Kenya - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy improves in Kenya

In 2018 the life expectancy in Kenya increased to 62.68 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 65.16 years and for men 60.29 years.

Kenya’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 167th in 2017 to 168th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Kenya over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 62.48 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 59.61 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
2018	65.16	60.29	62.68
2017	64.96	60.09	62.48
2016	64.20	60.15	62.16
2015	64.15	59.69	61.89
2014	63.98	59.69	61.82
2013	63.19	59.58	61.39
2012	63.07	59.17	61.12
2011	63.00	59.10	61.05
2010	62.38	58.90	60.65
2009	62.20	58.52	60.37
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