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Life Expectancy in Kenya vs Malawi (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 64.2 years in Kenya vs 67.9 in Malawi. Kenya is ranked 177/197 by life expectancy, and Malawi is 152/197. In Kenya, the life expectancy is 62 years for males and 66.5 years for females. In Malawi, it's 64.6 years for males and 71.1 years for females.

Kenya vs Malawi life expectancy at birth by year

Kenya
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 64.2 62 66.5 67.9 64.6 71.1
2025 64 61.8 66.3 67.7 64.4 71
2024 63.8 61.6 66.1 67.6 64.3 70.8
2023 63.6 61.5 65.9 67.4 64.1 70.6
2022 63.5 61.3 65.9 66 62.7 69.4
2021 61.2 59 63.6 64.8 61.3 68.2
2020 61.6 59.1 64.2 65.2 61.7 68.8
2019 62.9 60.9 65.1 65 61.6 68.4
2018 62.8 60.7 65 64.5 61 67.9
2017 62.7 60.6 64.9 63.9 60.8 67.1
2016 62.5 60.5 64.7 63.2 60.1 66.2
2015 62.3 60.3 64.3 62.3 59.4 65.2
2014 62 60.1 64 61.7 58.8 64.5
2013 61.7 59.9 63.6 60.8 58.1 63.6
2012 61.5 59.7 63.4 59.9 57.3 62.4
2011 61.3 59.5 63.1 58.9 56.5 61.2
2010 60.9 59.2 62.6 57.8 55.6 59.9
2009 60.5 58.9 62.1 56.7 54.8 58.6
2008 60 58.4 61.5 55.7 53.9 57.4
2007 59.4 58 60.8 54.7 53 56.3
2006 59.1 57.8 60.2 53.7 51.8 55.4
2005 58.5 57.4 59.5 52.5 50.6 54.3
2004 57.9 57 58.9 51.1 49.4 52.8
2003 57.4 56.5 58.2 49.6 47.9 51.3
2002 56.8 55.8 57.6 48.2 46.6 49.8
2001 56.5 55.7 57.3 47.2 45.7 48.7
2000 56.1 55.3 56.8 46.2 44.6 47.8
1999 55.9 55 56.6 45.1 43.5 46.6
1998 55.6 54.7 56.3 44.3 42.8 45.8
1997 55.5 54.7 56.2 44.2 42.8 45.6
1996 55.6 54.8 56.3 44 42.7 45.3
1995 55.9 54.8 56.9 43.8 42.6 45
1994 56.1 54.8 57.4 43.8 42.6 45
1993 56.7 55.1 58.2 43.6 42.4 44.9
1992 57.1 55.3 58.8 43.6 42.3 45
1991 57.8 56.1 59.5 43.5 42.1 45
1990 58.3 56.6 60 43.6 42.1 45.1
1989 60 58 62 43.5 42 45.1
1988 60.3 58.3 62.3 43.6 42 45.2
1987 60.7 58.8 62.6 43.9 42.2 45.7
1986 60.8 59 62.6 44.3 42.5 46.2
1985 60.9 59.1 62.6 44.6 42.7 46.5
1984 60.6 58.8 62.4 44.8 42.9 46.8
1983 60.3 58.6 62.1 45 43 46.9
1982 59.9 58.1 61.7 44.8 42.9 46.8
1981 59.6 57.8 61.4 44.7 42.7 46.8
1980 59.2 57.4 61.1 44.3 42.3 46.4
1979 58.7 56.9 60.6 43.7 41.7 45.7
1978 58.2 56.4 60.2 43 41 45
1977 57.7 55.9 59.6 42 40.1 43.8
1976 57.2 55.4 59 41 39.3 42.7
1975 56.6 55 58.4 40.1 38.5 41.6
1974 56 54.4 57.8 39.2 37.7 40.6
1973 55.5 53.9 57.2 38.4 36.9 39.8
1972 55 53.5 56.6 37.6 36.2 39
1971 54.5 53.2 56.1 37.1 35.7 38.5
1970 54.1 52.9 55.6 36.6 35.1 38.1
1969 53.7 52.5 55.1 36.3 34.8 37.8
1968 53.3 52 54.7 36.1 34.5 37.6
1967 52.8 51.6 54.2 35.9 34.3 37.5
1966 52.4 51.1 53.8 35.8 34.3 37.4
1965 51.9 50.6 53.4 35.7 34.2 37.3
1964 51.3 50 52.8 35.7 34.1 37.2
1963 50.8 49.5 52.2 35.6 34.1 37.1
1962 50.1 48.8 51.6 35.4 33.9 37
1961 49.3 48.1 50.8 35.2 33.7 36.8
1960 48.5 47.2 49.9 35 33.4 36.6
1959 47.5 46.3 48.9 34.8 33.2 36.3
1958 46.5 45.3 47.8 34.4 32.8 36.1
1957 45.3 44.2 46.7 34.1 32.4 35.8
1956 43.5 41.8 45.5 33.8 32.2 35.5
1955 42.3 40.6 44.2 33.6 31.9 35.3
1954 41 39.4 42.9 33.3 31.6 35.1
1953 39.8 38.2 41.7 33.2 31.4 34.9
1952 38.6 37.1 40.4 33 31.2 34.7
1951 38 36.9 39.3 32.8 31.1 34.6
1950 36.9 35.8 38.2 32.7 30.9 34.4

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.

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 58.2 years in Kenya and 54.7 in Malawi. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.9 healthy years in Kenya and 11.7 in Malawi.

Kenya vs Malawi 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 and Malawi, 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 vs 42.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
68.9 vs 72.1 years

Median expected age of death:
70.8 vs 74.4 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Kenya Malawi
Male Female Male Female
40 93.8% 95.1% 96.0% 97.9%
50 83.6% 87.5% 88.7% 93.8%
60 68.1% 75.9% 75.7% 85.6%
65 57.9% 67.7% 66.0% 78.7%
70 46.4% 57.6% 53.9% 69.1%
75 34.5% 46.0% 39.7% 56.2%
80 22.8% 33.5% 24.8% 40.4%
85 12.3% 20.6% 12.1% 23.8%
90 4.7% 9.5% 4.1% 10.3%
95 1.2% 2.9% 0.9% 2.9%
100 0.2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Kenya
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Kenya Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.2 102 102.2 102.1 101.9 102.2
99 101.3 101.1 101.4 101.2 101 101.3
98 100.4 100.2 100.5 100.3 100.1 100.4
97 99.5 99.4 99.6 99.4 99.2 99.5
96 98.7 98.5 98.8 98.6 98.4 98.6
95 97.8 97.6 97.9 97.7 97.5 97.8
94 97 96.8 97.1 96.9 96.6 97
93 96.2 95.9 96.3 96 95.8 96.1
92 95.4 95.1 95.5 95.2 94.9 95.3
91 94.6 94.3 94.7 94.4 94.1 94.5
90 93.8 93.5 94 93.6 93.2 93.8
89 93 92.7 93.2 92.8 92.4 93
88 92.3 91.9 92.5 92.1 91.6 92.2
87 91.6 91.1 91.8 91.3 90.8 91.5
86 90.8 90.4 91.1 90.6 90.1 90.8
85 90.1 89.7 90.4 89.8 89.3 90.1
84 89.5 89 89.7 89.1 88.5 89.4
83 88.8 88.3 89.1 88.4 87.8 88.8
82 88.2 87.6 88.5 87.8 87.1 88.2
81 87.6 87 87.9 87.2 86.4 87.6
80 87 86.3 87.4 86.5 85.8 87
79 86.4 85.7 86.8 85.9 85.1 86.4
78 85.8 85.1 86.3 85.3 84.5 85.9
77 85.2 84.5 85.7 84.8 83.8 85.3
76 84.6 83.9 85.2 84.2 83.2 84.8
75 84.1 83.3 84.7 83.6 82.7 84.3
74 83.6 82.8 84.2 83.1 82.1 83.9
73 83 82.2 83.7 82.6 81.5 83.4
72 82.5 81.6 83.2 82.1 81 83
71 82 81.1 82.7 81.7 80.5 82.5
70 81.5 80.5 82.2 81.2 80 82.1
69 81 80 81.8 80.8 79.5 81.8
68 80.5 79.5 81.3 80.3 79 81.4
67 80 79 80.9 79.9 78.6 81
66 79.5 78.5 80.5 79.5 78.1 80.7
65 79.1 78 80 79.2 77.7 80.4
64 78.6 77.5 79.6 78.8 77.3 80
63 78.2 77 79.2 78.5 76.9 79.8
62 77.8 76.5 78.9 78.1 76.5 79.5
61 77.4 76.1 78.5 77.8 76.1 79.2
60 77 75.6 78.2 77.5 75.8 78.9
59 76.6 75.2 77.8 77.2 75.4 78.7
58 76.2 74.8 77.5 76.9 75.1 78.5
57 75.8 74.4 77.2 76.7 74.8 78.2
56 75.5 74 76.9 76.4 74.5 78
55 75.1 73.7 76.6 76.1 74.2 77.8
54 74.8 73.3 76.3 75.9 73.9 77.6
53 74.5 72.9 76 75.6 73.6 77.4
52 74.1 72.6 75.7 75.4 73.3 77.3
51 73.8 72.2 75.4 75.2 73 77.1
50 73.5 71.9 75.1 75 72.8 76.9
49 73.2 71.6 74.9 74.8 72.5 76.7
48 72.9 71.2 74.6 74.6 72.3 76.6
47 72.6 70.9 74.4 74.4 72.1 76.5
46 72.4 70.6 74.1 74.2 71.9 76.3
45 72.1 70.3 73.9 74 71.7 76.2
44 71.8 70.1 73.6 73.8 71.5 76.1
43 71.6 69.8 73.4 73.7 71.3 75.9
42 71.3 69.5 73.2 73.5 71.1 75.8
41 71.1 69.2 73 73.4 70.9 75.7
40 70.8 69 72.8 73.3 70.7 75.6
39 70.6 68.7 72.5 73.1 70.6 75.5
38 70.4 68.5 72.3 73 70.4 75.4
37 70.2 68.3 72.1 72.9 70.2 75.3
36 70 68.1 71.9 72.7 70.1 75.2
35 69.8 67.8 71.8 72.6 69.9 75.1
34 69.6 67.6 71.6 72.5 69.8 75
33 69.4 67.5 71.4 72.4 69.7 75
32 69.2 67.3 71.2 72.3 69.5 74.9
31 69.1 67.1 71.1 72.2 69.4 74.8
30 68.9 66.9 70.9 72.1 69.3 74.7
29 68.7 66.7 70.8 72 69.2 74.7
28 68.6 66.6 70.6 71.9 69.1 74.6
27 68.4 66.4 70.5 71.8 68.9 74.5
26 68.3 66.3 70.4 71.7 68.8 74.5
25 68.2 66.1 70.3 71.6 68.7 74.4
24 68 66 70.1 71.6 68.6 74.3
23 67.9 65.9 70 71.5 68.5 74.3
22 67.8 65.8 69.9 71.4 68.4 74.2
21 67.7 65.6 69.8 71.3 68.3 74.2
20 67.6 65.5 69.8 71.2 68.2 74.1
19 67.5 65.4 69.7 71.2 68.1 74.1
18 67.4 65.3 69.6 71.1 68 74
17 67.4 65.3 69.5 71 68 74
16 67.3 65.2 69.5 71 67.9 73.9
15 67.2 65.1 69.4 70.9 67.8 73.9
14 67.2 65.1 69.4 70.9 67.8 73.9
13 67.1 65 69.3 70.9 67.8 73.8
12 67.1 65 69.3 70.8 67.7 73.8
11 67.1 65 69.3 70.8 67.7 73.8
10 67 64.9 69.2 70.7 67.6 73.7
9 67 64.9 69.2 70.7 67.6 73.7
8 66.9 64.8 69.1 70.7 67.5 73.6
7 66.9 64.8 69.1 70.6 67.5 73.6
6 66.8 64.7 69 70.5 67.4 73.5
5 66.8 64.7 69 70.5 67.4 73.5
4 66.7 64.6 68.9 70.4 67.3 73.4
3 66.5 64.4 68.7 70.3 67.1 73.3
2 66.3 64.3 68.5 70.1 67 73.1
1 66 64 68.2 69.8 66.7 72.9
0 64.2 62 66.5 67.9 64.6 71.1

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.

