Kenya - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy of Kenya goes up to 59.61 years

In 2008 the life expectancy in Kenya increased to 59.61 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 61.23 years and for men 57.97 years.

Kenya’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 160th in 2007 to 158th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Kenya over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 58.87 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 54.53 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
2008	61.23	57.97	59.61
2007	60.21	57.47	58.87
2006	59.60	56.81	58.22
2005	58.52	56.11	57.34
2004	57.44	55.23	56.36
2003	56.67	54.47	55.60
2002	56.06	53.86	54.99
2001	55.61	53.34	54.51
2000	55.60	53.16	54.41
1999	55.92	53.01	54.50
1998	56.08	52.92	54.53
1997	56.53	53.05	54.82
1996	56.96	53.33	55.16
1995	57.43	53.77	55.62
1994	58.20	54.31	56.27
1993	58.61	54.59	56.62
1992	59.35	55.14	57.26
1991	59.93	56.04	58.01
1990	60.44	56.74	58.61
1989	60.70	57.34	59.04
1988	61.21	57.83	59.54
1987	61.62	58.44	60.04
1986	61.77	58.64	60.22
1985	62.30	58.85	60.58
1984	62.43	59.16	60.80
1983	62.73	59.30	61.01
1982	62.94	59.01	60.95
1981	63.45	58.99	61.17
1980	59.96	57.05	58.50
1979	59.32	56.15	57.72
1978	58.73	55.21	56.94
1977	58.15	54.88	56.49
1976	57.34	54.50	55.90
1975	57.05	54.66	55.83
1974	57.26	54.13	55.63
1973	57.50	53.99	55.68
1972	57.04	53.16	55.01
1971	56.13	52.55	54.26
1970	55.19	52.10	53.58
1969	54.74	51.73	53.17
1968	54.40	51.31	52.78
1967	53.99	51.07	52.46
1966	53.65	50.69	52.10
1965	53.30	50.26	51.70
1964	52.90	49.92	51.33
1963	52.40	49.39	50.81
1962	51.80	48.83	50.22
1961	51.13	48.13	49.53
1960	50.26	47.29	48.68

Kenya - Life expectancy at birth