Egypt vs Kenya: Under-five deaths

Egypt
53,943
in 2024
Kenya
58,200
in 2024
Egypt rank
24th
Kenya rank
21st

Under-five deaths over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 58,200 against 53,943 in Egypt, a difference of 4,257.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Egypt ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 21st of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 81,066 97,176 16,110 Kenya
2010s 70,436 69,658 777.7 Egypt
2020s 55,971 59,371 3,400 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five deaths, Egypt or Kenya?
Kenya, at 58,200 against 53,943 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths between Egypt and Kenya?
4,257, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for under-five deaths?
Egypt ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Egypt vs Kenya: Under-five deaths. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 16 August 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/under-five-deaths-number/egypt-arab-rep/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/under-five-deaths-number/egypt-arab-rep/kenya/">Egypt vs Kenya: Under-five deaths</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Under-five deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed