Which has higher number of infant deaths, Chad or Kenya?

Kenya, at 51,310 deaths against 47,333 deaths in Chad as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Chad and Kenya?

3,977 deaths, with Kenya ahead.

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

71 years are reported by both, from 1954 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Kenya: Number of infant deaths

Chad

47,333 deaths

in 2024

Kenya

51,310 deaths

in 2024

Chad rank

17th

Kenya rank

15th

Number of infant deaths over time

Chad
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 51,310 deaths against 47,333 deaths in Chad, a difference of 3,977 deaths.

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

Across all 71 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,305 deaths	47,944 deaths	29,639 deaths	Kenya
1960s	20,856 deaths	47,620 deaths	26,764 deaths	Kenya
1970s	26,090 deaths	51,541 deaths	25,452 deaths	Kenya
1980s	30,414 deaths	56,035 deaths	25,621 deaths	Kenya
1990s	39,181 deaths	73,653 deaths	34,472 deaths	Kenya
2000s	45,746 deaths	69,097 deaths	23,351 deaths	Kenya
2010s	47,633 deaths	57,578 deaths	9,946 deaths	Kenya
2020s	46,593 deaths	51,945 deaths	5,352 deaths	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Chad or Kenya?: Kenya, at 51,310 deaths against 47,333 deaths in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Chad and Kenya?: 3,977 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Kenya?: 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Chad and Kenya rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Chad 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .