Egypt vs Kenya: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Egypt
33,761 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
31,481 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
Kenya rank
15th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 33,761 deaths against 31,481 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 2,280 deaths.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86,926 deaths | 20,616 deaths | 66,311 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 84,048 deaths | 21,595 deaths | 62,453 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 92,874 deaths | 23,838 deaths | 69,036 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 82,742 deaths | 26,112 deaths | 56,630 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 53,749 deaths | 28,689 deaths | 25,061 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43,362 deaths | 34,113 deaths | 9,249 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40,855 deaths | 33,821 deaths | 7,033 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 34,739 deaths | 31,743 deaths | 2,996 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Egypt or Kenya?
- Egypt, at 33,761 deaths against 31,481 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Egypt and Kenya?
- 2,280 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .