China vs Kenya: Number of under-five deaths
China
53,968
in 2024
Kenya
58,200
in 2024
China rank
23rd
Kenya rank
21st
Number of under-five deaths over time
- China
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 58,200 against 53,968 in China, a difference of 4,232.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was China ahead.
China ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st of 196 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.80 million | 83,057 | 1.72 million | China |
| 1980s | 1.32 million | 84,084 | 1.24 million | China |
| 1990s | 1.01 million | 111,037 | 895,459 | China |
| 2000s | 435,239 | 97,176 | 338,063 | China |
| 2010s | 204,823 | 69,658 | 135,164 | China |
| 2020s | 76,248 | 59,371 | 16,877 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, China or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 58,200 against 53,968 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between China and Kenya?
- 4,232, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kenya?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and Kenya rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- China ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.