Kenya vs Uganda: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Kenya
33.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
33.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
46th
Uganda rank
47th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.9 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 160.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 117.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 95.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 75.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 137.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 78.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 58.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 84.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 39.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 35.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0112 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.9 deaths per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Kenya ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 47th 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.