Child mortality rate in Kenya
Kenya: Child mortality rate was 4.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Kenya, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.1% for child mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Kenya peaked at 23.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
That places Kenya 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.8% | 18.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.0% | 14.5% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
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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 child mortality rate in Kenya?
- Child mortality rate in Kenya was 4.1% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for child mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five