European Union vs Kenya: Mortality rate, under-5, female
European Union
3.54 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
34.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
European Union rank
46th
Kenya rank
43rd
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- European Union
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34.7 per 1,000 live births against 3.54 per 1,000 live births in European Union, a difference of 31.16 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 9.8 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 43rd 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 | 8.62 per 1,000 live births | 99.18 per 1,000 live births | 90.56 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.43 per 1,000 live births | 68.4 per 1,000 live births | 62.97 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.93 per 1,000 live births | 42.85 per 1,000 live births | 38.92 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.53 per 1,000 live births | 36.18 per 1,000 live births | 32.65 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, European Union or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 34.7 per 1,000 live births against 3.54 per 1,000 live births in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between European Union and Kenya?
- 31.16 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, under-5, female?
- European Union ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 43rd 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.