Kenya vs Somalia: Mortality rate, adult, male

Kenya
353.35 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Somalia
323.89 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Kenya rank
9th
Somalia rank
11th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 353.35 per 1,000 male adults against 323.89 per 1,000 male adults in Somalia, a difference of 29.46 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Kenya ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 366.49 per 1,000 male adults 432.29 per 1,000 male adults 65.8 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
1970s 322.53 per 1,000 male adults 417.35 per 1,000 male adults 94.82 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
1980s 294.08 per 1,000 male adults 425.52 per 1,000 male adults 131.43 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
1990s 374.59 per 1,000 male adults 453.74 per 1,000 male adults 79.15 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
2000s 393.07 per 1,000 male adults 372.48 per 1,000 male adults 20.59 per 1,000 male adults Kenya
2010s 373.53 per 1,000 male adults 384.47 per 1,000 male adults 10.94 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
2020s 364.03 per 1,000 male adults 343.69 per 1,000 male adults 20.33 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 Somalia?
Kenya, at 353.35 per 1,000 male adults against 323.89 per 1,000 male adults in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Kenya and Somalia?
29.46 per 1,000 male adults, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Kenya ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th 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.