Kenya vs Tonga: Fertility rate vs. child mortality
Kenya
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Tonga
3.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Kenya rank
53rd
Tonga rank
56th
Fertility rate vs. child mortality over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.13 live births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.48 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.8081 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1960s | 7.85 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 live births per woman | 5.34 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.9305 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.739 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.2895 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.29 live births per woman | 3.18 live births per woman | 0.1035 live births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. child mortality, Kenya or Tonga?
- Kenya, at 3.21 live births per woman against 3.13 live births per woman in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. child mortality between Kenya and Tonga?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Kenya ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.