Kenya – Life Expectancy 1966
52.4
+0.5 from 1965
Kenya's life expectancy was 52.4 in 1966, increased +0.5 from 51.9 in 1965. This was the 143rd highest globally.
Global Ranking – 1966▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Faroe Islands | 74.3 | 0.3% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 74.1 | 0.3% |
| 3rd | Andorra | 74.0 | 0.2% |
| 4th | Norway | 74.0 | 0.4% |
| 5th | San Marino | 73.8 | 0.2% |
| 6th | Netherlands | 73.5 | -0.1% |
| 7th | Iceland | 73.3 | -0.8% |
| 8th | Monaco | 73.0 | 0.2% |
| 9th | Denmark | 72.4 | 0.1% |
| 10th | Switzerland | 72.3 | 0.2% |
| 11th | Channel Islands | 72.3 | 1.0% |
| 12th | Israel | 72.3 | 0.2% |
| 13th | Canada | 72.0 | 0.2% |
| 14th | Greece | 71.8 | 0.6% |
| 15th | Liechtenstein | 71.6 | 0.6% |
| 16th | United Kingdom | 71.6 | -0.1% |
| 17th | Lithuania | 71.5 | 0.3% |
| 18th | Bulgaria | 71.2 | -0.1% |
| 19th | Gibraltar | 71.2 | 0.6% |
| 20th | Ukraine | 71.2 | 0.0% |
| 21st | New Zealand | 71.1 | -0.1% |
| 22nd | Spain | 71.1 | 0.3% |
| 23rd | France | 71.0 | 0.2% |
| 24th | Italy | 70.9 | 1.1% |
| 25th | Japan | 70.9 | 0.9% |
| 26th | Australia | 70.8 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Belarus | 70.8 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Latvia | 70.7 | 0.0% |
| 29th | Belgium | 70.7 | 0.1% |
| 30th | European Union | 70.6 | 0.4% |
| 31st | Germany | 70.5 | 0.2% |
| 32nd | Czechia | 70.4 | 0.3% |
| 33rd | Slovak Republic | 70.4 | 0.2% |
| 34th | Puerto Rico (US) | 70.2 | 1.3% |
| 35th | Ireland | 70.2 | -0.7% |
| 36th | United States | 70.2 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Estonia | 70.1 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Austria | 70.0 | 0.5% |
| 39th | Poland | 69.8 | 0.6% |
| 40th | Hungary | 69.8 | 1.1% |
| 41st | Malta | 69.7 | 0.4% |
| 42nd | Finland | 69.5 | 0.7% |
| 43rd | St. Martin (French part) | 69.4 | 0.5% |
| 44th | Serbia | 69.3 | 1.0% |
| 45th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 69.3 | 0.6% |
| 46th | Slovenia | 69.0 | 0.9% |
| 47th | Luxembourg | 68.9 | -0.5% |
| 48th | Romania | 68.9 | 1.8% |
| 49th | Croatia | 68.7 | 0.6% |
| 50th | Russian Federation | 68.6 | 0.1% |
| 51st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 68.5 | 0.7% |
| 52nd | Montenegro | 68.4 | 0.8% |
| 53rd | Uruguay | 68.3 | 0.1% |
| 54th | Bermuda | 67.7 | 0.2% |
| 55th | Barbados | 67.7 | 0.7% |
| 56th | Singapore | 67.5 | 0.5% |
| 57th | Curaçao | 67.1 | 0.4% |
| 58th | Antigua and Barbuda | 66.9 | 1.1% |
| 59th | Macao SAR, China | 66.7 | 0.7% |
| 60th | Cyprus | 66.5 | 0.6% |
| 61st | Aruba | 66.1 | 0.8% |
| 62nd | Cuba | 66.1 | 0.7% |
| 63rd | Jamaica | 65.9 | 0.4% |
| 64th | Grenada | 65.6 | 1.3% |
| 65th | Lebanon | 65.5 | 0.3% |
| 66th | British Virgin Islands | 65.5 | 0.5% |
| 67th | Portugal | 65.5 | -0.7% |
| 68th | Argentina | 65.4 | 0.5% |
| 69th | Isle of Man | 65.2 | 0.4% |
| 70th | Kuwait | 65.1 | 1.4% |
