Kenya - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy improves in Kenya

In 2023 the life expectancy in Kenya increased to 63.65 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 65.92 years and for men 61.46 years.

Kenya’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 171th in 2022 to 175th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Kenya over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 63.55 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 61.73 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Kenya. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Kenya in Kenyan economy.

Kenya - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	65.92	61.46	63.65
2022	65.87	61.32	63.55
2021	63.64	58.97	61.23
2020	64.24	59.15	61.60
2019	65.10	60.86	62.94
2018	65.00	60.73	62.83
2017	64.93	60.60	62.73
2016	64.67	60.46	62.53
2015	64.34	60.27	62.28
2014	63.97	60.05	61.99
2013	63.62	59.87	61.73
2012	63.37	59.72	61.54
2011	63.06	59.51	61.28
2010	62.58	59.25	60.92
2009	62.05	58.89	60.48
2008	61.46	58.43	59.96
2007	60.81	57.97	59.41
2006	60.23	57.83	59.06
2005	59.52	57.43	58.51
2004	58.85	56.97	57.95
2003	58.18	56.48	57.37
2002	57.61	55.84	56.76
2001	57.26	55.67	56.50
2000	56.76	55.33	56.08
1999	56.62	55.03	55.87
1998	56.32	54.75	55.57
1997	56.17	54.72	55.48
1996	56.26	54.82	55.58
1995	56.87	54.77	55.86
1994	57.38	54.76	56.10
1993	58.21	55.07	56.67
1992	58.80	55.34	57.10
1991	59.49	56.11	57.83
1990	60.01	56.61	58.33
1989	62.00	57.96	59.99
1988	62.34	58.29	60.32
1987	62.63	58.80	60.72
1986	62.64	58.98	60.82
1985	62.60	59.11	60.86
1984	62.39	58.84	60.61
1983	62.10	58.60	60.34
1982	61.75	58.09	59.90
1981	61.42	57.75	59.56
1980	61.05	57.36	59.18
1979	60.59	56.87	58.69
1978	60.16	56.41	58.23
1977	59.58	55.91	57.68
1976	58.99	55.44	57.15
1975	58.40	54.97	56.62
1974	57.81	54.41	56.04
1973	57.21	53.94	55.50
1972	56.64	53.54	55.01
1971	56.07	53.16	54.54
1970	55.55	52.87	54.14
1969	55.13	52.48	53.73
1968	54.72	52.04	53.30
1967	54.15	51.61	52.80
1966	53.80	51.14	52.38
1965	53.36	50.59	51.89
1964	52.82	50.01	51.32
1963	52.23	49.47	50.76
1962	51.57	48.83	50.10
1961	50.78	48.07	49.33
1960	49.91	47.23	48.48

Kenya - Life expectancy at birth