What is child mortality rate in Kenya?

Child mortality rate in Kenya was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 31.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Kenya rank for child mortality rate?

Kenya ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Kenya

Name: Child mortality rate in Kenya
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Child mortality rate was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.88 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

43rd

of 200 countries

All-time high

31.98 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

3.88 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in Kenya, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Kenya stood at 3.88 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Kenya peaked at 31.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.88 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Kenya 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, 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	26.21 deaths per 100 live births	20.64 deaths per 100 live births	31.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	17.15 deaths per 100 live births	15.36 deaths per 100 live births	19.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.26 deaths per 100 live births	11.35 deaths per 100 live births	15.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	9.97 deaths per 100 live births	9.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.57 deaths per 100 live births	9.95 deaths per 100 live births	10.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.42 deaths per 100 live births	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	9.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	5.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.05 deaths per 100 live births	3.88 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Comoros 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Rwanda 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Kenya?: Child mortality rate in Kenya was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 31.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kenya rank for child mortality rate?: Kenya ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.