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Life Expectancy in Kenya vs South Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 64.2 years in Kenya vs 84.6 in South Korea. Kenya is ranked 177/197 by life expectancy, and South Korea is 4/197. In Kenya, the life expectancy is 62 years for males and 66.5 years for females. In South Korea, it's 81.6 years for males and 87.5 years for females.

Kenya vs South Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Kenya
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 64.2 62 66.5 84.6 81.6 87.5
2025 64 61.8 66.3 84.5 81.4 87.4
2024 63.8 61.6 66.1 84.4 81.3 87.3
2023 63.6 61.5 65.9 84.3 81.2 87.2
2022 63.5 61.3 65.9 82.7 79.6 85.8
2021 61.2 59 63.6 83.9 80.5 86.9
2020 61.6 59.1 64.2 83.7 80.3 86.8
2019 62.9 60.9 65.1 83.7 80.3 86.7
2018 62.8 60.7 65 83.3 79.9 86.4
2017 62.7 60.6 64.9 83.3 79.9 86.4
2016 62.5 60.5 64.7 82.9 79.4 86.1
2015 62.3 60.3 64.3 82.5 79 85.8
2014 62 60.1 64 82.4 78.7 85.7
2013 61.7 59.9 63.6 81.8 78.2 85.2
2012 61.5 59.7 63.4 81.3 77.7 84.7
2011 61.3 59.5 63.1 81.2 77.5 84.6
2010 60.9 59.2 62.6 80.7 77.1 84.2
2009 60.5 58.9 62.1 80.6 76.9 84
2008 60 58.4 61.5 80 76.3 83.5
2007 59.4 58 60.8 79.4 75.9 82.8
2006 59.1 57.8 60.2 79 75.4 82.5
2005 58.5 57.4 59.5 78.4 74.8 82
2004 57.9 57 58.9 78 74.3 81.6
2003 57.4 56.5 58.2 77.5 73.8 81.1
2002 56.8 55.8 57.6 77.2 73.4 81
2001 56.5 55.7 57.3 76.9 73 80.8
2000 56.1 55.3 56.8 76.2 72.3 80.1
1999 55.9 55 56.6 75.6 71.7 79.6
1998 55.6 54.7 56.3 75 71 79.1
1997 55.5 54.7 56.2 74.5 70.5 78.6
1996 55.6 54.8 56.3 74 70 78.1
1995 55.9 54.8 56.9 73.4 69.3 77.5
1994 56.1 54.8 57.4 72.9 68.8 77.1
1993 56.7 55.1 58.2 72.7 68.6 77
1992 57.1 55.3 58.8 72.2 68.1 76.4
1991 57.8 56.1 59.5 71.4 67.2 75.8
1990 58.3 56.6 60 71 66.8 75.4
1989 60 58 62 70.7 66.3 75.2
1988 60.3 58.3 62.3 70.2 65.7 74.9
1987 60.7 58.8 62.6 69.3 64.9 74
1986 60.8 59 62.6 69 64.5 73.8
1985 60.9 59.1 62.6 68.4 63.9 73.2
1984 60.6 58.8 62.4 68.1 63.7 72.8
1983 60.3 58.6 62.1 66.7 62.3 71.5
1982 59.9 58.1 61.7 67.1 62.5 72
1981 59.6 57.8 61.4 67.1 62.4 72.3
1980 59.2 57.4 61.1 64.8 60.5 69.7
1979 58.7 56.9 60.6 66.1 61.5 71.3
1978 58.2 56.4 60.2 65 60.5 70
1977 57.7 55.9 59.6 64.6 60.3 69.4
1976 57.2 55.4 59 65 60.9 69.5
1975 56.6 55 58.4 64.7 60.6 69.1
1974 56 54.4 57.8 64.2 60.2 68.6
1973 55.5 53.9 57.2 63.8 59.9 68
1972 55 53.5 56.6 63.2 59.3 67.4
1971 54.5 53.2 56.1 62.7 58.9 66.7
1970 54.1 52.9 55.6 62.2 58.5 66.1
1969 53.7 52.5 55.1 61.4 57.7 65.4
1968 53.3 52 54.7 60.9 57.2 64.9
1967 52.8 51.6 54.2 60.9 57.2 64.8
1966 52.4 51.1 53.8 55.4 52.5 58.7
1965 51.9 50.6 53.4 55.8 52.9 59
1964 51.3 50 52.8 55.3 52.7 58.3
1963 50.8 49.5 52.2 55 52.5 57.7
1962 50.1 48.8 51.6 55 52.7 57.6
1961 49.3 48.1 50.8 54.4 52 57
1960 48.5 47.2 49.9 53.8 51.4 56.3
1959 47.5 46.3 48.9 52.9 50.6 55.5
1958 46.5 45.3 47.8 51.8 49.5 54.3
1957 45.3 44.2 46.7 51.6 49.5 53.8
1956 43.5 41.8 45.5 50.2 48.1 52.5
1955 42.3 40.6 44.2 48.4 46.2 50.7
1954 41 39.4 42.9 46.1 43.9 48.4
1953 39.8 38.2 41.7 40.5 36.8 44.8
1952 38.6 37.1 40.4 36.6 31.7 42.9
1951 38 36.9 39.3 26.6 21 38.2
1950 36.9 35.8 38.2 22.2 17.5 34.6

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 72.5 in South Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.9 healthy years in Kenya and 19.6 in South Korea.

