Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, adult, female

Kenya
271.88 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
226.17 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 226.17 per 1,000 female adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 45.71 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Kenya ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 317.15 per 1,000 female adults 380.96 per 1,000 female adults 63.8 per 1,000 female adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 263.11 per 1,000 female adults 348.16 per 1,000 female adults 85.05 per 1,000 female adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 230.16 per 1,000 female adults 326.26 per 1,000 female adults 96.1 per 1,000 female adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 343.74 per 1,000 female adults 348.44 per 1,000 female adults 4.69 per 1,000 female adults Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 366.79 per 1,000 female adults 346.13 per 1,000 female adults 20.67 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2010s 301.54 per 1,000 female adults 275.44 per 1,000 female adults 26.1 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
2020s 281.95 per 1,000 female adults 239.18 per 1,000 female adults 42.77 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kenya, at 271.88 per 1,000 female adults against 226.17 per 1,000 female adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
45.71 per 1,000 female adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Kenya ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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.