Kenya vs Yemen: Number of infant deaths

Kenya
51,310 deaths
in 2024
Yemen
46,799 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Yemen rank
18th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Kenya
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 51,310 deaths against 46,799 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 4,511 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Yemen ahead.

Kenya ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 18th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 46,709 deaths 79,324 deaths 32,615 deaths Yemen
1960s 47,620 deaths 84,708 deaths 37,088 deaths Yemen
1970s 51,541 deaths 81,394 deaths 29,853 deaths Yemen
1980s 56,035 deaths 69,954 deaths 13,919 deaths Yemen
1990s 73,653 deaths 65,072 deaths 8,581 deaths Kenya
2000s 69,097 deaths 51,753 deaths 17,344 deaths Kenya
2010s 57,578 deaths 45,110 deaths 12,468 deaths Kenya
2020s 51,945 deaths 47,617 deaths 4,328 deaths Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Yemen?
Kenya, at 51,310 deaths against 46,799 deaths in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Yemen?
4,511 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Kenya ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 18th 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

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .