Kenya vs OECD members: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Kenya
42.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
OECD members
7.29 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
40th
OECD members rank
41st
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Kenya
- OECD members
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 42.7 per 1,000 live births against 7.29 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 35.41 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Kenya's figure about 5.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.95 per 1,000 live births | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | 92.45 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 79.82 per 1,000 live births | 12.17 per 1,000 live births | 67.65 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 52.22 per 1,000 live births | 8.66 per 1,000 live births | 43.56 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 44.54 per 1,000 live births | 7.55 per 1,000 live births | 36.99 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, Kenya or OECD members?
- Kenya, at 42.7 per 1,000 live births against 7.29 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Kenya and OECD members?
- 35.41 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and OECD members rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Kenya ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 41st 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, 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.