A 30-year-old in Kenya can expect to live to 68.9 years compared to 72.1 in Malawi, rising to 79.1 and 79.2 at 65, and to 87 and 86.5 at 80 — higher than the 64.2 and 67.9 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Kenya
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Kenya Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.32% 0.15% 0.49% 0.28% 0.11% 0.45%
99 0.48% 0.24% 0.72% 0.42% 0.17% 0.68%
98 0.69% 0.36% 1.03% 0.63% 0.26% 1%
97 0.99% 0.53% 1.45% 0.91% 0.4% 1.43%
96 1.38% 0.76% 2% 1.29% 0.58% 2.01%
95 1.89% 1.07% 2.69% 1.8% 0.84% 2.76%
94 2.52% 1.48% 3.54% 2.44% 1.19% 3.7%
93 3.29% 1.99% 4.57% 3.24% 1.64% 4.85%
92 4.21% 2.63% 5.77% 4.23% 2.22% 6.24%
91 5.28% 3.39% 7.15% 5.39% 2.93% 7.85%
90 6.54% 4.31% 8.75% 6.79% 3.82% 9.75%
89 7.94% 5.38% 10.5% 8.39% 4.88% 11.9%
88 9.51% 6.6% 12.4% 10.2% 6.14% 14.2%
87 11.2% 7.98% 14.5% 12.2% 7.6% 16.8%
86 13.1% 9.5% 16.7% 14.5% 9.26% 19.6%
85 15% 11.2% 19.1% 16.9% 11.1% 22.5%
84 17.1% 12.9% 21.5% 19.5% 13.2% 25.6%
83 19.2% 14.8% 23.9% 22.1% 15.4% 28.7%
82 21.4% 16.7% 26.3% 24.9% 17.8% 31.9%
81 23.5% 18.7% 28.6% 27.7% 20.2% 35%
80 25.7% 20.7% 31% 30.6% 22.8% 38.2%
79 27.9% 22.8% 33.3% 33.5% 25.5% 41.3%
78 30.1% 24.9% 35.7% 36.4% 28.2% 44.4%
77 32.4% 27.1% 38% 39.3% 31% 47.4%
76 34.6% 29.2% 40.3% 42.1% 33.7% 50.3%
75 36.9% 31.4% 42.6% 44.9% 36.5% 53.1%
74 39.1% 33.6% 44.8% 47.7% 39.2% 55.8%
73 41.3% 35.8% 47% 50.3% 41.9% 58.4%
72 43.4% 37.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.6% 60.9%
71 45.5% 40.1% 51.3% 55.3% 47.1% 63.2%
70 47.6% 42.2% 53.3% 57.7% 49.6% 65.4%
69 49.7% 44.4% 55.3% 59.9% 52% 67.4%
68 51.7% 46.5% 57.2% 62.1% 54.3% 69.4%
67 53.7% 48.5% 59.1% 64.1% 56.5% 71.2%
66 55.6% 50.6% 60.9% 66% 58.7% 72.9%
65 57.5% 52.7% 62.7% 67.8% 60.7% 74.5%
64 59.4% 54.7% 64.4% 69.5% 62.7% 76%
63 61.1% 56.6% 66% 71.1% 64.6% 77.4%
62 62.8% 58.5% 67.5% 72.7% 66.4% 78.7%
61 64.5% 60.3% 68.9% 74.1% 68.1% 79.9%
60 66% 62% 70.3% 75.4% 69.7% 81%
59 67.5% 63.7% 71.6% 76.6% 71.2% 82%
58 68.9% 65.2% 72.8% 77.8% 72.6% 83%
57 70.3% 66.8% 74% 78.9% 74% 83.8%
56 71.6% 68.2% 75.1% 80% 75.2% 84.7%
55 72.8% 69.7% 76.2% 81% 76.5% 85.5%
54 74.1% 71% 77.2% 81.9% 77.6% 86.2%
53 75.2% 72.4% 78.2% 82.8% 78.7% 86.9%
52 76.4% 73.6% 79.2% 83.7% 79.8% 87.5%
