Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Kenya or Philippines?

Philippines, at 27,404 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Kenya and Philippines?

991 deaths, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Kenya vs Philippines: Number of neonatal deaths

Kenya

26,413 deaths

in 2019

Philippines

27,404 deaths

in 2019

Kenya rank

20th

Philippines rank

17th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Kenya
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 27,404 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 991 deaths.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 20th and Philippines ranks 17th of 204 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,340 deaths	49,715 deaths	33,375 deaths	Philippines
1960s	19,066 deaths	52,569 deaths	33,503 deaths	Philippines
1970s	22,344 deaths	50,756 deaths	28,412 deaths	Philippines
1980s	26,138 deaths	44,535 deaths	18,397 deaths	Philippines
1990s	29,558 deaths	38,355 deaths	8,797 deaths	Philippines
2000s	32,477 deaths	36,545 deaths	4,068 deaths	Philippines
2010s	29,324 deaths	31,144 deaths	1,820 deaths	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Kenya or Philippines?: Philippines, at 27,404 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Kenya and Philippines?: 991 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Philippines rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Kenya ranks 20th and Philippines ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.