Kenya vs Mozambique: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Kenya
31,481
in 2024
Mozambique
32,136
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Mozambique rank
14th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Kenya
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 32,136 against 31,481 in Kenya, a difference of 655.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mozambique ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,259 | 38,927 | 12,668 | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 28,689 | 37,544 | 8,856 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 34,113 | 30,018 | 4,095 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 33,821 | 28,884 | 4,938 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31,743 | 32,005 | 262.4 | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Kenya or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 32,136 against 31,481 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Kenya and Mozambique?
- 655, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 14th 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.