Kenya Life Expectancy 1950-2024

Chart and table of Kenya life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Kenya in 2024 is 67.70 years, a 0.34% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for Kenya in 2023 was 67.47 years, a 0.38% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Kenya in 2022 was 67.21 years, a 0.39% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for Kenya in 2021 was 66.95 years, a 0.39% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2024 Life Expectancy
Sri Lanka 77.73
Morocco 77.63
Tunisia 77.54
Honduras 76.04
Vietnam 75.91
Nicaragua 75.43
Georgia 74.38
El Salvador 74.26
Micronesia 74.25
Bangladesh 73.82
Cabo Verde 73.75
Solomon Islands 73.50
Bhutan 73.01
Egypt 72.69
Ukraine 72.64
Bolivia 72.57
Indonesia 72.50
Moldova 72.43
Uzbekistan 72.14
Philippines 71.79
Sao Tome and Principe 71.19
Vanuatu 71.13
Cambodia 70.74
Mongolia 70.72
India 70.62
Timor-Leste 70.36
Kiribati 69.38
Djibouti 68.11
Myanmar 67.96
Pakistan 67.94
Kenya 67.70
Sudan 66.30
Mauritania 65.74
Papua New Guinea 65.41
Ghana 65.17
Zambia 64.96
Angola 62.53
Republic of Congo 61.86
Eswatini 61.36
Cameroon 60.61
Nigeria 56.05
Lesotho 56.05
Kenya - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2024 67.70 0.340%
2023 67.47 0.380%
2022 67.21 0.390%
2021 66.95 0.390%
2020 66.70 0.390%
2019 66.44 0.390%
2018 66.18 0.990%
2017 65.53 1.000%
2016 64.88 1.020%
2015 64.22 1.030%
2014 63.57 1.040%
2013 62.92 1.430%
2012 62.03 1.450%
2011 61.15 1.470%
2010 60.26 1.490%
2009 59.38 1.510%
2008 58.49 2.380%
2007 57.13 2.440%
2006 55.77 2.500%
2005 54.41 2.560%
2004 53.05 2.630%
2003 51.69 -0.030%
2002 51.71 -0.030%
2001 51.72 -0.030%
2000 51.74 -0.030%
1999 51.75 -0.030%
1998 51.77 -1.480%
1997 52.55 -1.460%
1996 53.33 -1.440%
1995 54.10 -1.420%
1994 54.88 -1.400%
1993 55.66 -1.050%
1992 56.25 -1.030%
1991 56.84 -1.020%
1990 57.42 -1.010%
1989 58.01 -1.000%
1988 58.60 -0.080%
1987 58.65 -0.080%
1986 58.69 -0.080%
1985 58.74 -0.080%
1984 58.78 -0.080%
1983 58.83 0.800%
1982 58.36 0.810%
1981 57.89 0.810%
1980 57.43 0.820%
1979 56.96 0.830%
1978 56.49 0.900%
1977 55.98 0.910%
1976 55.48 0.920%
1975 54.97 0.930%
1974 54.47 0.940%
1973 53.96 1.060%
1972 53.39 1.080%
1971 52.82 1.090%
1970 52.26 1.100%
1969 51.69 1.110%
1968 51.12 1.060%
1967 50.58 1.070%
1966 50.05 1.080%
1965 49.51 1.090%
1964 48.98 1.110%
1963 48.44 1.400%
1962 47.77 1.420%
1961 47.10 1.440%
1960 46.44 1.460%
1959 45.77 1.480%
1958 45.10 1.130%
1957 44.59 1.150%
1956 44.09 1.160%
1955 43.58 1.170%
1954 43.08 1.190%
1953 42.57 1.200%
1952 42.06 1.220%
1951 41.56 1.230%
1950 41.05 0.000%