: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 61.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
61.46
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
61.46
in 2023
All-time low
35.78
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Kenya, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 61.46 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Kenya peaked at 61.46 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.78, in 1950.

Kenya ranks 216th of 236 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 40.57 35.78 46.31 10
1960s 50.15 47.23 52.48 10
1970s 54.75 52.87 56.87 10
1980s 58.38 57.36 59.11 10
1990s 55.2 54.72 56.61 10
2000s 57.08 55.33 58.89 10
2010s 60.13 59.25 60.86 10
2020s 60.22 58.97 61.46 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 213 Guinea-Bissau 61.66 compare
  2. 214 Burundi 61.6 compare
  3. 215 Cameroon 61.52 compare
  4. 217 Eswatini 61.19 compare
  5. 218 Liberia 60.88 compare
  6. 219 Mozambique 60.3 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Kenya?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Kenya was 61.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 61.46 in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 35.78 in 1950.
How does Kenya rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
Kenya ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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