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
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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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.