Kenya vs Madagascar: Number of youth deaths
Kenya
64,197 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar
77,108 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
19th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 77,108 deaths against 64,197 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 12,911 deaths.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124,720 deaths | 88,094 deaths | 36,626 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 110,092 deaths | 73,128 deaths | 36,964 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 79,836 deaths | 67,257 deaths | 12,579 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 66,056 deaths | 76,541 deaths | 10,485 deaths | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 77,108 deaths against 64,197 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 12,911 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Kenya ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 19th 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.