Gambia vs Kenya: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Gambia
33.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya
33.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
45th
Kenya rank
46th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Gambia
- Kenya
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 33.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Gambia ranks 45th and Kenya ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 172.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 160.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 157.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 138.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 115.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 89.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 64.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 45.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 35.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6398 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Gambia or Kenya?
- Gambia, at 33.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Gambia and Kenya?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Gambia ranks 45th and Kenya 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 at different ages in males. 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.