51 77.4% 74.9% 80.1% 84.5% 80.7% 88.1%
50 78.5% 76.1% 81% 85.2% 81.7% 88.7%
49 79.5% 77.2% 81.9% 85.9% 82.5% 89.2%
48 80.4% 78.3% 82.7% 86.6% 83.3% 89.7%
47 81.4% 79.3% 83.5% 87.2% 84.1% 90.1%
46 82.2% 80.3% 84.2% 87.7% 84.8% 90.5%
45 83.1% 81.2% 84.9% 88.3% 85.5% 90.9%
44 83.9% 82.1% 85.6% 88.8% 86.1% 91.3%
43 84.6% 83% 86.2% 89.2% 86.7% 91.6%
42 85.3% 83.8% 86.9% 89.7% 87.3% 92%
41 86% 84.6% 87.5% 90.1% 87.8% 92.3%
40 86.7% 85.4% 88.1% 90.5% 88.3% 92.5%
39 87.4% 86.1% 88.6% 90.8% 88.8% 92.8%
38 88% 86.8% 89.1% 91.2% 89.3% 93.1%
37 88.5% 87.4% 89.7% 91.5% 89.7% 93.3%
36 89.1% 88% 90.1% 91.8% 90.1% 93.5%
35 89.6% 88.6% 90.6% 92.1% 90.5% 93.7%
34 90.1% 89.2% 91% 92.4% 90.8% 93.9%
33 90.6% 89.7% 91.5% 92.6% 91.1% 94.1%
32 91% 90.1% 91.9% 92.9% 91.5% 94.3%
31 91.4% 90.6% 92.2% 93.1% 91.8% 94.4%
30 91.8% 91% 92.6% 93.3% 92.1% 94.6%
29 92.2% 91.4% 92.9% 93.5% 92.3% 94.7%
28 92.5% 91.8% 93.2% 93.7% 92.6% 94.9%
27 92.8% 92.2% 93.5% 93.9% 92.9% 95%
26 93.1% 92.5% 93.8% 94.1% 93.1% 95.1%
25 93.4% 92.8% 94% 94.3% 93.3% 95.2%
24 93.7% 93.1% 94.3% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
23 94% 93.4% 94.5% 94.6% 93.8% 95.5%
22 94.2% 93.7% 94.7% 94.8% 94% 95.6%
21 94.4% 93.9% 94.9% 94.9% 94.2% 95.7%
20 94.6% 94.2% 95% 95.1% 94.4% 95.8%
19 94.8% 94.4% 95.2% 95.2% 94.6% 95.9%
18 94.9% 94.6% 95.3% 95.3% 94.7% 96%
17 95.1% 94.7% 95.5% 95.4% 94.9% 96%
16 95.2% 94.8% 95.6% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
15 95.3% 95% 95.7% 95.6% 95.1% 96.2%
14 95.4% 95% 95.7% 95.7% 95.2% 96.2%
13 95.5% 95.1% 95.8% 95.8% 95.2% 96.3%
12 95.5% 95.2% 95.9% 95.8% 95.3% 96.3%
11 95.6% 95.3% 95.9% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
10 95.7% 95.3% 96% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
9 95.7% 95.4% 96.1% 96% 95.5% 96.5%
8 95.8% 95.5% 96.1% 96.1% 95.6% 96.5%
7 95.9% 95.6% 96.2% 96.1% 95.7% 96.6%
6 96% 95.7% 96.3% 96.2% 95.8% 96.7%
5 96.1% 95.8% 96.4% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
4 96.2% 95.9% 96.5% 96.5% 96% 96.9%
3 96.4% 96.1% 96.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
2 96.7% 96.4% 97% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
1 97.2% 96.8% 97.5% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%

