Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 18.46 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
18.46 years
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
109th
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.46 years
in 2024
All-time low
13.37 years
in 2021
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Kenya is 18.46 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Kenya peaked at 18.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.37 years, in 2021.
That places Kenya 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.46 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 14.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 14.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 14.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 14.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 14.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 14.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 15 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 15.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 15.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 15.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 15.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 15.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 15.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 15.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 15.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 15.67 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.57 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 15.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.22 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.15 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.01 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 14.99 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.97 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.92 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.19 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.9 years | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 13.37 years | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 15.5 years | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 15.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.46 years | +18.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 18.46 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 18.46 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.76 years | 14.46 years | 15.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.24 years | 15.11 years | 15.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.63 years | 15.52 years | 15.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.99 years | 14.88 years | 15.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.01 years | 14.86 years | 15.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.22 years | 15.18 years | 15.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.36 years | 13.37 years | 18.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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, male in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Kenya was 18.46 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, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.37 years in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Kenya ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.