Europe & Central Asia vs Kenya: Mortality rate, infant, female
Europe & Central Asia
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
30.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
40th
Kenya rank
37th
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 30.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 24.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 5.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.45 per 1,000 live births | 63.32 per 1,000 live births | 42.87 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.08 per 1,000 live births | 46.48 per 1,000 live births | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.39 per 1,000 live births | 35.18 per 1,000 live births | 27.79 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.06 per 1,000 live births | 31.54 per 1,000 live births | 25.48 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Europe & Central Asia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 30.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?
- 24.5 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.