| 71st | Costa Rica | 65.1 | 0.5% |
| 72nd | Guam | 64.6 | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Bahamas, The | 64.6 | 0.5% |
| 74th | Dominica | 64.5 | 0.9% |
| 75th | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.3 | 0.2% |
| 76th | Virgin Islands (US) | 63.7 | -1.7% |
| 77th | North Macedonia | 63.5 | 1.5% |
| 78th | Georgia | 63.4 | 0.5% |
| 79th | Northern Mariana Islands | 63.3 | 0.6% |
| 80th | Sri Lanka | 63.2 | 0.6% |
| 81st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.1 | 1.5% |
| 82nd | Cayman Islands | 62.8 | 1.1% |
| 83rd | Panama | 62.6 | 0.5% |
| 84th | St. Lucia | 62.5 | 1.0% |
| 85th | Brunei Darussalam | 62.4 | 1.1% |
| 86th | Qatar | 62.2 | 1.2% |
| 87th | Albania | 62.1 | 1.4% |
| 88th | Mauritius | 62.1 | 0.1% |
| 89th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 62.1 | 0.8% |
| 90th | Paraguay | 61.8 | 0.4% |
| 91st | Greenland | 61.8 | 0.6% |
| 92nd | Seychelles | 61.7 | 0.4% |
| 93rd | Malaysia | 61.7 | 0.9% |
| 94th | Fiji | 61.6 | 0.2% |
| 95th | Moldova | 61.6 | 0.5% |
| 96th | Armenia | 61.5 | 0.6% |
| 97th | French Polynesia | 61.4 | 0.5% |
| 98th | Tonga | 61.2 | 0.8% |
| 99th | Belize | 60.9 | 0.8% |
| 100th | Philippines | 60.6 | 0.4% |
| 101st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 60.4 | 1.1% |
| 102nd | Chile | 60.4 | 1.5% |
| 103rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 60.1 | 0.8% |
| 104th | Bahrain | 59.7 | 2.3% |
| 105th | Colombia | 59.7 | 0.8% |
| 106th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 59.4 | 1.1% |
| 107th | Guyana | 59.3 | 0.3% |
| 108th | Kazakhstan | 59.2 | 0.3% |
| 109th | Suriname | 59.2 | 0.2% |
| 110th | Uzbekistan | 58.6 | 0.6% |
| 111th | Nauru | 58.4 | 0.2% |
| 112th | American Samoa | 58.3 | -11.7% |
| 113th | Samoa | 58.2 | 0.6% |
| 114th | Jordan | 57.8 | 0.8% |
| 115th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 57.8 | 1.0% |
| 116th | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.6 | 1.1% |
| 117th | Mexico | 57.4 | 1.2% |
| 118th | Iraq | 57.3 | 1.7% |
| 119th | Marshall Islands | 57.3 | 0.9% |
| 120th | Ecuador | 57.0 | 0.9% |
| 121st | Viet Nam | 56.9 | -0.1% |
| 122nd | New Caledonia | 56.9 | 1.4% |
| 123rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 56.8 | 0.5% |
| 124th | United Arab Emirates | 56.6 | 1.9% |
| 125th | Zimbabwe | 56.4 | 0.8% |
| 126th | Palau | 56.2 | 0.5% |
| 127th | Dominican Republic | 56.0 | 5.9% |
| 128th | Brazil | 55.6 | 0.7% |
| 129th | Korea | 55.5 | -0.6% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 55.1 | 0.8% |
| 131st | South Africa | 54.7 | 0.6% |
| 132nd | Türkiye | 54.6 | 0.9% |
| 133rd | Azerbaijan | 54.5 | 1.1% |
| 134th | Turkmenistan | 54.4 | 0.8% |
| 135th | Peru | 54.4 | 1.0% |
| 136th | Botswana | 54.4 | 0.9% |
| 137th | Cabo Verde | 53.9 | 1.7% |
| 138th | Thailand | 53.7 | 1.1% |
| 139th | China | 53.7 | 1.2% |
| 140th | Vanuatu | 53.1 | 1.1% |
| 141st | Tuvalu | 52.8 | 1.4% |
