Kenya vs Palestine: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Kenya
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine
3.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Palestine rank
45th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Kenya
- Palestine
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Palestine ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.97 deaths per 100 live births | 6.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 10.57 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 6.82 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Kenya or Palestine?
- Kenya, at 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Kenya and Palestine?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Palestine?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Palestine rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Palestine ranks 45th of 198 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. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 .