Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, male

Kenya
32,425
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
365,954
in 2024
Kenya rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
19th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 365,954 against 32,425 in Kenya, a difference of 333,529.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 59,357 648,133 588,776 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 52,816 529,174 476,358 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 38,602 467,002 428,400 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 33,057 383,661 350,604 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Kenya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 365,954 against 32,425 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
333,529, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
Kenya ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
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
Last refreshed

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.