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

Kenya
0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Rwanda
0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
169th
Rwanda rank
170th

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

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
0.50.7511.21.5200020102021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Kenya ranks 169th and Rwanda ranks 170th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9352 deaths per 100,000 people 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people 0.218 deaths per 100,000 people Rwanda
2010s 0.6561 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0245 deaths per 100,000 people Kenya
2020s 0.5757 deaths per 100,000 people 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0167 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, Kenya or Rwanda?
Kenya, at 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Kenya and Rwanda?
0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Kenya ranks 169th and Rwanda ranks 170th 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.