Kenya vs Mozambique: Number of infant deaths
Kenya
51,310 deaths
in 2024
Mozambique
55,191 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Mozambique rank
13th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Kenya
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 55,191 deaths against 51,310 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 3,881 deaths.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mozambique ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,573 deaths | 52,821 deaths | 4,249 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 51,541 deaths | 67,594 deaths | 16,052 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 56,035 deaths | 92,815 deaths | 36,780 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 73,653 deaths | 89,344 deaths | 15,690 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 69,097 deaths | 68,572 deaths | 524.9 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 57,578 deaths | 57,458 deaths | 120.3 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 51,945 deaths | 56,033 deaths | 4,088 deaths | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 55,191 deaths against 51,310 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Mozambique?
- 3,881 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th 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 .