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
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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About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.