Kenya vs United States

Kenya vs United States: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.9 per 100 live births in Kenya and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kenya, by 3.2 per 100 live births, or 5.97 times that in United States.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Kenya vs United States: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.9 per 100 live births in Kenya and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kenya, by 3.2 per 100 live births, or 5.97 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2024, Kenya ranked 43 and United States ranked 146 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearKenyaUnited StatesWorld
20243.90.73.7
202340.73.8
20224.10.74
20214.10.74
20204.20.73.9
20194.30.74
20184.40.74
20174.50.74.1
20164.60.74.2
20154.70.74.3
20144.80.74.4
20134.90.74.5
20125.10.74.7
20115.20.75
20105.30.75.1
20095.50.85.3
20085.80.85.5
20076.30.85.7
20066.70.86
20057.10.86.2
20047.60.86.6
20038.10.86.8
20028.60.87.1
20019.10.87.4
20009.50.87.7
1999100.97.9
199810.30.98.3
199710.60.98.4
199610.80.98.6
199510.918.8
19941118.9
199310.919.1
199210.71.19.2
199110.41.19.3
199010.11.19.4
19899.91.29.5
19889.61.210
19879.51.29.9
19869.51.210.3
19859.61.310.6
19849.81.310.9
1983101.311.1
198210.31.411.2
198110.61.411.6
1980111.511.9
197911.41.611.9
197811.81.612.3
197712.21.712.6
197612.71.812.8
197513.11.913.1
197413.5213.3
197313.92.113.5
197214.32.213.7
197114.72.213.9
1970152.314.2
196915.42.414.6
196815.72.515
1967162.615.3
196616.32.615.1
196516.72.715.1
196417.12.815.7
196317.62.816.2
196218.22.917
196118.9318.8
196019.7320.2
195920.63.119.9
195821.73.119.7
195722.83.220.5
1956243.221.3
195525.43.322.3
195426.83.422.8
195328.43.523.3
1952303.623.9
195130.53.724.3
1950323.824.7
1949–3.924.9
1948–424.9
1947–4.325.5
1946–4.725.8
1945–4.826.7
1944–527.4
1943–5.427.7
1942–5.527.9
1941–627.8
1940–6.227.9
1939–6.328
1938–728.7
1937–7.428.8
1936–7.629.1
1935–7.529.5
1934–830.7
1933–7.330.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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