Kenya vs Tanzania: Number of infant deaths, male
Kenya
28,621
in 2024
Tanzania
37,777
in 2024
Kenya rank
14th
Tanzania rank
11th
Number of infant deaths, male over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 37,777 against 28,621 in Kenya, a difference of 9,156.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,331 | 35,070 | 9,739 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 27,576 | 45,449 | 17,874 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 30,422 | 56,746 | 26,324 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 40,233 | 64,566 | 24,333 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 38,290 | 54,495 | 16,204 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 32,118 | 43,443 | 11,324 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 28,972 | 39,223 | 10,251 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 37,777 against 28,621 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 9,156, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 11th 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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About this data
Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.