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Kenya life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Kenya ranks 177/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 62 years for males, 66.5 years for females, and 64.2 years for both sexes combined.

Kenya life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 64.2 62 66.5
2025 64 61.8 66.3
2024 63.8 61.6 66.1
2023 63.6 61.5 65.9
2022 63.5 61.3 65.9
2021 61.2 59 63.6
2020 61.6 59.1 64.2
2019 62.9 60.9 65.1
2018 62.8 60.7 65
2017 62.7 60.6 64.9
2016 62.5 60.5 64.7
2015 62.3 60.3 64.3
2014 62 60.1 64
2013 61.7 59.9 63.6
2012 61.5 59.7 63.4
2011 61.3 59.5 63.1
2010 60.9 59.2 62.6
2009 60.5 58.9 62.1
2008 60 58.4 61.5
2007 59.4 58 60.8
2006 59.1 57.8 60.2
2005 58.5 57.4 59.5
2004 57.9 57 58.9
2003 57.4 56.5 58.2
2002 56.8 55.8 57.6
2001 56.5 55.7 57.3
2000 56.1 55.3 56.8
1999 55.9 55 56.6
1998 55.6 54.7 56.3
1997 55.5 54.7 56.2
1996 55.6 54.8 56.3
1995 55.9 54.8 56.9
1994 56.1 54.8 57.4
1993 56.7 55.1 58.2
1992 57.1 55.3 58.8
1991 57.8 56.1 59.5
1990 58.3 56.6 60
1989 60 58 62
1988 60.3 58.3 62.3
1987 60.7 58.8 62.6
1986 60.8 59 62.6
1985 60.9 59.1 62.6
1984 60.6 58.8 62.4
1983 60.3 58.6 62.1
1982 59.9 58.1 61.7
1981 59.6 57.8 61.4
1980 59.2 57.4 61.1
1979 58.7 56.9 60.6
1978 58.2 56.4 60.2
1977 57.7 55.9 59.6
1976 57.2 55.4 59
1975 56.6 55 58.4
1974 56 54.4 57.8
1973 55.5 53.9 57.2
1972 55 53.5 56.6
1971 54.5 53.2 56.1
1970 54.1 52.9 55.6
1969 53.7 52.5 55.1
1968 53.3 52 54.7
1967 52.8 51.6 54.2
1966 52.4 51.1 53.8
1965 51.9 50.6 53.4
1964 51.3 50 52.8
1963 50.8 49.5 52.2
1962 50.1 48.8 51.6
1961 49.3 48.1 50.8
1960 48.5 47.2 49.9
1959 47.5 46.3 48.9
1958 46.5 45.3 47.8
1957 45.3 44.2 46.7
1956 43.5 41.8 45.5
1955 42.3 40.6 44.2
1954 41 39.4 42.9
1953 39.8 38.2 41.7
1952 38.6 37.1 40.4
1951 38 36.9 39.3
1950 36.9 35.8 38.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Kenya, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 57.3 years for men and 59.2 for women, with a combined average of 58.2 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 11.9 healthy years, 10.9 for males and 13 for females.

Kenya life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Kenya, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 38.9 Years

Mean expected age of death: 68.9 Years

Median expected age of death: 70.8 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 94.5% 93.8% 95.1%
50 85.5% 83.6% 87.5%
60 71.9% 68.1% 75.9%
65 62.7% 57.9% 67.7%
70 51.9% 46.4% 57.6%
75 40.2% 34.5% 46.0%
80 28.0% 22.8% 33.5%
85 16.4% 12.3% 20.6%
90 7.1% 4.7% 9.5%
95 2.1% 1.2% 2.9%
100 0.3% 0.2% 0.5%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 34.7% 36.8% 33.8%
99 33.2% 35.4% 32.3%
98 31.3% 33.6% 30.4%
97 29.9% 32.1% 28.9%
96 28.3% 30.6% 27.4%
95 26.7% 29.1% 25.8%
94 25.1% 27.5% 24%
93 23.4% 25.8% 22.4%
92 21.9% 24.3% 20.9%
91 20.3% 22.6% 19.3%
90 19.2% 21.3% 18.3%
89 17.7% 19.8% 16.7%
88 16.5% 18.5% 15.5%
87 15.3% 17.2% 14.3%
86 14.2% 16% 13.3%
85 13% 14.8% 12.2%
84 12% 13.7% 11.1%
83 11% 12.6% 10.1%
82 10.1% 11.6% 9.19%
