Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Kenya
26.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
27.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 27.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.66 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 139.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 124.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 101.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 81.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 83.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 64.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 66 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 48.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 32.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 27.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6323 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 27.56 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 Turkmenistan?
- 0.66 deaths per 1,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd 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.