Probability that a male will outlive a female in Kenya
Kenya: Probability that a male will outlive a female was 42.93 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.93
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.32
in 2000
All-time low
41.94
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a male will outlive a female in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a male will outlive a female in Kenya stood at 42.93.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a male will outlive a female in Kenya peaked at 48.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.94, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.87 | 46.18 | 47.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.66 | 46.54 | 46.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.41 | 44.66 | 46.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.56 | 44.09 | 44.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.88 | 45.3 | 48.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.04 | 45.43 | 48.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.95 | 43.17 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.55 | 41.94 | 42.93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More gender data for Kenya
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 723,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 702,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 712,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 691,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 702,017 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a male will outlive a female in Kenya?
- Probability that a male will outlive a female in Kenya was 42.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 48.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.94 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for probability that a male will outlive a female?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a male will outlive a female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a male will outlive a female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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