Kenya vs Liberia: Mortality rate, adult, female

Kenya
271.88 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Liberia
242.69 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Liberia rank
10th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 242.69 per 1,000 female adults in Liberia, a difference of 29.19 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

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

Kenya ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 10th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 317.15 per 1,000 female adults 442 per 1,000 female adults 124.85 per 1,000 female adults Liberia
1970s 263.11 per 1,000 female adults 414.06 per 1,000 female adults 150.95 per 1,000 female adults Liberia
1980s 230.16 per 1,000 female adults 389.77 per 1,000 female adults 159.61 per 1,000 female adults Liberia
1990s 343.74 per 1,000 female adults 330.6 per 1,000 female adults 13.14 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2000s 366.79 per 1,000 female adults 258.81 per 1,000 female adults 107.98 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2010s 301.54 per 1,000 female adults 259.93 per 1,000 female adults 41.6 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2020s 281.95 per 1,000 female adults 250.7 per 1,000 female adults 31.25 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, Kenya or Liberia?
Kenya, at 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 242.69 per 1,000 female adults in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Kenya and Liberia?
29.19 per 1,000 female adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Kenya ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 10th of 218 countries.
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.