Kenya vs Madagascar: Life expectation at birth by sex
Kenya
65.92
in 2023
Madagascar
65.38
in 2023
Kenya rank
208th
Madagascar rank
211th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 65.92 against 65.38 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.54.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kenya ranks 208th and Madagascar ranks 211th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.56 | 42.33 | 1.23 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 52.85 | 46.64 | 6.21 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 58.1 | 50.53 | 7.57 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 62.09 | 52.12 | 9.97 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 57.61 | 56.2 | 1.41 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 59.27 | 61.65 | 2.38 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 64.06 | 64.82 | 0.7612 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 64.92 | 64.75 | 0.1637 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Kenya, at 65.92 against 65.38 in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.54, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Kenya ranks 208th and Madagascar ranks 211th 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.