Austria vs Kenya: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 82 years in Austria and 63.7 years in Kenya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Austria, by 18.3 years, or 1.29 times that in Kenya.

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What the numbers say

Austria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Austria at 91.5 years and Kenya at 74.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Austria	Kenya	World
2023	82	63.7	73.2
2022	81.3	63.6	72.6
2021	81.8	61.2	70.9
2020	81.8	61.6	71.9
2019	81.9	62.9	72.6
2018	81.7	62.8	72.4
2017	81.6	62.7	72.1
2016	81.6	62.5	71.9
2015	81.2	62.3	71.6
2014	81.4	62	71.4
2013	81.1	61.7	71.1
2012	80.8	61.5	70.8
2011	80.8	61.3	70.4
2010	80.5	60.9	70.1
2009	80.2	60.5	69.7
2008	80.4	60	69.3
2007	80.2	59.4	69
2006	80	59.1	68.6
2005	79.5	58.5	68.1
2004	79.4	58	67.7
2003	78.9	57.4	67.4
2002	78.9	56.8	67.1
2001	78.7	56.5	66.8
2000	78.2	56.1	66.4
1999	78	55.9	66
1998	77.8	55.6	65.7
1997	77.4	55.5	65.5
1996	77	55.6	65.2
1995	76.8	55.9	64.9
1994	76.5	56.1	64.3
1993	76.2	56.7	64.4
1992	76	57.1	64.3
1991	75.8	57.8	64.1
1990	75.7	58.3	64
1989	75.5	60	63.8
1988	75.4	60.3	63.4
1987	74.9	60.7	63.2
1986	74.5	60.8	62.7
1985	74	60.9	62.2
1984	73.8	60.6	61.9
1983	73.2	60.3	61.5
1982	73.1	59.9	61.3
1981	73	59.6	60.9
1980	72.7	59.2	60.5
1979	72.5	58.7	60.2
1978	72.2	58.2	59.5
1977	72.1	57.7	59.2
1976	71.8	57.2	58.6
1975	71.3	56.6	58.3
1974	71.2	56	58.1
1973	71.2	55.5	57.7
1972	70.6	55	57.2
1971	70.3	54.5	56
1970	70.1	54.1	56.3
1969	70	53.7	56
1968	70.3	53.3	55.6
1967	70.1	52.8	55.1
1966	70.2	52.4	54.6
1965	69.9	51.9	54
1964	70.1	51.3	54.3
1963	69.7	50.8	53.7
1962	69.5	50.1	53.2
1961	69.7	49.3	50.4
1960	68.8	48.5	47.8
1959	68.4	47.5	49.6
1958	68.5	46.5	51.6
1957	67.4	45.3	51.1
1956	67.7	43.5	50.7
1955	67.6	42.3	50.2
1954	67.3	41	49.7
1953	67.3	39.8	48.8
1952	66.8	38.6	48.2
1951	65.2	38	47.1
1950	64.8	36.9	46.4
1949	63.5	–	–
1948	63.2	–	–
1947	61.5	–	–
1945	–	28.8	–
1937	–	26.4	–
1931	56.5	–	–
1927	–	23.9	–
1911	45.1	–	–
1903	40.1	–	–
1901	42	–	–
1891	37.3	–	–
1881	35	–	–
1870	34.4	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Austria	Kenya	World
2024	82.181.2–83	63.862.4–65.3	73.3
2025	82.381.1–83.6	6461.9–66	73.5
2026	82.580.9–84	64.261.7–66.6	73.8
2027	82.680.9–84.5	64.461.5–67.2	73.9
2028	82.880.8–84.7	64.561.4–67.6	74.1
2029	8380.8–85.1	64.761.1–68	74.2
2030	83.180.8–85.4	64.961.1–68.4	74.4
2031	83.380.8–85.7	65.160.9–68.9	74.5
2032	83.480.7–86.1	65.260.8–69.3	74.7
2033	83.680.7–86.4	65.460.9–69.7	74.8
2034	83.780.8–86.5	65.560.9–69.9	75
