Afghanistan vs Kenya: Number of child deaths by age
Afghanistan
6,793 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
6,890 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Kenya rank
33rd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6,890 deaths against 6,793 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 97 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,334 deaths | 32,611 deaths | 8,724 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 42,326 deaths | 32,434 deaths | 9,892 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 42,388 deaths | 28,049 deaths | 14,339 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 19,850 deaths | 37,384 deaths | 17,535 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 16,582 deaths | 28,079 deaths | 11,497 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10,087 deaths | 12,080 deaths | 1,993 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7,308 deaths | 7,425 deaths | 117 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 6,890 deaths against 6,793 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 97 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .