Kenya vs Malawi: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Kenya
26.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
26.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Malawi rank
46th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 139.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 189.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 101.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 81.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 165.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 83.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 64.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 144.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 66 deaths per 1,000 people | 126.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 48.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 32.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 27.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2793 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
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, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.41 deaths per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 46th 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.