Kenya vs Madagascar: Number of under-five deaths, female

Kenya
25,775
in 2024
Madagascar
27,822
in 2024
Kenya rank
21st
Madagascar rank
20th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

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

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 27,822 against 25,775 in Kenya, a difference of 2,047.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 20th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 38,392 29,949 8,443 Kenya
1980s 39,156 42,722 3,566 Madagascar
1990s 51,681 35,264 16,417 Kenya
2000s 44,360 28,297 16,063 Kenya
2010s 31,057 25,081 5,976 Kenya
2020s 26,313 27,786 1,472 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Kenya or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 27,822 against 25,775 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Kenya and Madagascar?
2,047, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Kenya ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 20th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.