Kenya sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 63.9 years of life, 192nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Kenya, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 63.9 yrs | 192 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 10.9 /1,000 | 49 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.2 /1,000 | 107 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.8 yrs | 152 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 81.5 /1,000 | 60 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.5 yrs | 127 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 76.5 men/100 women | 80 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 34.2 /1,000 | 36 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 149 /100k | 48 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 18.0 % | 99 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.6 /100k | 130 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 28.3 /100k | 32 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 9.0 % | 108 of 143 | 2015 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.5 L | 128 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.0 % | 191 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $85 | 150 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $2,132 | 172 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Kenya's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 22nd lowest population aged 65+ in the world (3.0 %) and the 31st lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (15.8 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Kenya; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.