Burundi vs Kenya: Life expectancy at birth, total

Burundi
63.82 years
in 2024
Kenya
63.83 years
in 2024
Burundi rank
196th
Kenya rank
195th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 63.83 years against 63.82 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.016 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Burundi ranks 196th and Kenya ranks 195th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.