Kenya vs Low income: Mortality rate, adult, male

Kenya
353.35 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Low income
254.06 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
9th
Low income rank
9th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Low income
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 353.35 per 1,000 male adults against 254.06 per 1,000 male adults in Low income, a difference of 99.29 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.

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

Kenya ranks 9th and Low income ranks 9th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 366.49 per 1,000 male adults 458.06 per 1,000 male adults 91.58 per 1,000 male adults Low income
1970s 322.53 per 1,000 male adults 425.26 per 1,000 male adults 102.73 per 1,000 male adults Low income
1980s 294.08 per 1,000 male adults 410.96 per 1,000 male adults 116.88 per 1,000 male adults Low income
1990s 374.59 per 1,000 male adults 384.39 per 1,000 male adults 9.81 per 1,000 male adults Low income
2000s 393.07 per 1,000 male adults 337.5 per 1,000 male adults 55.57 per 1,000 male adults Kenya
2010s 373.53 per 1,000 male adults 297.15 per 1,000 male adults 76.38 per 1,000 male adults Kenya
2020s 364.03 per 1,000 male adults 273.63 per 1,000 male adults 90.39 per 1,000 male adults Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Kenya or Low income?
Kenya, at 353.35 per 1,000 male adults against 254.06 per 1,000 male adults in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Kenya and Low income?
99.29 per 1,000 male adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Low income rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Kenya ranks 9th and Low income 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, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
Unit
per 1,000 male 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, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.