Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Kenya or Somalia?

Kenya, at 31,481 deaths against 27,537 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Kenya and Somalia?

3,944 deaths, with Kenya ahead.

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

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.

Kenya vs Somalia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Kenya

31,481 deaths

in 2024

Somalia

27,537 deaths

in 2024

Kenya rank

15th

Somalia rank

18th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 31,481 deaths against 27,537 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 3,944 deaths.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 18th of 199 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	26,624 deaths	16,135 deaths	10,489 deaths	Kenya
1990s	28,689 deaths	16,941 deaths	11,747 deaths	Kenya
2000s	34,113 deaths	23,397 deaths	10,716 deaths	Kenya
2010s	33,821 deaths	26,467 deaths	7,355 deaths	Kenya
2020s	31,743 deaths	27,567 deaths	4,176 deaths	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Kenya or Somalia?: Kenya, at 31,481 deaths against 27,537 deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Kenya and Somalia?: 3,944 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 18th 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .