Kenya vs OECD members: Mortality rate, under-5

Kenya
38.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
OECD members
6.71 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
OECD members rank
41st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Kenya
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 32.09 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kenya's figure about 5.8 times OECD members's.

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

Kenya ranks 43rd and OECD members ranks 41st of 196 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 105.73 per 1,000 live births 17.96 per 1,000 live births 87.77 per 1,000 live births Kenya
2000s 74.23 per 1,000 live births 11.18 per 1,000 live births 63.05 per 1,000 live births Kenya
2010s 47.66 per 1,000 live births 7.97 per 1,000 live births 39.69 per 1,000 live births Kenya
2020s 40.46 per 1,000 live births 6.96 per 1,000 live births 33.5 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 OECD members?
Kenya, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kenya and OECD members?
32.09 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?
Kenya ranks 43rd and OECD members ranks 41st of 196 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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.