Kenya vs Yemen: Number of youth deaths
Kenya
64,197 deaths
in 2024
Yemen
61,201 deaths
in 2024
Kenya rank
22nd
Yemen rank
24th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64,197 deaths against 61,201 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 2,996 deaths.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124,720 deaths | 89,247 deaths | 35,473 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 110,092 deaths | 68,803 deaths | 41,288 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 79,836 deaths | 60,100 deaths | 19,736 deaths | Kenya |
| 2020s | 66,056 deaths | 62,704 deaths | 3,352 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 64,197 deaths against 61,201 deaths in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Kenya and Yemen?
- 2,996 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Kenya ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 24th 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.