Eswatini vs Kenya: Mortality rates at age 65
Eswatini
4.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya
4.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eswatini rank
8th
Kenya rank
9th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2087 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.566 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4007 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2839 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 5.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9291 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 6.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 5.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 4.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.311 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Eswatini, at 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Eswatini ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.