Kenya vs Yemen: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Kenya
60,947 deaths
in 2023
Yemen
54,401 deaths
in 2023
Kenya rank
22nd
Yemen rank
24th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 60,947 deaths against 54,401 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 6,546 deaths.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85,894 deaths | 124,946 deaths | 39,052 deaths | Yemen |
| 1960s | 82,063 deaths | 131,648 deaths | 49,585 deaths | Yemen |
| 1970s | 85,242 deaths | 116,998 deaths | 31,756 deaths | Yemen |
| 1980s | 86,215 deaths | 94,944 deaths | 8,729 deaths | Yemen |
| 1990s | 111,009 deaths | 82,677 deaths | 28,332 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 98,782 deaths | 62,961 deaths | 35,821 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 70,582 deaths | 53,716 deaths | 16,866 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 65,560 deaths | 55,071 deaths | 10,488 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 60,947 deaths against 54,401 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Kenya and Yemen?
- 6,546 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Kenya ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.