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
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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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.