Ghana vs Kenya: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Ghana
27.82 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya
26.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Kenya rank
44th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 27.82 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.92 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 137.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 139.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 120.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 19 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 111.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 92.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 70.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 66 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 52.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 37.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 29.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Ghana or Kenya?
- Ghana, at 27.82 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.92 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.