Gambia vs Kenya: Infant mortality by sex
Gambia
3.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya
3.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
39th
Kenya rank
37th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Gambia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.76 deaths per 100 live births against 3.67 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.17 deaths per 100 live births | 13.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1960s | 16.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10.38 deaths per 100 live births | 6.01 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 14.86 deaths per 100 live births | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 12.47 deaths per 100 live births | 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6338 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Gambia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 3.76 deaths per 100 live births against 3.67 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Gambia and Kenya?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Gambia ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 37th 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .