Kenya vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, adult, female

Kenya
271.88 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
South Sudan
246.48 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
South Sudan rank
9th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Kenya
  • South Sudan
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 246.48 per 1,000 female adults in South Sudan, a difference of 25.4 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Kenya ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 317.15 per 1,000 female adults 555.9 per 1,000 female adults 238.74 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1970s 263.11 per 1,000 female adults 480.34 per 1,000 female adults 217.23 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1980s 230.16 per 1,000 female adults 592.91 per 1,000 female adults 362.75 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
1990s 343.74 per 1,000 female adults 638.99 per 1,000 female adults 295.25 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2000s 366.79 per 1,000 female adults 319.83 per 1,000 female adults 46.96 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2010s 301.54 per 1,000 female adults 324.7 per 1,000 female adults 23.16 per 1,000 female adults South Sudan
2020s 281.95 per 1,000 female adults 254.56 per 1,000 female adults 27.39 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 South Sudan?
Kenya, at 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 246.48 per 1,000 female adults in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Kenya and South Sudan?
25.4 per 1,000 female adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Kenya ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 9th 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.