Kenya vs Moldova: Mortality rates at age 65
Kenya
4.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Moldova
3.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
9th
Moldova rank
12th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Kenya
- Moldova
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Moldova, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.
Kenya ranks 9th and Moldova ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Moldova in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2053 deaths per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1960s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6022 deaths per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1970s | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7167 deaths per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1980s | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4315 deaths per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1990s | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1318 deaths per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 2000s | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1514 deaths per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 2010s | 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2195 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3375 deaths per 1,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Kenya or Moldova?
- Kenya, at 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Moldova as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Kenya and Moldova?
- 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Moldova?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Moldova rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Moldova ranks 12th 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.