Health · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Kenya: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 63.8 yrs (2024), 197th of 217 in the world and 29th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, women is 66.1 yrs (2024), 196th of 217 in the world and 28th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, men is 61.6 yrs (2024), 198th of 217 in the world and 30th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Life expectancy
KenyaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
KenyaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators
Health: Kenya in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 63.8 yrs2024 | 197/217 | 29/48 | 56.1 yrs | 60.9 yrs | 61.6 yrs | +3.0%since 2014 | 62.8 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 66.1 yrs2024 | 196/217 | 28/48 | 56.8 yrs | 62.6 yrs | 64.2 yrs | +3.4%since 2014 | 65.0 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 61.6 yrs2024 | 198/217 | 30/48 | 55.3 yrs | 59.2 yrs | 59.1 yrs | +2.6%since 2014 | 60.7 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 34.22024 | 37/196 | 31/48 | 63.7 | 41.5 | 36.5 | −14%since 2014 | 47.1 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 38.82024 | 43/196 | 35/48 | 95.2 | 53.1 | 42.1 | −20%since 2014 | 71.2 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 20.72024 | 44/196 | 34/48 | 26.3 | 23.4 | 22.0 | −11%since 2014 | 26.6 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 1492023 | 50/194 | 39/48 | 206 | 210 | 184 | −28%since 2013 | 448 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 88%2024 | 114/193 | 15/48 | 78% | 86% | 89% | −7.0 ppsince 2014 | 69% | 86% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 3.0%2024 | 13/153 | 13/44 | 8.8% | 5.5% | 3.7% | −1.9 ppsince 2014 | 3.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 2072024 | 31/208 | 16/48 | 451 | 531 | 248 | −51%since 2014 | 205 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 4.4%2023 | 144/193 | 25/48 | 3.6% | 5.4% | 4.5% | −0.6 ppsince 2013 | 4.9% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 24.2%2023 | 116/193 | 36/48 | 47.3% | 30.2% | 23.3% | −7.9 ppsince 2013 | 30.4% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.292023 | 141/180 | 13/46 | 0.142002 | 0.17 | 0.07 | +50%since 2013 | 0.25 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.32019 | 130/182 | 16/40 | · | 1.4 | 1.32019 | −5.0%since 2004 | — | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 65.6%2024 | 191/206 | 32/46 | 45.4% | 53.9% | 62.3% | +8.3 ppsince 2014 | 67.5% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 40.9%2024 | 177/203 | 23/46 | 23.6% | 30.8% | 38.0% | +7.2 ppsince 2014 | 37.1% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 9.6%2024 | 136/166 | 21/39 | 20.3% | 14.8% | 10.8% | −5.2 ppsince 2010 | 8.9% | 20.4% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 28.32019 | 34/186 | 26/48 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 28.32019 | +8.4%since 2009 | 27.4 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+3.0%63.8 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+3.4%66.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.6%61.6 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−14%34.2 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−7.0 pp88% in 2024
- Hospital beds−5.0%1.3 in 2019
- Road deaths+8.4%28.3 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Kenya and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kenya. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kenya | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Uganda | Somalia | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 63.8 yrs2024 | 67.6 yrs2024 | 67.2 yrs2024 | 68.5 yrs2024 | 59.0 yrs2024 | 57.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 66.1 yrs2024 | 71.0 yrs2024 | 70.0 yrs2024 | 71.4 yrs2024 | 61.6 yrs2024 | 60.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 61.6 yrs2024 | 64.4 yrs2024 | 64.4 yrs2024 | 65.5 yrs2024 | 56.5 yrs2024 | 54.8 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 34.22024 | 34.52024 | 28.72024 | 35.92024 | 65.42024 | 71.92024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 38.82024 | 44.52024 | 37.02024 | 48.72024 | 101.12024 | 96.72024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 20.72024 | 25.22024 | 19.92024 | 21.32024 | 34.22024 | 39.52024 |
| Maternal mortality | 1492023 | 1952023 | 2762023 | 1702023 | 5632023 | 6922023 |
| Measles vaccination | 88%2024 | 72%2024 | 84%2024 | 90%2024 | 64%2024 | 72%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 3.0%2024 | 0.7%2024 | 3.5%2024 | 4.9%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 1.5%2024 |