Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, adult, female

Kenya
271.88 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Zimbabwe
273.92 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
200300400500600700196019922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 273.92 per 1,000 female adults against 271.88 per 1,000 female adults in Kenya, a difference of 2.04 per 1,000 female adults.

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

Kenya ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 317.15 per 1,000 female adults 264.2 per 1,000 female adults 52.95 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
1970s 263.11 per 1,000 female adults 233.82 per 1,000 female adults 29.29 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
1980s 230.16 per 1,000 female adults 223 per 1,000 female adults 7.16 per 1,000 female adults Kenya
1990s 343.74 per 1,000 female adults 456.81 per 1,000 female adults 113.07 per 1,000 female adults Zimbabwe
2000s 366.79 per 1,000 female adults 636.99 per 1,000 female adults 270.2 per 1,000 female adults Zimbabwe
2010s 301.54 per 1,000 female adults 387.54 per 1,000 female adults 86 per 1,000 female adults Zimbabwe
2020s 281.95 per 1,000 female adults 294.42 per 1,000 female adults 12.46 per 1,000 female adults Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 273.92 per 1,000 female adults against 271.88 per 1,000 female adults in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
2.04 per 1,000 female adults, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Kenya ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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.