Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Kenya
Kenya: Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 was 4.1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Kenya is 4.1, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Kenya peaked at 32.05 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2023.
That places Kenya 38th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.12 | 20.67 | 32.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.16 | 15.31 | 19.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.22 | 11.34 | 14.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.04 | 9.65 | 10.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.42 | 9.85 | 10.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.43 | 5.68 | 9.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 | 4.36 | 5.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 | 4.1 | 4.83 | 4 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Kenya?
- Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Kenya was 4.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.05 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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