Life expectancy at birth in Kenyan counties 2019, by gender
Life expectancy at birth in Kenya was registered at 66.5 years for women and 60.6 years for men in 2019. In some Kenyan counties, the estimate surpassed the average. In Nyeri, for instance, women lived longer, some 75.8 years, and men had the highest life expectancy in the same country, at 66.4 years. On the other hand, Tana River registered the lowest expectancy for women (58.6 years) and Migori and Homa Bay for men (50.5 years). In general, women lived longer than men overall in Kenya, with Isiolo county as the only exception.