| 142nd | Kosovo | 52.5 | 0.9% |
| 143rd | Kenya | 52.4 | 1.0% |
| 144th | São Tomé and Principe | 52.3 | 2.4% |
| 145th | Namibia | 52.3 | 0.6% |
| 146th | Zambia | 52.3 | 0.4% |
| 147th | Solomon Islands | 52.3 | 1.7% |
| 148th | Kiribati | 51.7 | 1.4% |
| 149th | Honduras | 51.6 | 1.4% |
| 150th | Nicaragua | 51.6 | 1.8% |
| 151st | Congo, Republic of | 51.6 | 1.1% |
| 152nd | Sudan | 51.3 | 0.4% |
| 153rd | Libya | 50.9 | 3.4% |
| 154th | El Salvador | 50.7 | 0.9% |
| 155th | Lesotho | 50.4 | 0.1% |
| 156th | Gabon | 50.3 | 1.2% |
| 157th | Pakistan | 49.8 | 2.7% |
| 158th | Papua New Guinea | 49.6 | 1.3% |
| 159th | Mongolia | 49.3 | 1.3% |
| 160th | Saudi Arabia | 49.2 | 1.6% |
| 161st | Tunisia | 49.2 | 2.0% |
| 162nd | Eswatini | 49.0 | 1.2% |
| 163rd | Uganda | 48.5 | 0.3% |
| 164th | Indonesia | 48.4 | 13.2% |
| 165th | Myanmar | 48.2 | 1.6% |
| 166th | Mauritania | 48.1 | 1.6% |
| 167th | Rwanda | 48.1 | -0.2% |
| 168th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 48.0 | 0.9% |
| 169th | Ghana | 47.7 | 0.0% |
| 170th | Bangladesh | 47.6 | 3.5% |
| 171st | Guatemala | 47.5 | 0.7% |
| 172nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 47.1 | 1.5% |
| 173rd | Morocco | 46.5 | 1.2% |
| 174th | Madagascar | 46.0 | 1.2% |
| 175th | India | 45.9 | 0.7% |
| 176th | Djibouti | 45.6 | 0.9% |
| 177th | Haiti | 45.6 | 0.4% |
| 178th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 45.5 | 0.9% |
| 179th | Togo | 45.2 | 0.7% |
| 180th | Cambodia | 44.9 | 1.0% |
| 181st | Tanzania | 44.9 | 0.9% |
| 182nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 44.8 | 0.5% |
| 183rd | Cameroon | 44.8 | 1.5% |
| 184th | Equatorial Guinea | 44.3 | 0.6% |
| 185th | Burundi | 43.5 | 4.0% |
| 186th | Comoros | 43.2 | 1.1% |
| 187th | Central African Republic | 42.8 | 1.4% |
| 188th | Algeria | 42.7 | -0.2% |
| 189th | Lao PDR | 42.3 | 0.3% |
| 190th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 42.2 | 3.4% |
| 191st | Oman | 42.0 | 2.9% |
| 192nd | Mozambique | 41.8 | 0.1% |
| 193rd | Maldives | 41.4 | 1.6% |
| 194th | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.3 | 1.6% |
| 195th | Benin | 41.3 | 0.7% |
| 196th | Nepal | 41.2 | 1.4% |
| 197th | Chad | 40.1 | 0.1% |
| 198th | Senegal | 39.8 | 0.2% |
| 199th | Liberia | 39.0 | 0.7% |
| 200th | Bhutan | 38.8 | 1.4% |
| 201st | Nigeria | 38.4 | 0.4% |
| 202nd | Angola | 38.3 | 0.8% |
| 203rd | Burkina Faso | 38.1 | 0.9% |
| 204th | Guinea | 38.0 | 0.8% |
| 205th | Eritrea | 37.6 | -4.9% |
| 206th | Gambia, The | 37.6 | 1.2% |
| 207th | Sierra Leone | 36.6 | 2.0% |
| 208th | Niger | 36.3 | -0.2% |
| 209th | Yemen, Republic of | 36.3 | 1.9% |
| 210th | Guinea-Bissau | 36.1 | 0.5% |
| 211th | Malawi | 35.8 | 0.3% |
| 212th | Afghanistan | 35.6 | 1.3% |
| 213th | Timor-Leste | 35.2 | 1.5% |
| 214th | Mali | 31.8 | 0.8% |
| 215th | South Sudan | 25.6 | -10.9% |
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