81 9.13% 10.5% 8.19%
80 8.53% 9.8% 7.62%
79 7.9% 9.07% 7.01%
78 7.44% 8.49% 6.6%
77 6.92% 7.88% 6.11%
76 6.48% 7.39% 5.74%
75 6.05% 6.94% 5.37%
74 5.66% 6.5% 5.01%
73 5.3% 6.1% 4.68%
72 4.99% 5.75% 4.38%
71 4.64% 5.36% 4.06%
70 4.41% 5.1% 3.84%
69 4.11% 4.77% 3.57%
68 3.89% 4.52% 3.36%
67 3.68% 4.29% 3.16%
66 3.5% 4.08% 2.98%
65 3.34% 3.91% 2.83%
64 3.11% 3.65% 2.61%
63 2.9% 3.42% 2.42%
62 2.7% 3.2% 2.25%
61 2.51% 2.97% 2.08%
60 2.36% 2.81% 1.94%
59 2.19% 2.59% 1.81%
58 2.05% 2.43% 1.7%
57 1.93% 2.28% 1.59%
56 1.83% 2.15% 1.51%
55 1.73% 2.05% 1.42%
54 1.64% 1.93% 1.35%
53 1.56% 1.83% 1.28%
52 1.48% 1.74% 1.22%
51 1.4% 1.64% 1.15%
50 1.34% 1.57% 1.1%
49 1.25% 1.47% 1.04%
48 1.19% 1.38% 0.98%
47 1.12% 1.3% 0.93%
46 1.06% 1.23% 0.88%
45 1% 1.17% 0.84%
44 0.95% 1.1% 0.79%
43 0.9% 1.04% 0.76%
42 0.86% 0.98% 0.72%
41 0.81% 0.93% 0.69%
40 0.78% 0.89% 0.66%
39 0.73% 0.83% 0.63%
38 0.69% 0.79% 0.6%
37 0.65% 0.74% 0.57%
36 0.62% 0.69% 0.54%
35 0.58% 0.65% 0.51%
34 0.54% 0.61% 0.48%
33 0.51% 0.57% 0.45%
32 0.48% 0.53% 0.43%
31 0.45% 0.5% 0.4%
30 0.42% 0.47% 0.38%
29 0.4% 0.44% 0.36%
28 0.37% 0.42% 0.33%
27 0.35% 0.39% 0.31%
26 0.33% 0.37% 0.29%
25 0.31% 0.35% 0.27%
24 0.29% 0.32% 0.25%
23 0.27% 0.31% 0.23%
22 0.25% 0.28% 0.21%
21 0.23% 0.26% 0.19%
20 0.21% 0.24% 0.18%
19 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
18 0.17% 0.2% 0.15%
17 0.15% 0.17% 0.13%
16 0.13% 0.14% 0.11%
15 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
14 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
13 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
12 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
11 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
10 0.07% 0.07% 0.07%
9 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
8 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
7 0.09% 0.09% 0.08%
6 0.1% 0.1% 0.09%
5 0.11% 0.12% 0.11%
4 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
3 0.21% 0.21% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.29% 0.3%
1 0.47% 0.44% 0.49%
0 2.82% 3.15% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Kenya, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 2.82% in the birth year, 0.42% at age 30, 2.36% at 60, and 8.53% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Kenya never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 476 years — 416 for males and 557 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.2 102 102.2
99 101.3 101.1 101.4
98 100.4 100.2 100.5
97 99.5 99.4 99.6
96 98.7 98.5 98.8
95 97.8 97.6 97.9
94 97 96.8 97.1
93 96.2 95.9 96.3
92 95.4 95.1 95.5
91 94.6 94.3 94.7
90 93.8 93.5 94
89 93 92.7 93.2
88 92.3 91.9 92.5
87 91.6 91.1 91.8
86 90.8 90.4 91.1
85 90.1 89.7 90.4
84 89.5 89 89.7
83 88.8 88.3 89.1
82 88.2 87.6 88.5
81 87.6 87 87.9
80 87 86.3 87.4
79 86.4 85.7 86.8
78 85.8 85.1 86.3
77 85.2 84.5 85.7
76 84.6 83.9 85.2
75 84.1 83.3 84.7
74 83.6 82.8 84.2
73 83 82.2 83.7
72 82.5 81.6 83.2
71 82 81.1 82.7
70 81.5 80.5 82.2
69 81 80 81.8
68 80.5 79.5 81.3
67 80 79 80.9
66 79.5 78.5 80.5
65 79.1 78 80
64 78.6 77.5 79.6
63 78.2 77 79.2
62 77.8 76.5 78.9
61 77.4 76.1 78.5
60 77 75.6 78.2
59 76.6 75.2 77.8
58 76.2 74.8 77.5
57 75.8 74.4 77.2
56 75.5 74 76.9
55 75.1 73.7 76.6
54 74.8 73.3 76.3
53 74.5 72.9 76
52 74.1 72.6 75.7
51 73.8 72.2 75.4
50 73.5 71.9 75.1
49 73.2 71.6 74.9
48 72.9 71.2 74.6
47 72.6 70.9 74.4
46 72.4 70.6 74.1
45 72.1 70.3 73.9
44 71.8 70.1 73.6
43 71.6 69.8 73.4
42 71.3 69.5 73.2
41 71.1 69.2 73
40 70.8 69 72.8
39 70.6 68.7 72.5
38 70.4 68.5 72.3
37 70.2 68.3 72.1
36 70 68.1 71.9
35 69.8 67.8 71.8
34 69.6 67.6 71.6
33 69.4 67.5 71.4
32 69.2 67.3 71.2
31 69.1 67.1 71.1
30 68.9 66.9 70.9
29 68.7 66.7 70.8
28 68.6 66.6 70.6
27 68.4 66.4 70.5
26 68.3 66.3 70.4
25 68.2 66.1 70.3
24 68 66 70.1
23 67.9 65.9 70
22 67.8 65.8 69.9
21 67.7 65.6 69.8
20 67.6 65.5 69.8
19 67.5 65.4 69.7
18 67.4 65.3 69.6
17 67.4 65.3 69.5
16 67.3 65.2 69.5
15 67.2 65.1 69.4
14 67.2 65.1 69.4
13 67.1 65 69.3
12 67.1 65 69.3
11 67.1 65 69.3
10 67 64.9 69.2
9 67 64.9 69.2
8 66.9 64.8 69.1
7 66.9 64.8 69.1
6 66.8 64.7 69
5 66.8 64.7 69
4 66.7 64.6 68.9
3 66.5 64.4 68.7
2 66.3 64.3 68.5
1 66 64 68.2
0 64.2 62 66.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Kenya, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.1 years, rising to 81.5 at 70, 84.1 at 75, and 87 at 80 — all higher than the 64.2 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Kenya.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.32% 0.15% 0.49%
99 0.48% 0.24% 0.72%
98 0.69% 0.36% 1.03%
97 0.99% 0.53% 1.45%
96 1.38% 0.76% 2%
95 1.89% 1.07% 2.69%
94 2.52% 1.48% 3.54%
93 3.29% 1.99% 4.57%
92 4.21% 2.63% 5.77%
91 5.28% 3.39% 7.15%
90 6.54% 4.31% 8.75%
89 7.94% 5.38% 10.5%
88 9.51% 6.6% 12.4%
87 11.2% 7.98% 14.5%
86 13.1% 9.5% 16.7%
85 15% 11.2% 19.1%
84 17.1% 12.9% 21.5%
83 19.2% 14.8% 23.9%
82 21.4% 16.7% 26.3%
81 23.5% 18.7% 28.6%
80 25.7% 20.7% 31%
79 27.9% 22.8% 33.3%
78 30.1% 24.9% 35.7%
77 32.4% 27.1% 38%
76 34.6% 29.2% 40.3%
75 36.9% 31.4% 42.6%
74 39.1% 33.6% 44.8%
73 41.3% 35.8% 47%
72 43.4% 37.9% 49.2%
71 45.5% 40.1% 51.3%
70 47.6% 42.2% 53.3%
69 49.7% 44.4% 55.3%
68 51.7% 46.5% 57.2%
67 53.7% 48.5% 59.1%
66 55.6% 50.6% 60.9%
65 57.5% 52.7% 62.7%
64 59.4% 54.7% 64.4%
63 61.1% 56.6% 66%
62 62.8% 58.5% 67.5%
61 64.5% 60.3% 68.9%
60 66% 62% 70.3%
59 67.5% 63.7% 71.6%
58 68.9% 65.2% 72.8%
57 70.3% 66.8% 74%
56 71.6% 68.2% 75.1%
55 72.8% 69.7% 76.2%
54 74.1% 71% 77.2%
53 75.2% 72.4% 78.2%
52 76.4% 73.6% 79.2%
51 77.4% 74.9% 80.1%
50 78.5% 76.1% 81%
49 79.5% 77.2% 81.9%
48 80.4% 78.3% 82.7%
47 81.4% 79.3% 83.5%
46 82.2% 80.3% 84.2%
45 83.1% 81.2% 84.9%
44 83.9% 82.1% 85.6%
43 84.6% 83% 86.2%
42 85.3% 83.8% 86.9%
41 86% 84.6% 87.5%
40 86.7% 85.4% 88.1%
39 87.4% 86.1% 88.6%
38 88% 86.8% 89.1%
37 88.5% 87.4% 89.7%
36 89.1% 88% 90.1%
35 89.6% 88.6% 90.6%
34 90.1% 89.2% 91%
33 90.6% 89.7% 91.5%
32 91% 90.1% 91.9%
31 91.4% 90.6% 92.2%
30 91.8% 91% 92.6%
29 92.2% 91.4% 92.9%
28 92.5% 91.8% 93.2%
27 92.8% 92.2% 93.5%
26 93.1% 92.5% 93.8%
25 93.4% 92.8% 94%
24 93.7% 93.1% 94.3%
23 94% 93.4% 94.5%
22 94.2% 93.7% 94.7%
21 94.4% 93.9% 94.9%
