Kenya vs Yemen: Infant mortality rate
Kenya
34.15 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
33.85 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
39th
Yemen rank
40th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34.15 per 1,000 live births against 33.85 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 40th of 212 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.76 per 1,000 live births | 61.12 per 1,000 live births | 9.35 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2010s | 39.44 per 1,000 live births | 42.13 per 1,000 live births | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2020s | 35.38 per 1,000 live births | 35.84 per 1,000 live births | 0.4569 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 34.15 per 1,000 live births against 33.85 per 1,000 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 40th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.