Kenya vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths, female

Kenya
22,689
in 2024
Uganda
26,984
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Uganda rank
12th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196019922024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 26,984 against 22,689 in Kenya, a difference of 4,295.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 22,289 21,700 588.9 Kenya
1970s 23,966 29,294 5,328 Uganda
1980s 25,613 39,457 13,844 Uganda
1990s 33,420 44,642 11,222 Uganda
2000s 30,807 38,701 7,894 Uganda
2010s 25,460 26,697 1,237 Uganda
2020s 22,973 26,588 3,615 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Kenya or Uganda?
Uganda, at 26,984 against 22,689 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Kenya and Uganda?
4,295, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
Kenya ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 12th 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
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.