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
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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .