Kenya vs Yemen: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 44th of 200 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 | 24.95 deaths per 100 live births | 45.58 deaths per 100 live births | 20.63 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 | 27.89 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 | 0.586 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 7.42 deaths per 100 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.054 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 | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.048 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 44th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.