Kenya vs Madagascar: Number of under-five deaths, male
Kenya
32,425
in 2024
Madagascar
34,101
in 2024
Kenya rank
21st
Madagascar rank
19th
Number of under-five deaths, male over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 34,101 against 32,425 in Kenya, a difference of 1,676.
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 19th 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 | 43,508 | 33,611 | 9,897 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 44,928 | 47,710 | 2,782 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 59,357 | 40,619 | 18,737 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 52,816 | 33,679 | 19,137 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 38,602 | 30,685 | 7,916 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 33,057 | 34,055 | 997.4 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 34,101 against 32,425 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 1,676, 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, male?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 19th 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.