Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 63.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Kenya stood at 63.65 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Kenya peaked at 63.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.86 years, in 1950.
That places Kenya 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.95 years | 36.86 years | 47.52 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.41 years | 48.48 years | 53.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.36 years | 54.14 years | 58.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.23 years | 59.17 years | 60.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.44 years | 55.48 years | 58.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.21 years | 56.08 years | 60.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.07 years | 60.91 years | 62.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 years | 61.23 years | 63.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 years compare
- 214 Cameroon 63.7 years compare
- 215 Burundi 63.65 years compare
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 years compare
- 218 Mozambique 63.61 years compare
- 219 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 20.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 689,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 677,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Kenya?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kenya was 63.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.86 years in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Kenya ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.