Kenya vs Somalia: Number of neonatal deaths
Kenya
26,413 deaths
in 2019
Somalia
27,005 deaths
in 2019
Kenya rank
20th
Somalia rank
18th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 27,005 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 592 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 18th of 204 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,340 deaths | 6,431 deaths | 9,909 deaths | Kenya |
| 1960s | 19,066 deaths | 8,322 deaths | 10,744 deaths | Kenya |
| 1970s | 22,344 deaths | 11,842 deaths | 10,502 deaths | Kenya |
| 1980s | 26,138 deaths | 16,228 deaths | 9,909 deaths | Kenya |
| 1990s | 29,558 deaths | 17,179 deaths | 12,378 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 32,477 deaths | 22,905 deaths | 9,572 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 29,324 deaths | 25,673 deaths | 3,651 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 27,005 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Kenya and Somalia?
- 592 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Kenya ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 18th 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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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.