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
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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About this data
Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.