Kenya vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths
Kenya
51,310 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
61,371 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Uganda rank
12th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 61,371 deaths against 51,310 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 10,061 deaths.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47,944 deaths | 44,433 deaths | 3,511 deaths | Kenya |
| 1960s | 47,620 deaths | 47,470 deaths | 149.7 deaths | Kenya |
| 1970s | 51,541 deaths | 63,837 deaths | 12,296 deaths | Uganda |
| 1980s | 56,035 deaths | 84,763 deaths | 28,728 deaths | Uganda |
| 1990s | 73,653 deaths | 97,799 deaths | 24,146 deaths | Uganda |
| 2000s | 69,097 deaths | 86,157 deaths | 17,060 deaths | Uganda |
| 2010s | 57,578 deaths | 60,399 deaths | 2,820 deaths | Uganda |
| 2020s | 51,945 deaths | 60,456 deaths | 8,510 deaths | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 61,371 deaths against 51,310 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Uganda?
- 10,061 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th 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 .