Kenya vs Yemen: Mortality rate, infant
Kenya
34.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Yemen
34.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Kenya rank
37th
Yemen rank
37th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34.7 per 1,000 live births against 34.7 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 37th of 195 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.29 per 1,000 live births | 192.4 per 1,000 live births | 113.11 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 64.57 per 1,000 live births | 120.86 per 1,000 live births | 56.29 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1990s | 69.41 per 1,000 live births | 88.32 per 1,000 live births | 18.91 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 51.68 per 1,000 live births | 61.06 per 1,000 live births | 9.38 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2010s | 39.61 per 1,000 live births | 41.91 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2020s | 35.95 per 1,000 live births | 36.12 per 1,000 live births | 0.175 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 34.7 per 1,000 live births against 34.7 per 1,000 live births in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Kenya ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 37th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release