Kenya vs Yemen: Number of infants who die before age 1
Kenya
44,423 deaths
in 2023
Yemen
44,611 deaths
in 2023
Kenya rank
23rd
Yemen rank
22nd
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 44,611 deaths against 44,423 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 188 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 22nd of 236 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 | 46,160 deaths | 87,094 deaths | 40,934 deaths | Yemen |
| 1960s | 50,415 deaths | 90,635 deaths | 40,220 deaths | Yemen |
| 1970s | 55,072 deaths | 79,732 deaths | 24,660 deaths | Yemen |
| 1980s | 58,560 deaths | 66,508 deaths | 7,949 deaths | Yemen |
| 1990s | 74,290 deaths | 59,353 deaths | 14,937 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 69,653 deaths | 47,668 deaths | 21,986 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 51,602 deaths | 42,642 deaths | 8,960 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 45,046 deaths | 44,710 deaths | 336 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, Kenya or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 44,611 deaths against 44,423 deaths in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kenya and Yemen?
- 188 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 22nd 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.