Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Kenya or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 24,982 against 22,689 in Kenya as of 2024.

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

61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Mozambique: Number of infant deaths, female

Kenya

22,689

in 2024

Mozambique

24,982

in 2024

Kenya rank

15th

Mozambique rank

13th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Kenya
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 24,982 against 22,689 in Kenya, a difference of 2,293.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mozambique ahead.

Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,693	24,686	1,993	Mozambique
1970s	23,966	31,658	7,692	Mozambique
1980s	25,613	43,735	18,122	Mozambique
1990s	33,420	42,323	8,903	Mozambique
2000s	30,807	32,285	1,478	Mozambique
2010s	25,460	26,375	914.8	Mozambique
2020s	22,973	25,395	2,422	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Kenya or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 24,982 against 22,689 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Kenya and Mozambique?: 2,293, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Kenya ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.