Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Number of child deaths
Côte d'Ivoire
63,784 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
58,200 deaths
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Kenya rank
21st
Number of child deaths over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Kenya
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 63,784 deaths against 58,200 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 5,584 deaths.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,703 deaths | 80,275 deaths | 17,573 deaths | Kenya |
| 1970s | 65,970 deaths | 83,975 deaths | 18,005 deaths | Kenya |
| 1980s | 70,759 deaths | 84,084 deaths | 13,324 deaths | Kenya |
| 1990s | 93,371 deaths | 111,037 deaths | 17,666 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 98,982 deaths | 97,176 deaths | 1,806 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 82,553 deaths | 69,658 deaths | 12,895 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 66,957 deaths | 59,371 deaths | 7,586 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 63,784 deaths against 58,200 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 5,584 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st 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 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 under 5 .