Kenya vs South Korea 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 South Korea, 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 55.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
68.9 vs 85.0 years

Median expected age of death:
70.8 vs 86.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Kenya South Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 93.8% 95.1% 99.6% 99.8%
50 83.6% 87.5% 98.5% 99.3%
60 68.1% 75.9% 95.0% 98.2%
65 57.9% 67.7% 91.3% 96.8%
70 46.4% 57.6% 85.0% 93.9%
75 34.5% 46.0% 76.8% 89.4%
80 22.8% 33.5% 63.7% 80.9%
85 12.3% 20.6% 45.9% 67.4%
90 4.7% 9.5% 25.7% 47.7%
95 1.2% 2.9% 9.3% 25.4%
100 0.2% 0.5% 1.7% 8.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Kenya
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Kenya South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.2 102 102.2 102.8 102.1 102.9
99 101.3 101.1 101.4 102 101.3 102.1
98 100.4 100.2 100.5 101.2 100.4 101.3
97 99.5 99.4 99.6 100.5 99.6 100.6
96 98.7 98.5 98.8 99.7 98.8 99.8
95 97.8 97.6 97.9 99 98 99.1
94 97 96.8 97.1 98.3 97.2 98.5
93 96.2 95.9 96.3 97.6 96.5 97.8
92 95.4 95.1 95.5 96.9 95.7 97.2
91 94.6 94.3 94.7 96.2 95 96.6
90 93.8 93.5 94 95.6 94.4 96
89 93 92.7 93.2 95 93.7 95.5
88 92.3 91.9 92.5 94.4 93.1 95
87 91.6 91.1 91.8 93.9 92.5 94.5
86 90.8 90.4 91.1 93.3 91.9 94
85 90.1 89.7 90.4 92.8 91.3 93.6
84 89.5 89 89.7 92.4 90.8 93.2
83 88.8 88.3 89.1 91.9 90.3 92.8
82 88.2 87.6 88.5 91.5 89.8 92.4
81 87.6 87 87.9 91.1 89.3 92.1
80 87 86.3 87.4 90.7 88.9 91.7
79 86.4 85.7 86.8 90.3 88.5 91.4
78 85.8 85.1 86.3 89.9 88.1 91.1
77 85.2 84.5 85.7 89.6 87.7 90.9
76 84.6 83.9 85.2 89.3 87.3 90.6
75 84.1 83.3 84.7 89 87 90.4
74 83.6 82.8 84.2 88.7 86.7 90.2
73 83 82.2 83.7 88.5 86.4 90
72 82.5 81.6 83.2 88.3 86.1 89.9
71 82 81.1 82.7 88 85.9 89.7
70 81.5 80.5 82.2 87.8 85.6 89.6
69 81 80 81.8 87.6 85.3 89.4
68 80.5 79.5 81.3 87.4 85.1 89.3
67 80 79 80.9 87.2 84.8 89.1
66 79.5 78.5 80.5 87 84.6 89
65 79.1 78 80 86.8 84.4 88.9
64 78.6 77.5 79.6 86.7 84.2 88.8
63 78.2 77 79.2 86.5 84 88.7
62 77.8 76.5 78.9 86.4 83.8 88.7
