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

Mozambique, at 30,209 against 28,621 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Mozambique: Number of infant deaths, male

Kenya

28,621

in 2024

Mozambique

30,209

in 2024

Kenya rank

14th

Mozambique rank

13th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Kenya
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 30,209 against 28,621 in Kenya, a difference of 1,588.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mozambique ahead.

Kenya ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25,879	28,135	2,256	Mozambique
1970s	27,576	35,936	8,360	Mozambique
1980s	30,422	49,080	18,658	Mozambique
1990s	40,233	47,021	6,787	Mozambique
2000s	38,290	36,287	2,003	Kenya
2010s	32,118	31,083	1,035	Kenya
2020s	28,972	30,638	1,666	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Kenya or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 30,209 against 28,621 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Kenya and Mozambique?: 1,588, 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, male?: Kenya ranks 14th 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, 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.