Kenya vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths

Kenya
51,310
in 2024
Somalia
51,546
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Somalia rank
14th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k196019922024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 51,546 against 51,310 in Kenya, a difference of 236.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 58,435 35,717 22,718 Kenya
1990s 73,653 49,202 24,451 Kenya
2000s 69,097 51,478 17,620 Kenya
2010s 57,578 64,405 6,827 Somalia
2020s 51,945 55,393 3,447 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Somalia?
Somalia, at 51,546 against 51,310 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Somalia?
236, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th 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.