Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kenya
Kenya: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
169th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kenya is 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kenya peaked at 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kenya, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9785 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9362 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8883 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8416 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8018 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7586 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7286 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.707 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6897 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6776 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6649 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6479 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6288 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6153 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6058 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5956 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9352 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7586 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6561 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5956 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7286 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5757 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 166 Costa Rica 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Libya 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 0.5791 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 170 Rwanda 0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 171 Panama 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Ethiopia 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kenya?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Kenya was 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5743 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Kenya ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.