61 77.4 76.1 78.5 86.3 83.7 88.6
60 77 75.6 78.2 86.2 83.5 88.5
59 76.6 75.2 77.8 86.1 83.4 88.5
58 76.2 74.8 77.5 86 83.3 88.4
57 75.8 74.4 77.2 85.9 83.1 88.4
56 75.5 74 76.9 85.8 83 88.4
55 75.1 73.7 76.6 85.8 82.9 88.3
54 74.8 73.3 76.3 85.7 82.8 88.3
53 74.5 72.9 76 85.6 82.8 88.3
52 74.1 72.6 75.7 85.6 82.7 88.2
51 73.8 72.2 75.4 85.5 82.6 88.2
50 73.5 71.9 75.1 85.5 82.5 88.2
49 73.2 71.6 74.9 85.4 82.5 88.1
48 72.9 71.2 74.6 85.4 82.4 88.1
47 72.6 70.9 74.4 85.4 82.4 88.1
46 72.4 70.6 74.1 85.3 82.3 88.1
45 72.1 70.3 73.9 85.3 82.3 88.1
44 71.8 70.1 73.6 85.2 82.2 88
43 71.6 69.8 73.4 85.2 82.2 88
42 71.3 69.5 73.2 85.2 82.2 88
41 71.1 69.2 73 85.2 82.1 88
40 70.8 69 72.8 85.1 82.1 88
39 70.6 68.7 72.5 85.1 82.1 88
38 70.4 68.5 72.3 85.1 82.1 87.9
37 70.2 68.3 72.1 85.1 82 87.9
36 70 68.1 71.9 85.1 82 87.9
35 69.8 67.8 71.8 85.1 82 87.9
34 69.6 67.6 71.6 85 82 87.9
33 69.4 67.5 71.4 85 82 87.9
32 69.2 67.3 71.2 85 82 87.9
31 69.1 67.1 71.1 85 82 87.9
30 68.9 66.9 70.9 85 81.9 87.9
29 68.7 66.7 70.8 85 81.9 87.8
28 68.6 66.6 70.6 85 81.9 87.8
27 68.4 66.4 70.5 85 81.9 87.8
26 68.3 66.3 70.4 85 81.9 87.8
25 68.2 66.1 70.3 85 81.9 87.8
24 68 66 70.1 85 81.9 87.8
23 67.9 65.9 70 84.9 81.9 87.8
22 67.8 65.8 69.9 84.9 81.9 87.8
21 67.7 65.6 69.8 84.9 81.9 87.8
20 67.6 65.5 69.8 84.9 81.8 87.8
19 67.5 65.4 69.7 84.9 81.8 87.8
18 67.4 65.3 69.6 84.9 81.8 87.8
17 67.4 65.3 69.5 84.9 81.8 87.8
16 67.3 65.2 69.5 84.9 81.8 87.8
15 67.2 65.1 69.4 84.9 81.8 87.8
14 67.2 65.1 69.4 84.9 81.8 87.8
13 67.1 65 69.3 84.9 81.8 87.8
12 67.1 65 69.3 84.9 81.8 87.7
11 67.1 65 69.3 84.9 81.8 87.7
10 67 64.9 69.2 84.9 81.8 87.7
9 67 64.9 69.2 84.9 81.8 87.7
8 66.9 64.8 69.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
7 66.9 64.8 69.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
6 66.8 64.7 69 84.9 81.8 87.7
5 66.8 64.7 69 84.8 81.8 87.7
4 66.7 64.6 68.9 84.8 81.8 87.7
3 66.5 64.4 68.7 84.8 81.7 87.7
2 66.3 64.3 68.5 84.8 81.7 87.7
1 66 64 68.2 84.8 81.7 87.7
0 64.2 62 66.5 84.6 81.6 87.5

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.

