Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kenya or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 18,288 deaths against 16,059 deaths in Kenya as of 2100.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kenya and Mozambique?

2,229 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Mozambique: Number of infants who die before age 1

Kenya

16,059 deaths

in 2100

Mozambique

18,288 deaths

in 2100

Kenya rank

15th

Mozambique rank

13th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Kenya
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 18,288 deaths against 16,059 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 2,229 deaths.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2020s	43,777 deaths	61,801 deaths	18,024 deaths	Mozambique
2030s	41,447 deaths	58,120 deaths	16,674 deaths	Mozambique
2040s	36,040 deaths	51,843 deaths	15,803 deaths	Mozambique
2050s	31,342 deaths	44,936 deaths	13,594 deaths	Mozambique
2060s	27,277 deaths	37,361 deaths	10,084 deaths	Mozambique
2070s	23,188 deaths	30,462 deaths	7,274 deaths	Mozambique
2080s	19,930 deaths	24,871 deaths	4,941 deaths	Mozambique
2090s	17,420 deaths	20,350 deaths	2,930 deaths	Mozambique
2100s	16,059 deaths	18,288 deaths	2,229 deaths	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kenya or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 18,288 deaths against 16,059 deaths in Kenya as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kenya and Mozambique?: 2,229 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.