Egypt vs Kenya: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Egypt
33,761
in 2024
Kenya
31,481
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
Kenya rank
15th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 33,761 against 31,481 in Kenya, a difference of 2,280.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,048 | 21,595 | 62,453 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 92,874 | 23,838 | 69,036 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 82,742 | 26,112 | 56,630 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 53,749 | 28,689 | 25,061 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43,362 | 34,113 | 9,249 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40,855 | 33,821 | 7,033 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 34,739 | 31,743 | 2,996 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Egypt or Kenya?
- Egypt, at 33,761 against 31,481 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Egypt and Kenya?
- 2,280, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Egypt ranks 13th 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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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.