Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Kenya
26.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
26.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
45th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.39 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 139.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 140.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1960s | 101.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 132.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 81.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 64.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 66 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 48.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 32.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 27.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5673 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Kenya, at 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.39 deaths per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th 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.