Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Côte d'Ivoire
27,601 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
31,481 deaths
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Kenya rank
15th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 31,481 deaths against 27,601 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 3,880 deaths.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Kenya ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,644 deaths | 20,616 deaths | 2,972 deaths | Kenya |
| 1960s | 19,869 deaths | 21,595 deaths | 1,726 deaths | Kenya |
| 1970s | 22,697 deaths | 23,838 deaths | 1,140 deaths | Kenya |
| 1980s | 24,642 deaths | 26,112 deaths | 1,470 deaths | Kenya |
| 1990s | 29,032 deaths | 28,689 deaths | 343.2 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 32,025 deaths | 34,113 deaths | 2,088 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 31,342 deaths | 33,821 deaths | 2,480 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 28,127 deaths | 31,743 deaths | 3,615 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 31,481 deaths against 27,601 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 3,880 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .