Kenya vs Somalia: Number of infant deaths, female
Kenya
22,689
in 2024
Somalia
23,148
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Somalia rank
14th
Number of infant deaths, female over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23,148 against 22,689 in Kenya, a difference of 459.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,645 | 16,278 | 10,367 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 33,420 | 22,800 | 10,620 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 30,807 | 23,499 | 7,308 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 25,460 | 29,579 | 4,119 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 22,973 | 25,022 | 2,048 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 23,148 against 22,689 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Kenya and Somalia?
- 459, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th 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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About this data
Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.