Number of child deaths by age in Kenya
Kenya: Number of child deaths by age was 6,890 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Kenya, 1958–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6,890 deaths for number of child deaths by age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Kenya peaked at 39,581 deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,890 deaths, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 33rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 67 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31,921 deaths | 31,842 deaths | 32,000 deaths | 2 |
| 1960s | 32,417 deaths | 31,541 deaths | 33,898 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 32,434 deaths | 29,543 deaths | 34,030 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,049 deaths | 26,959 deaths | 30,463 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,384 deaths | 32,388 deaths | 39,581 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,079 deaths | 18,517 deaths | 35,695 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,080 deaths | 8,359 deaths | 16,839 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,425 deaths | 6,890 deaths | 8,075 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 548,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 564,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Kenya?
- Number of child deaths by age in Kenya was 6,890 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 39,581 deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,890 deaths in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .