What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Africa Western and Central and Kenya?

505,386, with Africa Western and Central ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Kenya?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Western and Central vs Kenya: Number of infant deaths, male

Africa Western and Central

534,007

in 2024

Kenya

28,621

in 2024

Africa Western and Central rank

15th

Kenya rank

14th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Africa Western and Central
Kenya

How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 534,007 against 28,621 in Kenya, a difference of 505,386.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 18.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa Western and Central has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 14th of 43 groups.

Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	560,968	40,233	520,735	Africa Western and Central
2000s	573,863	38,290	535,572	Africa Western and Central
2010s	553,062	32,118	520,944	Africa Western and Central
2020s	537,666	28,972	508,694	Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Africa Western and Central or Kenya?: Africa Western and Central, at 534,007 against 28,621 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Africa Western and Central and Kenya?: 505,386, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Kenya?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Kenya rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Africa Western and Central ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 14th of 43 groups.
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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.