Cameroon vs Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, male

Cameroon
61.78 years
in 2024
Kenya
61.64 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
194th
Kenya rank
196th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 61.78 years against 61.64 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.141 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 194th and Kenya ranks 196th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.