Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.09 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
179th
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.09 years
in 2024
All-time low
15.57 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Kenya stood at 18.09 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Kenya peaked at 18.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.57 years, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 179th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.57 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 15.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 15.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 15.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 15.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 16.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 16.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 16.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 16.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 16.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 16.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 16.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 16.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 17.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 17.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 17.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 17.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 17.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 17.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 17.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 17.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 17.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 17.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 17.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 17.38 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.86 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 16.78 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 16.64 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.52 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.34 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 16.23 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.08 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.04 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 16.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.25 years | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.31 years | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 18.02 years | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 18.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.09 years | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 18.09 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 18.09 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.93 years | 15.57 years | 16.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.78 years | 16.32 years | 17.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.36 years | 17.21 years | 17.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.36 years | 16.04 years | 16.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5 years | 16.07 years | 16.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4 years | 17.04 years | 17.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.55 years | 16.31 years | 18.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 176 Rwanda 18.19 years compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 18.17 years compare
- 178 Egypt 18.15 years compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 18.03 years compare
- 181 Myanmar 18.02 years compare
- 182 Madagascar 18.01 years compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Kenya was 18.09 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.57 years in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Kenya ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.