Kenya vs Rwanda: Life expectancy at age 60, female

Kenya
18.09 years
in 2024
Rwanda
18.19 years
in 2024
Kenya rank
179th
Rwanda rank
176th

Life expectancy at age 60, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 18.19 years against 18.09 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 179th and Rwanda ranks 176th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 15.93 years 15.22 years 0.7122 years Kenya
1970s 16.78 years 15.12 years 1.66 years Kenya
1980s 17.36 years 15.49 years 1.87 years Kenya
1990s 16.36 years 12.61 years 3.75 years Kenya
2000s 16.5 years 15.62 years 0.8791 years Kenya
2010s 17.4 years 17.38 years 0.0211 years Kenya
2020s 17.55 years 18.02 years 0.4724 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Kenya or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 18.19 years against 18.09 years in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Kenya and Rwanda?
0.1 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
Kenya ranks 179th and Rwanda ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.