Egypt vs Kenya: Number of infant deaths
Egypt
50,279 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
51,310 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
16th
Kenya rank
15th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 51,310 deaths against 50,279 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 1,031 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Kenya ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 221,517 deaths | 47,432 deaths | 174,084 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 205,159 deaths | 47,620 deaths | 157,539 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 216,741 deaths | 51,541 deaths | 165,199 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 172,929 deaths | 56,035 deaths | 116,894 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 104,426 deaths | 73,653 deaths | 30,773 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 70,709 deaths | 69,097 deaths | 1,612 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 64,050 deaths | 57,578 deaths | 6,472 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 51,775 deaths | 51,945 deaths | 170.4 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 51,310 deaths against 50,279 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Egypt and Kenya?
- 1,031 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Egypt ranks 16th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .