Egypt vs Kenya: Number of under-five deaths, male
Egypt
29,584
in 2024
Kenya
32,425
in 2024
Egypt rank
23rd
Kenya rank
21st
Number of under-five deaths, male over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 32,425 against 29,584 in Egypt, a difference of 2,841.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183,601 | 42,161 | 141,440 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 167,967 | 44,474 | 123,494 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 118,198 | 44,928 | 73,270 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 67,256 | 59,357 | 7,899 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43,598 | 52,816 | 9,218 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 38,270 | 38,602 | 331.2 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 30,639 | 33,057 | 2,419 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 32,425 against 29,584 in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Egypt and Kenya?
- 2,841, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st 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, 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 children dying before reaching age five.