Kenya vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths
Kenya
51,310 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
51,546 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Somalia rank
14th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 51,546 deaths against 51,310 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 236 deaths.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58,435 deaths | 35,717 deaths | 22,718 deaths | Kenya |
| 1990s | 73,653 deaths | 49,202 deaths | 24,451 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 69,097 deaths | 51,478 deaths | 17,620 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 57,578 deaths | 64,405 deaths | 6,827 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 51,945 deaths | 55,393 deaths | 3,447 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 51,546 deaths against 51,310 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Somalia?
- 236 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th 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 .