Kenya vs New Zealand: Death rate
Kenya
7.21 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
7.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
123rd
New Zealand rank
121st
Death rate over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.21 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 16.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 11.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8641 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 10.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3681 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4653 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Kenya or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.21 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for death rate?
- Kenya ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 121st 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
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.