Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Kenya or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 736,800 against 58,200 in Kenya as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Kenya and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

678,600, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Kenya vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Number of under-five deaths

Kenya

58,200

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

736,800

in 2024

Kenya rank

21st

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

20th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Kenya
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 736,800 against 58,200 in Kenya, a difference of 678,600.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 21st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 197 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	111,037	3.67 million	3.56 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	97,176	2.45 million	2.36 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	69,658	1.33 million	1.26 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	59,371	816,663	757,292	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Kenya or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 736,800 against 58,200 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Kenya and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 678,600, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Kenya ranks 21st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 197 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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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.