Kenya vs Yemen: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Kenya
34.15
in 2024
Yemen
33.85
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
Yemen rank
38th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34.15 against 33.85 in Yemen, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 120.78 | 279.73 | 158.96 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 98.57 | 258.55 | 159.98 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 79.41 | 194.05 | 114.65 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 64.87 | 121.45 | 56.58 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 69.33 | 88.44 | 19.11 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 51.76 | 61.12 | 9.35 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 39.44 | 42.13 | 2.7 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 35.38 | 35.84 | 0.4569 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 34.15 against 33.85 in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.3, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Kenya ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 38th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.