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Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rate, neonatal

Kenya
20.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
19.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
44th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
46th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 19.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 44th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 40.05 per 1,000 live births 47.65 per 1,000 live births 7.6 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 35.79 per 1,000 live births 43.65 per 1,000 live births 7.86 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 29.64 per 1,000 live births 42.78 per 1,000 live births 13.14 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 26.46 per 1,000 live births 36.83 per 1,000 live births 10.37 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 24.9 per 1,000 live births 28.38 per 1,000 live births 3.48 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 23.06 per 1,000 live births 23.58 per 1,000 live births 0.52 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 21.38 per 1,000 live births 21.14 per 1,000 live births 0.24 per 1,000 live births Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Kenya, at 20.7 per 1,000 live births against 19.9 per 1,000 live births in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Kenya ranks 44th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th of 197 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
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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