What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between European Union and Kenya?

18.39 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Kenya?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Kenya: Mortality rate, neonatal

European Union

2.31 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kenya

20.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

European Union rank

46th

Kenya rank

44th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

European Union
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.31 per 1,000 live births in European Union, a difference of 18.39 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kenya's figure about 9.0 times European Union's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 44th of 47 groups.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.22 per 1,000 live births	26.46 per 1,000 live births	21.24 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2000s	3.26 per 1,000 live births	24.9 per 1,000 live births	21.64 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2010s	2.47 per 1,000 live births	23.06 per 1,000 live births	20.59 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2020s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	21.38 per 1,000 live births	19.08 per 1,000 live births	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, European Union or Kenya?: Kenya, at 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 2.31 per 1,000 live births in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between European Union and Kenya?: 18.39 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Kenya?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: European Union ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 44th 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.