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
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196019922024

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

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
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.