Kenya vs Yemen: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Kenya
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Yemen rank
44th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Yemen ahead.

Kenya ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 44th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 21.69 deaths per 100 live births 44.92 deaths per 100 live births 23.22 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1960s 17.15 deaths per 100 live births 39.54 deaths per 100 live births 22.39 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1970s 13.26 deaths per 100 live births 27.88 deaths per 100 live births 14.63 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1980s 9.97 deaths per 100 live births 16.31 deaths per 100 live births 6.34 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1990s 10.57 deaths per 100 live births 11.16 deaths per 100 live births 0.5844 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2000s 7.42 deaths per 100 live births 7.37 deaths per 100 live births 0.0563 deaths per 100 live births Kenya
2010s 4.77 deaths per 100 live births 4.96 deaths per 100 live births 0.195 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2020s 4.05 deaths per 100 live births 4.1 deaths per 100 live births 0.0468 deaths per 100 live births Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Yemen?
Kenya, at 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Yemen?
0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Kenya ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 44th 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 Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .