Kenya vs Niger: Number of neonatal deaths
Kenya
31,481 deaths
in 2024
Niger
36,634 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Niger rank
12th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 36,634 deaths against 31,481 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 5,153 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Niger ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,838 deaths | 17,763 deaths | 6,075 deaths | Kenya |
| 1980s | 26,112 deaths | 22,596 deaths | 3,516 deaths | Kenya |
| 1990s | 28,689 deaths | 26,181 deaths | 2,508 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 34,113 deaths | 26,818 deaths | 7,295 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 33,821 deaths | 31,318 deaths | 2,503 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31,743 deaths | 35,601 deaths | 3,858 deaths | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Kenya or Niger?
- Niger, at 36,634 deaths against 31,481 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Kenya and Niger?
- 5,153 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Niger ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .