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
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) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .