Kenya vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, adult, female
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Kenya
- South Sudan
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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About this data
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.