How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Zambia: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Kenya

0.0124 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Zambia

0.0124 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Kenya rank

50th

Zambia rank

49th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

Kenya
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0124 units per square kilometre against 0.0124 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 49th of 195 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0571 units per square kilometre	0.0212 units per square kilometre	0.0359 units per square kilometre	Kenya
1970s	0.057 units per square kilometre	0.0231 units per square kilometre	0.0339 units per square kilometre	Kenya
1980s	0.0493 units per square kilometre	0.0292 units per square kilometre	0.0201 units per square kilometre	Kenya
1990s	0.0657 units per square kilometre	0.0372 units per square kilometre	0.0284 units per square kilometre	Kenya
2000s	0.0493 units per square kilometre	0.0276 units per square kilometre	0.0218 units per square kilometre	Kenya
2010s	0.0211 units per square kilometre	0.0155 units per square kilometre	0.0056 units per square kilometre	Kenya
2020s	0.013 units per square kilometre	0.0128 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Kenya or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0124 units per square kilometre against 0.0124 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Kenya and Zambia?: 0 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?: Kenya ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 49th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.