Kenya vs Yemen: Number of infant deaths
Kenya
51,310
in 2024
Yemen
46,799
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Yemen rank
18th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 51,310 against 46,799 in Yemen, a difference of 4,511.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,620 | 84,708 | 37,088 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 51,541 | 81,394 | 29,853 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 56,035 | 69,954 | 13,919 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 73,653 | 65,072 | 8,581 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 69,097 | 51,753 | 17,344 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 57,578 | 45,110 | 12,468 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 51,945 | 47,617 | 4,328 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 51,310 against 46,799 in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Yemen?
- 4,511, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Yemen 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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.