Kenya vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths
Kenya
51,310
in 2024
Uganda
61,371
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Uganda rank
12th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 61,371 against 51,310 in Kenya, a difference of 10,061.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,620 | 47,470 | 149.7 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 51,541 | 63,837 | 12,296 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 56,035 | 84,763 | 28,728 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 73,653 | 97,799 | 24,146 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 69,097 | 86,157 | 17,060 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 57,578 | 60,399 | 2,820 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 51,945 | 60,456 | 8,510 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 61,371 against 51,310 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Uganda?
- 10,061, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th of 196 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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.