20 94.6% 94.2% 95%
19 94.8% 94.4% 95.2%
18 94.9% 94.6% 95.3%
17 95.1% 94.7% 95.5%
16 95.2% 94.8% 95.6%
15 95.3% 95% 95.7%
14 95.4% 95% 95.7%
13 95.5% 95.1% 95.8%
12 95.5% 95.2% 95.9%
11 95.6% 95.3% 95.9%
10 95.7% 95.3% 96%
9 95.7% 95.4% 96.1%
8 95.8% 95.5% 96.1%
7 95.9% 95.6% 96.2%
6 96% 95.7% 96.3%
5 96.1% 95.8% 96.4%
4 96.2% 95.9% 96.5%
3 96.4% 96.1% 96.7%
2 96.7% 96.4% 97%
1 97.2% 96.8% 97.5%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Kenya, 66% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 47.6% past 70, 25.7% past 80, 6.54% past 90, and only 0.32% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Kenya Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Kenya

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 53.6 13.4 94.3
99 158.4 84 232.3
98 217.5 120.1 313
97 295.7 169.3 419
96 392 232.6 547
95 505 311 693
94 631 405 851
93 771 514 1,023
92 923 638 1,207
91 1,072 767 1,378
90 1,255 920 1,598
89 1,403 1,066 1,756
88 1,565 1,223 1,933
87 1,711 1,375 2,084
86 1,852 1,523 2,224
85 1,959 1,651 2,316
84 2,058 1,776 2,391
83 2,113 1,864 2,409
82 2,159 1,941 2,415
81 2,146 1,973 2,345
80 2,192 2,033 2,362
79 2,204 2,068 2,335
78 2,244 2,116 2,353
77 2,240 2,132 2,320
76 2,243 2,160 2,313
75 2,230 2,178 2,289
74 2,212 2,183 2,248
73 2,188 2,182 2,200
72 2,166 2,180 2,156
71 2,112 2,148 2,080
70 2,099 2,153 2,048
69 2,043 2,116 1,972
68 2,012 2,102 1,922
67 1,976 2,083 1,867
66 1,944 2,067 1,816
65 1,921 2,060 1,776
64 1,844 1,998 1,682
63 1,770 1,935 1,595
62 1,699 1,873 1,515
61 1,618 1,792 1,432
60 1,560 1,739 1,366
59 1,477 1,648 1,294
58 1,416 1,584 1,236
57 1,358 1,522 1,180
56 1,307 1,469 1,132
55 1,262 1,425 1,085
54 1,215 1,373 1,042
53 1,171 1,326 1,002
52 1,132 1,283 967
51 1,084 1,231 924
50 1,049 1,193 892
49 997 1,133 850
48 954 1,084 811
47 910 1,034 774
46 869 988 739
45 834 947 710
44 794 900 679
43 761 861 653
42 730 824 628
41 699 786 605
40 673 757 584
39 639 716 559
38 610 682 536
37 580 647 511
36 549 611 487
35 521 578 464
34 489 543 436
33 461 510 412
32 435 481 391
31 409 452 367
30 390 431 351
29 367 404 332
28 346 382 311
27 326 361 293.5
26 306 340 273.1
25 287 322 252.9
24 268.3 303 234.5
23 250.7 285.1 216.8
22 232.9 266.5 199.6
21 214.5 246.6 182.5
20 198.6 226.6 170.5
19 180.2 205.8 154.3
18 162.4 185.4 139
17 140.3 157.5 122.8
16 119.7 131.5 107.6
15 102.9 111 94.6
14 87.5 93.7 81.2
13 76.9 81.8 72
12 70.4 75.3 65.4
11 67.3 72.1 62.5
10 66.7 70.3 63.1
9 69 72.4 65.5
8 74.2 78.3 70.1
7 82.4 86.7 78.1
6 92.5 96.3 88.6
5 109.2 111.8 106.5
4 144 146.8 141.1
3 197.9 197.7 198
2 288.3 281.8 294.8
1 454 428 480
0 2,818 3,154 2,478

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Kenya, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 0 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 0 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 66.3 for men, 71.6 for women, and 68.8 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Kenya's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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