Ethiopia vs Kenya: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Ethiopia
0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya
0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
172nd
Kenya rank
169th

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0161 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 169th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9352 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1626 deaths per 100,000 people Ethiopia
2010s 0.6128 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6561 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0433 deaths per 100,000 people Kenya
2020s 0.5454 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5757 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0303 deaths per 100,000 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Ethiopia and Kenya?
0.0161 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Ethiopia ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 169th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.