What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?

31 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Kenya: Mortality rate, under-5

Europe & Central Asia

7.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kenya

38.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

40th

Kenya rank

43rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Europe & Central Asia
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 7.8 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 31 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kenya's figure about 5.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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	Europe & Central Asia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.47 per 1,000 live births	105.73 per 1,000 live births	78.26 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2000s	16.21 per 1,000 live births	74.23 per 1,000 live births	58.02 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2010s	9.88 per 1,000 live births	47.66 per 1,000 live births	37.78 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2020s	8.12 per 1,000 live births	40.46 per 1,000 live births	32.34 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, Europe & Central Asia or Kenya?: Kenya, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 7.8 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?: 31 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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 (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, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.