Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?

Kenya, at 31,481 against 27,601 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Côte d'Ivoire

27,601

in 2024

Kenya

31,481

in 2024

Côte d'Ivoire rank

17th

Kenya rank

15th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 31,481 against 27,601 in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 3,880.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19,869	21,595	1,726	Kenya
1970s	22,697	23,838	1,140	Kenya
1980s	24,642	26,112	1,470	Kenya
1990s	29,032	28,689	343.2	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	32,025	34,113	2,088	Kenya
2010s	31,342	33,821	2,480	Kenya
2020s	28,127	31,743	3,615	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Côte d'Ivoire or Kenya?: Kenya, at 31,481 against 27,601 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?: 3,880, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.