Kenya vs Malawi: Number of child deaths by age
Kenya
6,890 deaths
in 2024
Malawi
6,960 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
33rd
Malawi rank
32nd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6,960 deaths against 6,890 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 70 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,400 deaths | 39,912 deaths | 6,512 deaths | Malawi |
| 1970s | 32,434 deaths | 39,253 deaths | 6,819 deaths | Malawi |
| 1980s | 28,049 deaths | 40,276 deaths | 12,227 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 37,384 deaths | 42,841 deaths | 5,457 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 28,079 deaths | 26,738 deaths | 1,340 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 12,080 deaths | 11,508 deaths | 571.5 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7,425 deaths | 7,181 deaths | 244.2 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 6,960 deaths against 6,890 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Kenya and Malawi?
- 70 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Kenya ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .