Kenya vs East Timor: Infant mortality rate
Kenya
3.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor
3.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
East Timor rank
34th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 3.46 deaths per 100 live births against 3.42 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 40 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 37th and East Timor ranks 34th of 199 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | 18.45 deaths per 100 live births | 12.06 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1990s | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 14.19 deaths per 100 live births | 7.25 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5485 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1295 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kenya or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 3.46 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 Kenya and East Timor?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and East Timor?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and East Timor rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 37th and East Timor ranks 34th 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 .