Life Expectancy at Birth in Kenya
Kenya: Life Expectancy at Birth was 63.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.83
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
196th
of 216 countries
All-time high
63.83
in 2024
All-time low
48.48
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Kenya is 63.83, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Kenya peaked at 63.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.48, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 196th of 216 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 Birth in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.48 | — |
| 1961 | 49.33 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 50.1 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 50.76 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 51.32 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 51.89 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 52.38 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 52.8 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 53.3 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.73 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 54.14 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 54.54 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 55.01 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 55.5 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 56.04 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 56.62 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 57.15 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 57.68 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 58.23 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 58.69 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 59.17 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 59.56 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 59.9 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 60.34 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 60.61 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 60.86 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 60.82 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 60.72 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 60.32 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 59.99 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 58.33 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 57.83 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 57.09 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 56.67 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 56.1 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 55.86 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 55.58 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 55.48 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 55.57 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.87 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 56.08 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 56.76 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 57.37 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.95 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.51 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.06 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 59.41 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.95 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.48 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.91 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.28 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.54 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.73 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.99 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.28 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.53 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.73 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.83 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.94 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.6 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 61.23 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.55 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 63.65 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.83 | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 63.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 63.83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 62.77 | 61.23 | 63.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 193 Cameroon 63.97 compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 63.91 compare
- 195 Madagascar 63.84 compare
- 197 Burundi 63.82 compare
- 198 Mozambique 63.8 compare
- 199 Zimbabwe 63.06 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 birth in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at birth in Kenya was 63.83 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.48 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Kenya ranks 196th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.