Kenya vs Namibia: Child mortality by sex
Kenya
4.27
in 2024
Namibia
4.34
in 2024
Kenya rank
40th
Namibia rank
39th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 4.34 against 4.27 in Kenya, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.37 | 10.19 | 6.19 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 13.89 | 10.54 | 3.35 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 10.55 | 9.55 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.19 | 7.92 | 3.27 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.98 | 7.43 | 0.5533 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 5.49 | 0.2662 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 4.61 | 0.1598 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 4.34 against 4.27 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.07, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Kenya ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 39th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.