East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Kenya: Mortality rate, infant
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
11.34 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
34.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
34th
Kenya rank
37th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34.2 per 1,000 live births against 11.34 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 22.86 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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 (excluding high income) | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.84 per 1,000 live births | 69.34 per 1,000 live births | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 25.84 per 1,000 live births | 51.75 per 1,000 live births | 25.91 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 14.51 per 1,000 live births | 39.43 per 1,000 live births | 24.92 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 11.88 per 1,000 live births | 35.38 per 1,000 live births | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 34.2 per 1,000 live births against 11.34 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya?
- 22.86 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.