Kenya vs Palestine, State of: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
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 vs. share in extreme poverty 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 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Palestine, State of ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 in extreme poverty, 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 vs. share in extreme poverty 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?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Palestine, State of rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Palestine, State of ranks 45th 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. share in extreme poverty. 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 .