What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kenya and North America?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and North America?

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.

Kenya vs North America: Mortality rate, under-5

Kenya

38.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North America

6.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kenya rank

43rd

North America rank

42nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Kenya
North America

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 6.4 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 32.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kenya's figure about 6.1 times North America's.

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

Kenya ranks 43rd and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	North America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	105.73 per 1,000 live births	9.51 per 1,000 live births	96.22 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2000s	74.23 per 1,000 live births	7.84 per 1,000 live births	66.39 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2010s	47.66 per 1,000 live births	6.71 per 1,000 live births	40.95 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2020s	40.46 per 1,000 live births	6.4 per 1,000 live births	34.06 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, Kenya or North America?: Kenya, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 6.4 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kenya and North America?: 32.4 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and North America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and North America rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Kenya ranks 43rd and North America ranks 42nd 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 (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.