Kenya vs Palestine, State of: Child mortality rate
Kenya
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of
3.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Palestine, State of rank
45th
Child mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of, 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, State of ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 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 rate, Kenya or Palestine, State of?
- Kenya, at 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Kenya and Palestine, State of?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Palestine, State of?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Palestine, State of rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Palestine, State of ranks 45th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.