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. 66% of newborns in Kenya and 75.4% in Malawi are expected to live past 60, 47.6% and 57.7% past 70, 25.7% and 30.6% past 80, and only 6.54% and 6.79% past 90.

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

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Odds of dying at each age

Kenya
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Kenya Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 34.7% 36.8% 33.8% 35.9% 38.2% 35.3%
99 33.2% 35.4% 32.3% 34.4% 36.8% 33.8%
98 31.3% 33.6% 30.4% 32.6% 35.1% 31.9%
97 29.9% 32.1% 28.9% 31.2% 33.7% 30.4%
96 28.3% 30.6% 27.4% 29.7% 32.3% 28.8%
95 26.7% 29.1% 25.8% 28.1% 30.8% 27.2%
94 25.1% 27.5% 24% 26.3% 29.1% 25.4%
93 23.4% 25.8% 22.4% 24.7% 27.5% 23.7%
92 21.9% 24.3% 20.9% 23.3% 26% 22.2%
91 20.3% 22.6% 19.3% 21.6% 24.4% 20.5%
90 19.2% 21.3% 18.3% 20.6% 23.3% 19.5%
89 17.7% 19.8% 16.7% 19% 21.7% 17.8%
88 16.5% 18.5% 15.5% 17.8% 20.5% 16.6%
87 15.3% 17.2% 14.3% 16.6% 19.2% 15.3%
86 14.2% 16% 13.3% 15.4% 18% 14.2%
85 13% 14.8% 12.2% 14.3% 16.7% 13.1%
84 12% 13.7% 11.1% 13.3% 15.6% 12%
83 11% 12.6% 10.1% 12.1% 14.4% 10.9%
82 10.1% 11.6% 9.19% 11.1% 13.3% 9.93%
81 9.13% 10.5% 8.19% 10.1% 12.1% 8.87%
80 8.53% 9.8% 7.62% 9.44% 11.4% 8.27%
79 7.9% 9.07% 7.01% 8.65% 10.4% 7.55%
78 7.44% 8.49% 6.6% 8.01% 9.69% 6.95%
77 6.92% 7.88% 6.11% 7.31% 8.88% 6.31%
76 6.48% 7.39% 5.74% 6.76% 8.21% 5.8%
75 6.05% 6.94% 5.37% 6.27% 7.59% 5.34%
74 5.66% 6.5% 5.01% 5.75% 6.98% 4.86%
73 5.3% 6.1% 4.68% 5.28% 6.42% 4.43%
72 4.99% 5.75% 4.38% 4.86% 5.92% 4.05%
71 4.64% 5.36% 4.06% 4.4% 5.38% 3.63%
70 4.41% 5.1% 3.84% 4.11% 5.03% 3.39%
69 4.11% 4.77% 3.57% 3.72% 4.59% 3.03%
68 3.89% 4.52% 3.36% 3.43% 4.25% 2.78%
67 3.68% 4.29% 3.16% 3.15% 3.93% 2.54%
66 3.5% 4.08% 2.98% 2.9% 3.64% 2.33%
65 3.34% 3.91% 2.83% 2.7% 3.4% 2.17%
64 3.11% 3.65% 2.61% 2.47% 3.15% 1.97%
63 2.9% 3.42% 2.42% 2.27% 2.92% 1.8%
62 2.7% 3.2% 2.25% 2.09% 2.7% 1.65%
61 2.51% 2.97% 2.08% 1.9% 2.48% 1.49%
60 2.36% 2.81% 1.94% 1.77% 2.32% 1.39%
59 2.19% 2.59% 1.81% 1.62% 2.12% 1.25%
58 2.05% 2.43% 1.7% 1.5% 1.97% 1.15%
57 1.93% 2.28% 1.59% 1.4% 1.83% 1.06%
56 1.83% 2.15% 1.51% 1.31% 1.7% 0.98%
55 1.73% 2.05% 1.42% 1.23% 1.59% 0.91%
54 1.64% 1.93% 1.35% 1.16% 1.49% 0.85%
53 1.56% 1.83% 1.28% 1.09% 1.39% 0.79%
52 1.48% 1.74% 1.22% 1.02% 1.3% 0.74%
51 1.4% 1.64% 1.15% 0.94% 1.21% 0.67%
50 1.34% 1.57% 1.1% 0.89% 1.14% 0.63%
49 1.25% 1.47% 1.04% 0.82% 1.05% 0.58%
48 1.19% 1.38% 0.98% 0.76% 0.98% 0.54%
