Kenya vs Low income: Mortality rate, adult, female

Kenya
271.88 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Low income
178.54 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Low income rank
10th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Low income
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 178.54 per 1,000 female adults in Low income, a difference of 93.34 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Low income's.

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

Kenya ranks 7th and Low income ranks 10th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 317.15 per 1,000 female adults 378.53 per 1,000 female adults 61.37 per 1,000 female adults Low income
1970s 263.11 per 1,000 female adults 349.03 per 1,000 female adults 85.92 per 1,000 female adults Low income
1980s 230.16 per 1,000 female adults 328.3 per 1,000 female adults 98.14 per 1,000 female adults Low income
1990s 343.74 per 1,000 female adults 320.2 per 1,000 female adults 23.55 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2000s 366.79 per 1,000 female adults 281.82 per 1,000 female adults 84.97 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2010s 301.54 per 1,000 female adults 223.73 per 1,000 female adults 77.81 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2020s 281.95 per 1,000 female adults 192.97 per 1,000 female adults 88.98 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 Low income?
Kenya, at 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 178.54 per 1,000 female adults in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Kenya and Low income?
93.34 per 1,000 female adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Low income rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Kenya ranks 7th and Low income 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.