Kenya vs Low income: Number of infant deaths

Kenya
51,310
in 2024
Low income
989,349
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Low income rank
18th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Kenya
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 989,349 against 51,310 in Kenya, a difference of 938,039.

That makes Low income's figure about 19.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 15th and Low income ranks 18th of 197 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 73,653 1.21 million 1.14 million Low income
2000s 69,097 1.11 million 1.04 million Low income
2010s 57,578 997,621 940,043 Low income
2020s 51,945 994,658 942,713 Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Low income?
Low income, at 989,349 against 51,310 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Low income?
938,039, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Low income rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Kenya ranks 15th and Low income ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.