East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kenya: Mortality rate, infant, male
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
12.36 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
37.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th
Kenya rank
37th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 37.6 per 1,000 live births against 12.36 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 25.24 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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 | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.94 per 1,000 live births | 75.02 per 1,000 live births | 30.08 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 27.83 per 1,000 live births | 56.76 per 1,000 live births | 28.93 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 15.77 per 1,000 live births | 43.48 per 1,000 live births | 27.71 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 12.97 per 1,000 live births | 39 per 1,000 live births | 26.03 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 37.6 per 1,000 live births against 12.36 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?
- 25.24 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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, male (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, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.