Cameroon vs Kenya: Life expectation at birth by sex
Cameroon
65.94
in 2023
Kenya
65.92
in 2023
Cameroon rank
207th
Kenya rank
208th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 65.94 against 65.92 in Kenya, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 207th and Kenya ranks 208th of 229 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.02 | 43.56 | 5.54 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 45.05 | 52.85 | 7.8 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 50.85 | 58.1 | 7.25 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 54.42 | 62.09 | 7.67 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 55.12 | 57.61 | 2.49 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 56.04 | 59.27 | 3.23 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 61.29 | 64.06 | 2.77 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 64.46 | 64.92 | 0.4534 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 65.94 against 65.92 in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0.02, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 207th and Kenya ranks 208th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.