47 1.12% 1.3% 0.93% 0.7% 0.91% 0.5%
46 1.06% 1.23% 0.88% 0.65% 0.84% 0.46%
45 1% 1.17% 0.84% 0.6% 0.79% 0.43%
44 0.95% 1.1% 0.79% 0.56% 0.74% 0.4%
43 0.9% 1.04% 0.76% 0.52% 0.69% 0.37%
42 0.86% 0.98% 0.72% 0.49% 0.65% 0.35%
41 0.81% 0.93% 0.69% 0.45% 0.6% 0.33%
40 0.78% 0.89% 0.66% 0.43% 0.57% 0.31%
39 0.73% 0.83% 0.63% 0.4% 0.53% 0.29%
38 0.69% 0.79% 0.6% 0.38% 0.5% 0.27%
37 0.65% 0.74% 0.57% 0.35% 0.47% 0.25%
36 0.62% 0.69% 0.54% 0.33% 0.44% 0.23%
35 0.58% 0.65% 0.51% 0.31% 0.42% 0.22%
34 0.54% 0.61% 0.48% 0.29% 0.39% 0.21%
33 0.51% 0.57% 0.45% 0.28% 0.37% 0.19%
32 0.48% 0.53% 0.43% 0.26% 0.35% 0.18%
31 0.45% 0.5% 0.4% 0.25% 0.33% 0.17%
30 0.42% 0.47% 0.38% 0.24% 0.32% 0.16%
29 0.4% 0.44% 0.36% 0.23% 0.3% 0.15%
28 0.37% 0.42% 0.33% 0.22% 0.29% 0.15%
27 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.21% 0.27% 0.14%
26 0.33% 0.37% 0.29% 0.2% 0.26% 0.13%
25 0.31% 0.35% 0.27% 0.19% 0.25% 0.13%
24 0.29% 0.32% 0.25% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
23 0.27% 0.31% 0.23% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
22 0.25% 0.28% 0.21% 0.17% 0.23% 0.11%
21 0.23% 0.26% 0.19% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.21% 0.24% 0.18% 0.15% 0.2% 0.1%
19 0.19% 0.22% 0.16% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
18 0.17% 0.2% 0.15% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
17 0.15% 0.17% 0.13% 0.11% 0.15% 0.08%
16 0.13% 0.14% 0.11% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
15 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.08% 0.09% 0.08% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
12 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
11 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
10 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
9 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
8 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
7 0.09% 0.09% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
6 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
5 0.11% 0.12% 0.11% 0.1% 0.11% 0.09%
4 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.13% 0.14% 0.12%
3 0.21% 0.21% 0.2% 0.17% 0.19% 0.16%
2 0.3% 0.29% 0.3% 0.25% 0.27% 0.22%
1 0.47% 0.44% 0.49% 0.39% 0.42% 0.36%
0 2.82% 3.15% 2.48% 2.76% 3.13% 2.38%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/kenya/malawi | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 2.82% in the birth year in Kenya and 2.76% in Malawi, 0.42% vs 0.24% at age 30, 2.36% vs 1.77% at 60, and 8.53% vs 9.44% at 80.

