Life expectancy at birth, men in Kenya
Life expectancy at birth for men in Kenya was 61.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Kenya, 2024
61.6
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
71.1 years
Position in 2024
198th of 217
Life expectancy at birth, men in Kenya over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.6 years | 71.1 years |
| 2023 | 61.5 years | 71.0 years |
| 2022 | 61.3 years | 70.6 years |
| 2021 | 59.0 years | 68.8 years |
| 2020 | 59.1 years | 69.7 years |
| 2019 | 60.9 years | 70.5 years |
| 2018 | 60.7 years | 70.3 years |
| 2017 | 60.6 years | 70.0 years |
| 2016 | 60.5 years | 69.8 years |
| 2015 | 60.3 years | 69.6 years |
| 2014 | 60.1 years | 69.4 years |
| 2013 | 59.9 years | 69.2 years |
| 2012 | 59.7 years | 68.9 years |
| 2011 | 59.5 years | 68.6 years |
| 2010 | 59.2 years | 68.4 years |
| 2009 | 58.9 years | 68.0 years |
| 2008 | 58.4 years | 67.7 years |
| 2007 | 58.0 years | 67.5 years |
| 2006 | 57.8 years | 67.1 years |
| 2005 | 57.4 years | 66.8 years |
| 2004 | 57.0 years | 66.5 years |
| 2003 | 56.5 years | 66.2 years |
| 2002 | 55.8 years | 65.9 years |
| 2001 | 55.7 years | 65.7 years |
| 2000 | 55.3 years | 65.4 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 61.5 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 60.1 years, the figure has changed by +2.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 198th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 years.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Life expectancy at birth
63.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
66.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
58.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
57
2023 · WHO