Egypt vs Kenya: Number of youth deaths
Egypt
62,735 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
64,197 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
23rd
Kenya rank
22nd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64,197 deaths against 62,735 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 1,462 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142,193 deaths | 124,720 deaths | 17,474 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 90,033 deaths | 110,092 deaths | 20,058 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 79,355 deaths | 79,836 deaths | 481.3 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 64,922 deaths | 66,056 deaths | 1,134 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 64,197 deaths against 62,735 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Egypt and Kenya?
- 1,462 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.