Kenya vs Laos: Annual death rates at different ages
Kenya
30.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos
32.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Laos rank
41st
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 32.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 44th and Laos ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 149.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 226.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 109.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 196.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 88.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 168.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 70.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1990s | 72.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 98.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 53.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 36.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 31.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Kenya or Laos?
- Laos, at 32.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Kenya and Laos?
- 2.17 deaths per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Laos ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.