Kenya vs Uganda: Number of infant deaths, male

Kenya
28,621
in 2024
Uganda
34,387
in 2024
Kenya rank
14th
Uganda rank
12th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
020.0k40.0k60.0k196019922024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 34,387 against 28,621 in Kenya, a difference of 5,766.

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 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 25,331 25,770 439.2 Uganda
1970s 27,576 34,544 6,968 Uganda
1980s 30,422 45,306 14,884 Uganda
1990s 40,233 53,157 12,923 Uganda
2000s 38,290 47,456 9,166 Uganda
2010s 32,118 33,702 1,584 Uganda
2020s 28,972 33,867 4,895 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Kenya or Uganda?
Uganda, at 34,387 against 28,621 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Kenya and Uganda?
5,766, 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, male?
Kenya ranks 14th 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, 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
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.