Egypt vs Kenya: Number of infants who die before age 1
Egypt
34,963 deaths
in 2023
Kenya
44,423 deaths
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
Kenya rank
23rd
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 44,423 deaths against 34,963 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 9,460 deaths.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 248,050 deaths | 46,160 deaths | 201,890 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 223,076 deaths | 50,415 deaths | 172,662 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 217,710 deaths | 55,072 deaths | 162,638 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 168,651 deaths | 58,560 deaths | 110,092 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 99,513 deaths | 74,290 deaths | 25,223 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 64,399 deaths | 69,653 deaths | 5,254 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 51,357 deaths | 51,602 deaths | 245.4 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 36,163 deaths | 45,046 deaths | 8,882 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 44,423 deaths against 34,963 deaths in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Egypt and Kenya?
- 9,460 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.