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

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Kenya vs Senegal: Mortality rate, neonatal

Kenya

20.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Senegal

20.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kenya rank

44th

Senegal rank

41st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Kenya
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 20.9 per 1,000 live births against 20.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 41st of 196 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	43.25 per 1,000 live births	59.11 per 1,000 live births	15.86 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1970s	35.79 per 1,000 live births	51.22 per 1,000 live births	15.43 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1980s	29.64 per 1,000 live births	43.74 per 1,000 live births	14.1 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1990s	26.46 per 1,000 live births	39.67 per 1,000 live births	13.21 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2000s	24.9 per 1,000 live births	32.12 per 1,000 live births	7.22 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2010s	23.06 per 1,000 live births	25.46 per 1,000 live births	2.4 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2020s	21.38 per 1,000 live births	22.42 per 1,000 live births	1.04 per 1,000 live births	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Kenya or Senegal?: Senegal, at 20.9 per 1,000 live births against 20.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Kenya and Senegal?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Kenya ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 41st of 196 countries.
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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.