Comoros vs Kenya: Death rate

Comoros
7.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya
7.21 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
125th
Kenya rank
123rd

Death rate over time

  • Comoros
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 7.21 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.2 deaths per 1,000 people in Comoros, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Comoros ranks 125th and Kenya ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 25.92 deaths per 1,000 people 24.79 deaths per 1,000 people 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
1960s 23.13 deaths per 1,000 people 16.11 deaths per 1,000 people 7.02 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
1970s 19.01 deaths per 1,000 people 11.77 deaths per 1,000 people 7.24 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
1980s 15.17 deaths per 1,000 people 9.01 deaths per 1,000 people 6.16 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
1990s 11.81 deaths per 1,000 people 10.07 deaths per 1,000 people 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
2000s 9.62 deaths per 1,000 people 8.79 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8349 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
2010s 8.15 deaths per 1,000 people 7.21 deaths per 1,000 people 0.9359 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
2020s 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people 7.62 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0985 deaths per 1,000 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Comoros or Kenya?
Kenya, at 7.21 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.2 deaths per 1,000 people in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Comoros and Kenya?
0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Kenya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Kenya rank globally for death rate?
Comoros ranks 125th and Kenya ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.