Kenya vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, adult, male
Kenya
353.35 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Nigeria
354.91 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
9th
Nigeria rank
7th
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 354.91 per 1,000 male adults against 353.35 per 1,000 male adults in Kenya, a difference of 1.56 per 1,000 male adults.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 366.49 per 1,000 male adults | 502.86 per 1,000 male adults | 136.37 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 322.53 per 1,000 male adults | 442.31 per 1,000 male adults | 119.78 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 294.08 per 1,000 male adults | 421.33 per 1,000 male adults | 127.25 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 374.59 per 1,000 male adults | 433.49 per 1,000 male adults | 58.9 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 393.07 per 1,000 male adults | 398.39 per 1,000 male adults | 5.32 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 373.53 per 1,000 male adults | 376.71 per 1,000 male adults | 3.18 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 364.03 per 1,000 male adults | 363.54 per 1,000 male adults | 0.4812 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 354.91 per 1,000 male adults against 353.35 per 1,000 male adults in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 1.56 per 1,000 male adults, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.