Kenya vs Senegal: Youth mortality rate
Kenya
4.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
4.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
48th
Senegal rank
45th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 4.48 deaths per 100 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.79 deaths per 100 live births | 34.76 deaths per 100 live births | 16.97 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 14.99 deaths per 100 live births | 30.13 deaths per 100 live births | 15.14 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 11.48 deaths per 100 live births | 21.1 deaths per 100 live births | 9.62 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 12.09 deaths per 100 live births | 16.44 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 8.64 deaths per 100 live births | 11.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2020s | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3817 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Kenya or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 4.48 deaths per 100 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.17 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 45th 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 Youth mortality rate. 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, per 100 live births.