Death rate by age in Kenya vs Malawi

Kenya
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Kenya Malawi
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 53.6 13.4 94.3 34.7 0.008 71
99 158.4 84 232.3 145.2 62.6 229.1
98 217.5 120.1 313 204.3 91.9 318
97 295.7 169.3 419 283.6 133.3 435
96 392 232.6 547 384 188.4 580
95 505 311 693 505 259.5 751
94 631 405 851 643 345 939
93 771 514 1,023 802 451 1,153
92 923 638 1,207 983 576 1,387
91 1,072 767 1,378 1,166 714 1,612
90 1,255 920 1,598 1,399 890 1,900
89 1,403 1,066 1,756 1,594 1,061 2,117
88 1,565 1,223 1,933 1,819 1,259 2,365
87 1,711 1,375 2,084 2,026 1,457 2,578
86 1,852 1,523 2,224 2,231 1,664 2,778
85 1,959 1,651 2,316 2,412 1,861 2,944
84 2,058 1,776 2,391 2,577 2,061 3,073
83 2,113 1,864 2,409 2,684 2,217 3,131
82 2,159 1,941 2,415 2,777 2,368 3,168
81 2,146 1,973 2,345 2,788 2,455 3,104
80 2,192 2,033 2,362 2,887 2,601 3,158
79 2,204 2,068 2,335 2,894 2,661 3,115
78 2,244 2,116 2,353 2,915 2,734 3,085
77 2,240 2,132 2,320 2,869 2,749 2,989
76 2,243 2,160 2,313 2,847 2,770 2,916
75 2,230 2,178 2,289 2,815 2,769 2,834
74 2,212 2,183 2,248 2,739 2,737 2,711
73 2,188 2,182 2,200 2,655 2,691 2,586
72 2,166 2,180 2,156 2,572 2,639 2,467
71 2,112 2,148 2,080 2,433 2,537 2,293
70 2,099 2,153 2,048 2,371 2,494 2,214
69 2,043 2,116 1,972 2,226 2,386 2,040
68 2,012 2,102 1,922 2,127 2,309 1,930
67 1,976 2,083 1,867 2,016 2,222 1,808
66 1,944 2,067 1,816 1,912 2,137 1,699
65 1,921 2,060 1,776 1,828 2,067 1,615
64 1,844 1,998 1,682 1,716 1,973 1,499
63 1,770 1,935 1,595 1,612 1,883 1,395
62 1,699 1,873 1,515 1,516 1,794 1,300
61 1,618 1,792 1,432 1,405 1,687 1,188
60 1,560 1,739 1,366 1,338 1,616 1,125
59 1,477 1,648 1,294 1,239 1,510 1,025
58 1,416 1,584 1,236 1,171 1,430 958
57 1,358 1,522 1,180 1,102 1,350 887
56 1,307 1,469 1,132 1,048 1,282 833
55 1,262 1,425 1,085 996 1,219 778
54 1,215 1,373 1,042 949 1,157 731
53 1,171 1,326 1,002 900 1,096 684
52 1,132 1,283 967 855 1,040 645
51 1,084 1,231 924 798 975 592
50 1,049 1,193 892 759 929 563
49 997 1,133 850 702 865 517
48 954 1,084 811 655 813 482
47 910 1,034 774 609 762 446
46 869 988 739 568 716 416
45 834 947 710 533 677 392
44 794 900 679 496 634 365
43 761 861 653 465 598 343
42 730 824 628 438 566 324
41 699 786 605 408 530 299.9
40 673 757 584 388 506 285.2
39 639 716 559 363 474 265.1
38 610 682 536 343 449 249.3
37 580 647 511 322 423 232
36 549 611 487 304 399 218.8
35 521 578 464 288.1 378 205.9
34 489 543 436 271.5 356 192.6
33 461 510 412 257 337 181.7
32 435 481 391 244.2 320 171.7
31 409 452 367 230.4 302 160.6
30 390 431 351 222 290.7 154.7
29 367 404 332 210.9 276.4 146.2
28 346 382 311 201.9 265 139.1
27 326 361 293.5 193.4 254.5 132.5
26 306 340 273.1 185.6 245.1 126.3
25 287 322 252.9 178.7 237.2 120.4
24 268.3 303 234.5 172.2 229 115.6
23 250.7 285.1 216.8 165.6 221 110.5
22 232.9 266.5 199.6 158.7 211.8 105.8
21 214.5 246.6 182.5 151 201 101.2
20 198.6 226.6 170.5 143.1 189.1 97.4
19 180.2 205.8 154.3 133.8 175.4 92.3
18 162.4 185.4 139 123.3 160.2 86.6
17 140.3 157.5 122.8 108.6 137.6 79.6
16 119.7 131.5 107.6 94.9 117 72.7
15 102.9 111 94.6 82 98.8 65.2
14 87.5 93.7 81.2 71.7 85 58.4
13 76.9 81.8 72 64.5 75.3 53.7
12 70.4 75.3 65.4 60.4 70.1 50.6
11 67.3 72.1 62.5 59 68.1 49.8
10 66.7 70.3 63.1 59.7 68.2 51.1
9 69 72.4 65.5 62.8 71.3 54.1
8 74.2 78.3 70.1 68.3 77.3 59.2
7 82.4 86.7 78.1 76.3 85.7 66.7
6 92.5 96.3 88.6 85.9 95.4 76.4
5 109.2 111.8 106.5 100.2 110 90.4
4 144 146.8 141.1 126.8 139.2 114.2
3 197.9 197.7 198 168.3 184.6 151.7
2 288.3 281.8 294.8 237.5 258.9 215.8
1 454 428 480 379 404 353
0 2,818 3,154 2,478 2,759 3,129 2,385

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/kenya/malawi | CC BY

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 common age of death is 0, compared to 78 in Malawi. The median age of death is 68.8 in Kenya and 73.1 in Malawi, 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 differences and reflect the demographics of Kenya and Malawi more than their death rates.

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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