Ethiopia vs Kenya: Infant mortality rate
Ethiopia
3.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya
3.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Kenya rank
37th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.45 deaths per 100 live births against 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 36th 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 | 14.35 deaths per 100 live births | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5.2 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | 7.94 deaths per 100 live births | 7.62 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 15.91 deaths per 100 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 11.19 deaths per 100 live births | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9919 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6769 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Ethiopia, at 3.45 deaths per 100 live births against 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia 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?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .