Kenya vs Yemen: Number of infant deaths
Kenya
51,498.0%
in 2023
Yemen
47,209.0%
in 2023
Kenya rank
16th
Yemen rank
17th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 51,498.0% against 47,209.0% in Yemen, a difference of 4,289.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 17th 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 | 46,733.0% | 78,395.0% | 31,662.0% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 47,563.8% | 83,880.7% | 36,316.9% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 51,451.1% | 80,740.2% | 29,289.1% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 55,780.0% | 69,614.1% | 13,834.1% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 73,743.4% | 64,998.9% | 8,744.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 68,987.5% | 51,697.2% | 17,290.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 57,819.3% | 44,868.2% | 12,951.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 52,458.8% | 47,512.2% | 4,946.5% | 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 51,498.0% against 47,209.0% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Yemen?
- 4,289.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Kenya ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 17th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.