A 30-year-old in Kenya can expect to live to 68.9 years compared to 85 in South Korea, rising to 79.1 and 86.8 at 65, and to 87 and 90.7 at 80 — higher than the 64.2 and 84.6 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Kenya
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Kenya South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.32% 0.15% 0.49% 5.61% 1.7% 8.36%
99 0.48% 0.24% 0.72% 7.43% 2.54% 11%
98 0.69% 0.36% 1.03% 9.59% 3.68% 14%
97 0.99% 0.53% 1.45% 12.1% 5.15% 17.4%
96 1.38% 0.76% 2% 15% 6.99% 21.2%
95 1.89% 1.07% 2.69% 18.1% 9.22% 25.2%
94 2.52% 1.48% 3.54% 21.5% 11.8% 29.5%
93 3.29% 1.99% 4.57% 25.2% 14.8% 34%
92 4.21% 2.63% 5.77% 29.1% 18.2% 38.5%
91 5.28% 3.39% 7.15% 33% 21.7% 43%
90 6.54% 4.31% 8.75% 37.1% 25.6% 47.5%
89 7.94% 5.38% 10.5% 41.2% 29.5% 51.8%
88 9.51% 6.6% 12.4% 45.2% 33.6% 56%
87 11.2% 7.98% 14.5% 49.1% 37.6% 60%
86 13.1% 9.5% 16.7% 52.9% 41.7% 63.7%
85 15% 11.2% 19.1% 56.5% 45.6% 67.1%
84 17.1% 12.9% 21.5% 60% 49.4% 70.3%
83 19.2% 14.8% 23.9% 63.2% 53.1% 73.2%
82 21.4% 16.7% 26.3% 66.3% 56.7% 75.9%
81 23.5% 18.7% 28.6% 69.2% 60.1% 78.3%
80 25.7% 20.7% 31% 71.9% 63.3% 80.6%
79 27.9% 22.8% 33.3% 74.5% 66.4% 82.7%
78 30.1% 24.9% 35.7% 76.8% 69.2% 84.5%
77 32.4% 27.1% 38% 79% 71.8% 86.2%
76 34.6% 29.2% 40.3% 80.9% 74.2% 87.7%
75 36.9% 31.4% 42.6% 82.6% 76.4% 89%
74 39.1% 33.6% 44.8% 84.1% 78.3% 90.1%
73 41.3% 35.8% 47% 85.5% 80% 91.1%
72 43.4% 37.9% 49.2% 86.7% 81.6% 91.9%
71 45.5% 40.1% 51.3% 87.8% 83.1% 92.7%
70 47.6% 42.2% 53.3% 89% 84.6% 93.5%
69 49.7% 44.4% 55.3% 90% 86% 94.2%
68 51.7% 46.5% 57.2% 91% 87.3% 94.8%
67 53.7% 48.5% 59.1% 92% 88.6% 95.4%
66 55.6% 50.6% 60.9% 92.8% 89.8% 95.9%
65 57.5% 52.7% 62.7% 93.5% 90.8% 96.4%
64 59.4% 54.7% 64.4% 94.2% 91.7% 96.7%
63 61.1% 56.6% 66% 94.7% 92.5% 97%
62 62.8% 58.5% 67.5% 95.2% 93.3% 97.3%
61 64.5% 60.3% 68.9% 95.7% 93.9% 97.5%
60 66% 62% 70.3% 96.1% 94.5% 97.7%
59 67.5% 63.7% 71.6% 96.4% 95% 97.9%
58 68.9% 65.2% 72.8% 96.8% 95.5% 98.1%
57 70.3% 66.8% 74% 97% 95.9% 98.2%
56 71.6% 68.2% 75.1% 97.3% 96.3% 98.3%
55 72.8% 69.7% 76.2% 97.5% 96.7% 98.5%
54 74.1% 71% 77.2% 97.7% 97% 98.6%
53 75.2% 72.4% 78.2% 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
52 76.4% 73.6% 79.2% 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
51 77.4% 74.9% 80.1% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
50 78.5% 76.1% 81% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
49 79.5% 77.2% 81.9% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
48 80.4% 78.3% 82.7% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
47 81.4% 79.3% 83.5% 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
46 82.2% 80.3% 84.2% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
45 83.1% 81.2% 84.9% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
44 83.9% 82.1% 85.6% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
43 84.6% 83% 86.2% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
42 85.3% 83.8% 86.9% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
41 86% 84.6% 87.5% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
40 86.7% 85.4% 88.1% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
39 87.4% 86.1% 88.6% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
38 88% 86.8% 89.1% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
37 88.5% 87.4% 89.7% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
36 89.1% 88% 90.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
35 89.6% 88.6% 90.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
34 90.1% 89.2% 91% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
33 90.6% 89.7% 91.5% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
32 91% 90.1% 91.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
31 91.4% 90.6% 92.2% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
30 91.8% 91% 92.6% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
29 92.2% 91.4% 92.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
28 92.5% 91.8% 93.2% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
27 92.8% 92.2% 93.5% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
26 93.1% 92.5% 93.8% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
25 93.4% 92.8% 94% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
24 93.7% 93.1% 94.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
23 94% 93.4% 94.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
22 94.2% 93.7% 94.7% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 94.4% 93.9% 94.9% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
20 94.6% 94.2% 95% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 94.8% 94.4% 95.2% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 94.9% 94.6% 95.3% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 95.1% 94.7% 95.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 95.2% 94.8% 95.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 95.3% 95% 95.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 95.4% 95% 95.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 95.5% 95.1% 95.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 95.5% 95.2% 95.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
11 95.6% 95.3% 95.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
10 95.7% 95.3% 96% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
9 95.7% 95.4% 96.1% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
8 95.8% 95.5% 96.1% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
7 95.9% 95.6% 96.2% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
6 96% 95.7% 96.3% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
5 96.1% 95.8% 96.4% 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
4 96.2% 95.9% 96.5% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 96.4% 96.1% 96.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 96.7% 96.4% 97% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 97.2% 96.8% 97.5% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%

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 96.1% in South Korea are expected to live past 60, 47.6% and 89% past 70, 25.7% and 71.9% past 80, and only 6.54% and 37.1% 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
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Kenya South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 34.7% 36.8% 33.8% 26.2% 35.5% 25.5%
99 33.2% 35.4% 32.3% 24.5% 33.3% 23.7%
98 31.3% 33.6% 30.4% 22.6% 30.9% 21.6%
97 29.9% 32.1% 28.9% 20.8% 28.6% 19.7%
96 28.3% 30.6% 27.4% 19% 26.3% 17.8%
95 26.7% 29.1% 25.8% 17.4% 24.2% 16.1%
94 25.1% 27.5% 24% 15.9% 22.2% 14.5%
93 23.4% 25.8% 22.4% 14.6% 20.2% 13%
92 21.9% 24.3% 20.9% 13.3% 18.3% 11.7%
91 20.3% 22.6% 19.3% 12% 16.5% 10.5%
90 19.2% 21.3% 18.3% 10.9% 14.9% 9.42%
89 17.7% 19.8% 16.7% 9.87% 13.4% 8.4%
88 16.5% 18.5% 15.5% 8.91% 12.1% 7.47%
87 15.3% 17.2% 14.3% 8% 10.8% 6.61%
86 14.2% 16% 13.3% 7.17% 9.69% 5.83%
85 13% 14.8% 12.2% 6.42% 8.66% 5.13%
84 12% 13.7% 11.1% 5.75% 7.75% 4.52%
83 11% 12.6% 10.1% 5.15% 6.96% 3.98%
82 10.1% 11.6% 9.19% 4.63% 6.26% 3.52%
81 9.13% 10.5% 8.19% 4.18% 5.65% 3.13%
80 8.53% 9.8% 7.62% 3.79% 5.1% 2.8%
79 7.9% 9.07% 7.01% 3.42% 4.6% 2.5%
78 7.44% 8.49% 6.6% 3.07% 4.12% 2.22%
77 6.92% 7.88% 6.11% 2.72% 3.65% 1.95%
76 6.48% 7.39% 5.74% 2.38% 3.21% 1.69%
75 6.05% 6.94% 5.37% 2.07% 2.8% 1.44%
74 5.66% 6.5% 5.01% 1.8% 2.45% 1.23%
73 5.3% 6.1% 4.68% 1.58% 2.16% 1.06%
72 4.99% 5.75% 4.38% 1.41% 1.95% 0.94%
71 4.64% 5.36% 4.06% 1.31% 1.81% 0.86%
70 4.41% 5.1% 3.84% 1.25% 1.72% 0.81%
69 4.11% 4.77% 3.57% 1.19% 1.65% 0.76%
68 3.89% 4.52% 3.36% 1.11% 1.56% 0.69%
67 3.68% 4.29% 3.16% 1.02% 1.44% 0.62%
66 3.5% 4.08% 2.98% 0.9% 1.3% 0.53%
65 3.34% 3.91% 2.83% 0.78% 1.14% 0.44%
64 3.11% 3.65% 2.61% 0.68% 0.99% 0.37%
63 2.9% 3.42% 2.42% 0.59% 0.88% 0.31%
62 2.7% 3.2% 2.25% 0.53% 0.78% 0.27%
61 2.51% 2.97% 2.08% 0.46% 0.69% 0.24%
60 2.36% 2.81% 1.94% 0.41% 0.62% 0.21%
59 2.19% 2.59% 1.81% 0.37% 0.56% 0.19%
58 2.05% 2.43% 1.7% 0.33% 0.5% 0.17%
57 1.93% 2.28% 1.59% 0.3% 0.45% 0.15%
56 1.83% 2.15% 1.51% 0.27% 0.41% 0.13%
55 1.73% 2.05% 1.42% 0.24% 0.36% 0.11%
54 1.64% 1.93% 1.35% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
53 1.56% 1.83% 1.28% 0.19% 0.28% 0.09%
52 1.48% 1.74% 1.22% 0.17% 0.25% 0.08%
51 1.4% 1.64% 1.15% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
50 1.34% 1.57% 1.1% 0.14% 0.2% 0.07%
49 1.25% 1.47% 1.04% 0.13% 0.19% 0.07%
48 1.19% 1.38% 0.98% 0.12% 0.17% 0.06%
47 1.12% 1.3% 0.93% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
46 1.06% 1.23% 0.88% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
45 1% 1.17% 0.84% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
44 0.95% 1.1% 0.79% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
43 0.9% 1.04% 0.76% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
42 0.86% 0.98% 0.72% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
41 0.81% 0.93% 0.69% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
40 0.78% 0.89% 0.66% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.73% 0.83% 0.63% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.69% 0.79% 0.6% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.65% 0.74% 0.57% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.62% 0.69% 0.54% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
35 0.58% 0.65% 0.51% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.54% 0.61% 0.48% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
33 0.51% 0.57% 0.45% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
32 0.48% 0.53% 0.43% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
31 0.45% 0.5% 0.4% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
30 0.42% 0.47% 0.38% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
29 0.4% 0.44% 0.36% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
28 0.37% 0.42% 0.33% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
27 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
26 0.33% 0.37% 0.29% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
25 0.31% 0.35% 0.27% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
24 0.29% 0.32% 0.25% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
23 0.27% 0.31% 0.23% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
22 0.25% 0.28% 0.21% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
21 0.23% 0.26% 0.19% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
20 0.21% 0.24% 0.18% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
19 0.19% 0.22% 0.16% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
18 0.17% 0.2% 0.15% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
17 0.15% 0.17% 0.13% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.13% 0.14% 0.11% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
15 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
14 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
13 0.08% 0.09% 0.08% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
12 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
11 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
8 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.09% 0.09% 0.08% 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
6 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.008% 0.008% 0.008%
5 0.11% 0.12% 0.11% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009%
4 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.21% 0.21% 0.2% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.3% 0.29% 0.3% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
1 0.47% 0.44% 0.49% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 2.82% 3.15% 2.48% 0.19% 0.2% 0.17%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/kenya/south-korea | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 2.82% in the birth year in Kenya and 0.19% in South Korea, 0.42% vs 0.02% at age 30, 2.36% vs 0.41% at 60, and 8.53% vs 3.79% at 80.

Death rate by age in Kenya vs South Korea

Kenya
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Kenya South Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 53.6 13.4 94.3 1,496 465 2,272
99 158.4 84 232.3 1,820 846 2,596
98 217.5 120.1 313 2,167 1,138 3,025
97 295.7 169.3 419 2,513 1,472 3,426
96 392 232.6 547 2,846 1,839 3,778
95 505 311 693 3,154 2,227 4,062
94 631 405 851 3,435 2,625 4,281
93 771 514 1,023 3,670 2,997 4,428
92 923 638 1,207 3,854 3,319 4,513
91 1,072 767 1,378 3,978 3,585 4,529
90 1,255 920 1,598 4,047 3,805 4,469
89 1,403 1,066 1,756 4,064 3,960 4,351
88 1,565 1,223 1,933 4,023 4,047 4,181
87 1,711 1,375 2,084 3,931 4,072 3,963
86 1,852 1,523 2,224 3,793 4,036 3,713
85 1,959 1,651 2,316 3,628 3,949 3,445
84 2,058 1,776 2,391 3,448 3,833 3,175
83 2,113 1,864 2,409 3,257 3,697 2,914
82 2,159 1,941 2,415 3,068 3,548 2,673
81 2,146 1,973 2,345 2,894 3,393 2,454
80 2,192 2,033 2,362 2,726 3,228 2,253
79 2,204 2,068 2,335 2,548 3,050 2,065
78 2,244 2,116 2,353 2,355 2,849 1,876
77 2,240 2,132 2,320 2,149 2,624 1,680
76 2,243 2,160 2,313 1,925 2,380 1,478
75 2,230 2,178 2,289 1,706 2,136 1,283
74 2,212 2,183 2,248 1,512 1,917 1,112
73 2,188 2,182 2,200 1,347 1,729 968
72 2,166 2,180 2,156 1,225 1,589 862
71 2,112 2,148 2,080 1,153 1,507 801
70 2,099 2,153 2,048 1,109 1,458 760
69 2,043 2,116 1,972 1,068 1,416 712
68 2,012 2,102 1,922 1,012 1,359 656
67 1,976 2,083 1,867 936 1,279 588
66 1,944 2,067 1,816 837 1,167 507
65 1,921 2,060 1,776 730 1,035 424
64 1,844 1,998 1,682 636 909 354
63 1,770 1,935 1,595 563 810 305
62 1,699 1,873 1,515 501 727 266.7
61 1,618 1,792 1,432 443 649 231.4
60 1,560 1,739 1,366 398 585 204.3
59 1,477 1,648 1,294 359 531 182.7
58 1,416 1,584 1,236 322 481 162.3
57 1,358 1,522 1,180 290 435 143.6
56 1,307 1,469 1,132 260.8 391 126.9
55 1,262 1,425 1,085 232.6 349 111.9
54 1,215 1,373 1,042 206.2 309 98.8
53 1,171 1,326 1,002 182.4 273 88.5
52 1,132 1,283 967 164.8 244.9 82.1
51 1,084 1,231 924 151 221.8 77.5
50 1,049 1,193 892 137.9 200.6 72.6
49 997 1,133 850 126.7 182.6 68.3
48 954 1,084 811 116.1 166 63.9
47 910 1,034 774 104.4 148.4 58.3
46 869 988 739 93.1 131.9 52.6
45 834 947 710 84.3 118.5 48.1
44 794 900 679 76.2 106.4 44
43 761 861 653 68.6 95.3 40.2
42 730 824 628 61.9 85.1 37
41 699 786 605 55.8 75.6 34.2
40 673 757 584 50.2 66.9 31.8
39 639 716 559 44.8 58.7 29.5
38 610 682 536 40.1 51.5 27.4
37 580 647 511 36.1 45.3 25.6
36 549 611 487 32.3 39.8 23.6
35 521 578 464 28.9 35.1 21.7
34 489 543 436 26 31.3 20
33 461 510 412 23.6 28.1 18.4
32 435 481 391 21.5 25.4 16.9
31 409 452 367 19.7 23.3 15.6
30 390 431 351 18.2 21.5 14.5
29 367 404 332 16.8 19.9 13.4
28 346 382 311 15.6 18.5 12.5
27 326 361 293.5 14.6 17.3 11.8
26 306 340 273.1 13.8 16.2 11.2
25 287 322 252.9 13.2 15.4 10.8
24 268.3 303 234.5 12.8 14.9 10.5
23 250.7 285.1 216.8 12.6 14.8 10.3
22 232.9 266.5 199.6 12.5 14.7 10.1
21 214.5 246.6 182.5 12.4 14.7 9.89
20 198.6 226.6 170.5 12.1 14.4 9.53
19 180.2 205.8 154.3 11.5 13.8 9.02
18 162.4 185.4 139 10.5 12.6 8.27
17 140.3 157.5 122.8 9.2 10.9 7.37
16 119.7 131.5 107.6 7.83 9.14 6.44
15 102.9 111 94.6 6.59 7.52 5.6
14 87.5 93.7 81.2 5.61 6.25 4.94
13 76.9 81.8 72 5.01 5.45 4.54
12 70.4 75.3 65.4 4.72 5.06 4.37
11 67.3 72.1 62.5 4.77 5.05 4.47
10 66.7 70.3 63.1 5.33 5.63 5.02
9 69 72.4 65.5 6.1 6.42 5.75
8 74.2 78.3 70.1 6.71 7.03 6.38
7 82.4 86.7 78.1 7.2 7.46 6.92
6 92.5 96.3 88.6 7.76 7.93 7.57
5 109.2 111.8 106.5 8.61 8.68 8.54
4 144 146.8 141.1 9.92 9.86 9.98
3 197.9 197.7 198 11.9 11.7 12.1
2 288.3 281.8 294.8 14.9 14.5 15.2
1 454 428 480 19.6 19.2 20.2
0 2,818 3,154 2,478 189.5 203.7 174.6

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/kenya/south-korea | 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 89 in South Korea. The median age of death is 68.8 in Kenya and 86.8 in South Korea, 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 South Korea more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

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