Kenya vs Philippines: Number of children who die before age 5
Kenya
60,947 deaths
in 2023
Philippines
51,634 deaths
in 2023
Kenya rank
22nd
Philippines rank
25th
Number of children who die before age 5 over time
- Kenya
- Philippines
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 60,947 deaths against 51,634 deaths in Philippines, a difference of 9,313 deaths.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Kenya ranks 22nd and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85,894 deaths | 132,439 deaths | 46,545 deaths | Philippines |
| 1960s | 82,063 deaths | 129,489 deaths | 47,426 deaths | Philippines |
| 1970s | 85,242 deaths | 130,974 deaths | 45,732 deaths | Philippines |
| 1980s | 86,215 deaths | 138,968 deaths | 52,753 deaths | Philippines |
| 1990s | 111,009 deaths | 102,640 deaths | 8,369 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 98,782 deaths | 81,034 deaths | 17,748 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 70,582 deaths | 69,106 deaths | 1,476 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 65,560 deaths | 53,887 deaths | 11,673 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Kenya or Philippines?
- Kenya, at 60,947 deaths against 51,634 deaths in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Kenya and Philippines?
- 9,313 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Philippines rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
- Kenya ranks 22nd and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.