High income vs Kenya: Mortality rate, under-5, male
High income
5.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
42.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
High income rank
43rd
Kenya rank
40th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- High income
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 42.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in High income, a difference of 37.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 7.8 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.69 per 1,000 live births | 111.95 per 1,000 live births | 99.26 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.75 per 1,000 live births | 79.82 per 1,000 live births | 71.07 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 6.46 per 1,000 live births | 52.22 per 1,000 live births | 45.76 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 5.52 per 1,000 live births | 44.54 per 1,000 live births | 39.02 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, male, High income or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 42.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between High income and Kenya?
- 37.2 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- High income ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.