Ethiopia vs Kenya: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ethiopia
2.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya
3.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
40th
Kenya rank
37th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.04 deaths per 100 live births against 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.97 deaths per 100 live births | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 14.09 deaths per 100 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 8.52 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 9.9 deaths per 100 live births | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6324 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4786 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 3.04 deaths per 100 live births against 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .