Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Kenya

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Kenya was 63.65 years. A difference of +0.1 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Kenya were 61.46 years and 65.92 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Kenya for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Kenya (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Kenya (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	48.48	47.23	49.91
1961	49.33	48.07	50.78
1962	50.1	48.83	51.57
1963	50.76	49.47	52.23
1964	51.32	50.01	52.82
1965	51.89	50.59	53.36
1966	52.38	51.14	53.8
1967	52.8	51.61	54.15
1968	53.3	52.04	54.72
1969	53.73	52.48	55.13
1970	54.14	52.87	55.55
1971	54.54	53.16	56.07
1972	55.01	53.54	56.64
1973	55.5	53.94	57.21
1974	56.04	54.41	57.81
1975	56.62	54.97	58.4
1976	57.15	55.44	58.99
1977	57.68	55.91	59.58
1978	58.23	56.41	60.16
1979	58.69	56.87	60.59
1980	59.18	57.36	61.05
1981	59.56	57.75	61.42
1982	59.9	58.09	61.75
1983	60.34	58.6	62.1
1984	60.61	58.84	62.39
1985	60.86	59.11	62.6
1986	60.82	58.98	62.64
1987	60.72	58.8	62.63
1988	60.32	58.29	62.34
1989	59.99	57.96	62
1990	58.33	56.61	60.01
1991	57.83	56.11	59.49
1992	57.1	55.34	58.8
1993	56.67	55.07	58.21
1994	56.1	54.76	57.38
1995	55.86	54.77	56.87
1996	55.58	54.82	56.26
1997	55.48	54.72	56.17
1998	55.57	54.75	56.32
1999	55.87	55.03	56.62
2000	56.08	55.33	56.76
2001	56.5	55.67	57.26
2002	56.76	55.84	57.61
2003	57.37	56.48	58.18
2004	57.95	56.97	58.85
2005	58.51	57.43	59.52
2006	59.06	57.83	60.23
2007	59.41	57.97	60.81
2008	59.96	58.43	61.46
2009	60.48	58.89	62.05
2010	60.92	59.25	62.58
2011	61.28	59.51	63.06
2012	61.54	59.72	63.37
2013	61.73	59.87	63.62
2014	61.99	60.05	63.97
2015	62.28	60.27	64.34
2016	62.53	60.46	64.67
2017	62.73	60.6	64.93
2018	62.83	60.73	65
2019	62.94	60.86	65.1
2020	61.6	59.15	64.24
2021	61.23	58.97	63.64
2022	63.55	61.32	65.87
2023	63.65	61.46	65.92