Kenya vs Mauritania: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Kenya
26.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
28.04 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Mauritania rank
41st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 28.04 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 139.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 182.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 101.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 81.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 64.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 97.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 66 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 48.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 32.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 27.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 28.04 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 Kenya and Mauritania?
- 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st 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.