Kenya vs Yemen: Mortality rate, under-5
Kenya
38.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
38.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Yemen rank
44th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 44th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.5 per 1,000 live births | 395.37 per 1,000 live births | 223.87 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 132.58 per 1,000 live births | 278.85 per 1,000 live births | 146.27 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 99.69 per 1,000 live births | 163.1 per 1,000 live births | 63.41 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1990s | 105.73 per 1,000 live births | 111.59 per 1,000 live births | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 74.23 per 1,000 live births | 73.69 per 1,000 live births | 0.54 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 47.66 per 1,000 live births | 49.61 per 1,000 live births | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2020s | 40.46 per 1,000 live births | 40.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.48 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 38.8 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.