2035	83.980.9–86.9	65.760.8–70.3	75.1
2036	8481–87.1	65.860.9–70.7	75.3
2037	84.280.9–87.3	6660.8–70.9	75.4
2038	84.381–87.5	66.260.9–71.2	75.5
2039	84.481–87.8	66.360.7–71.6	75.7
2040	84.681–88	66.561.2–71.9	75.8
2041	84.781.1–88.2	66.661.1–72.2	75.9
2042	84.981.3–88.4	66.761–72.3	76.1
2043	8581.3–88.6	66.961.1–72.8	76.2
2044	85.181.3–89	6760.8–73	76.3
2045	85.281.4–89.3	67.260.9–73.4	76.5
2046	85.481.5–89.6	67.361–73.6	76.6
2047	85.581.5–89.7	67.561.2–74.1	76.7
2048	85.681.5–90	67.661.2–74.2	76.8
2049	85.781.6–90.1	67.761.2–74.4	76.9
2050	85.981.7–90.3	67.961.4–74.6	77
2051	8681.7–90.5	6861.4–74.8	77.1
2052	86.181.7–90.7	68.161.5–75.1	77.2
2053	86.381.8–90.7	68.261.6–75.1	77.3
2054	86.481.8–90.9	68.461.6–75.4	77.4
2055	86.581.8–91.2	68.561.4–75.5	77.6
2056	86.681.9–91.4	68.661.5–75.6	77.7
2057	86.782–91.7	68.861.5–75.7	77.8
2058	86.882.2–91.9	68.961.6–76	77.9
2059	8782.2–92.1	6961.3–76.2	78
2060	87.182.3–92.2	69.261.4–76.3	78.1
2061	87.282.3–92.4	69.361.3–76.5	78.2
2062	87.382.3–92.6	69.461.4–76.8	78.3
2063	87.482.4–92.8	69.561.6–77	78.4
2064	87.582.6–92.9	69.761.5–77.3	78.5
2065	87.782.7–93.1	69.861.8–77.5	78.6
2066	87.882.6–93.2	69.961.7–77.8	78.7
2067	87.982.8–93.5	70.161.7–78	78.8
2068	8883–93.7	70.261.9–78.2	78.9
2069	88.183–93.9	70.361.9–78.4	79
2070	88.283.2–94.1	70.461.8–78.6	79.1
2071	88.483.2–94.1	70.662.1–78.8	79.2
2072	88.583.2–94.4	70.762.3–78.9	79.3
2073	88.683.3–94.6	70.862.4–79.1	79.4
2074	88.783.2–94.7	70.962.5–79.7	79.4
2075	88.883.2–94.9	71.162.5–79.7	79.5
2076	88.983.3–94.9	71.262.5–80	79.6
2077	8983.2–95.1	71.362.4–80.1	79.7
2078	89.183.3–95.4	71.462.5–80.4	79.8
2079	89.383.3–95.5	71.662.4–80.6	79.9
2080	89.483.4–95.8	71.762.7–80.8	80
2081	89.583.4–95.9	71.862.7–81.2	80.1
2082	89.683.4–96.1	7262.6–81.3	80.2
2083	89.783.5–96.3	72.162.7–81.6	80.3
2084	89.883.6–96.6	72.262.8–81.7	80.3
2085	89.983.6–96.6	72.462.7–82.1	80.4
2086	9083.6–96.8	72.562.9–82.1	80.5
2087	90.183.8–96.9	72.663.1–82.4	80.6
2088	90.283.8–97.2	72.863–82.6	80.7
2089	90.483.9–97.3	72.963.2–82.8	80.8
2090	90.484–97.5	7363.2–83.1	80.9
2091	90.684–97.7	73.263.3–83.2	81
2092	90.784.1–97.9	73.363.6–83.5	81
2093	90.884.1–98.1	73.463.3–83.6	81.1
2094	90.984.2–98.3	73.663.5–83.9	81.2
2095	9184.1–98.4	73.763.7–84.1	81.3
2096	91.184.1–98.7	73.863.5–84.4	81.4
2097	91.284.2–99	7463.7–84.5	81.5
2098	91.384.3–99.2	74.163.7–84.6	81.6
2099	91.484.3–99.3	74.263.7–84.8	81.7
2100	91.584.6–99.4	74.464.1–85.2	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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