Kenya vs New Zealand: Death rate, crude

Kenya
7.18 per 1,000 people
in 2024
New Zealand
7.13 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
109th
New Zealand rank
112th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
7.51012.51517.520196019922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 7.18 per 1,000 people against 7.13 per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 112th of 218 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 16.11 per 1,000 people 8.79 per 1,000 people 7.32 per 1,000 people Kenya
1970s 11.77 per 1,000 people 8.3 per 1,000 people 3.47 per 1,000 people Kenya
1980s 9.01 per 1,000 people 8.17 per 1,000 people 0.8418 per 1,000 people Kenya
1990s 10.07 per 1,000 people 7.47 per 1,000 people 2.6 per 1,000 people Kenya
2000s 8.79 per 1,000 people 6.87 per 1,000 people 1.92 per 1,000 people Kenya
2010s 7.21 per 1,000 people 6.78 per 1,000 people 0.4376 per 1,000 people Kenya
2020s 7.53 per 1,000 people 7.06 per 1,000 people 0.4728 per 1,000 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Kenya or New Zealand?
Kenya, at 7.18 per 1,000 people against 7.13 per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Kenya and New Zealand?
0.05 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for death rate, crude?
Kenya ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.