Kenya vs Madagascar: Number of under-five deaths
Kenya
58,200
in 2024
Madagascar
61,923
in 2024
Kenya rank
21st
Madagascar rank
19th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 61,923 against 58,200 in Kenya, a difference of 3,723.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81,900 | 63,560 | 18,340 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 84,084 | 90,432 | 6,349 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 111,037 | 75,883 | 35,154 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 97,176 | 61,976 | 35,200 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 69,658 | 55,766 | 13,892 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 59,371 | 61,840 | 2,470 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 61,923 against 58,200 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 3,723, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 19th 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.