Africa Eastern and Southern vs Kenya: Mortality rate, adult, female

Africa Eastern and Southern
196.85 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Kenya
271.88 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
7th
Kenya rank
7th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 196.85 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 75.03 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 361.29 per 1,000 female adults 317.15 per 1,000 female adults 44.14 per 1,000 female adults Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 334.71 per 1,000 female adults 263.11 per 1,000 female adults 71.6 per 1,000 female adults Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 319.66 per 1,000 female adults 230.16 per 1,000 female adults 89.49 per 1,000 female adults Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 351.97 per 1,000 female adults 343.74 per 1,000 female adults 8.23 per 1,000 female adults Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 351.15 per 1,000 female adults 366.79 per 1,000 female adults 15.64 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2010s 255.78 per 1,000 female adults 301.54 per 1,000 female adults 45.75 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2020s 210.22 per 1,000 female adults 281.95 per 1,000 female adults 71.73 per 1,000 female adults Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Africa Eastern and Southern or Kenya?
Kenya, at 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 196.85 per 1,000 female adults in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Africa Eastern and Southern and Kenya?
75.03 per 1,000 female adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.