Kenya vs South Africa: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Kenya
2.4 per 1,000
in 2024
South Africa
2.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Kenya rank
57th
South Africa rank
57th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.4 per 1,000 against 2.4 per 1,000 in South Africa, a difference of 0 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 57th of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.22 per 1,000 | 5.58 per 1,000 | 5.64 per 1,000 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.15 per 1,000 | 7.14 per 1,000 | 1.01 per 1,000 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.68 per 1,000 | 4.12 per 1,000 | 0.56 per 1,000 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.66 per 1,000 | 2.56 per 1,000 | 0.1 per 1,000 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 2.4 per 1,000 against 2.4 per 1,000 in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0 per 1,000, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Kenya ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 57th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.