Death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya

Kenya: Death rate from poisoning ghe was 1.49 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
1.49
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
25th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.84
in 2006
All-time low
1.28
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya, 2000–2021

00.511.522000201020212000: 1.72001: 1.32002: 1.42003: 1.52004: 1.52005: 1.82006: 1.82007: 1.42008: 1.52009: 1.62010: 1.62011: 1.62012: 1.52013: 1.52014: 1.52015: 1.62016: 1.62017: 1.62018: 1.72019: 1.72020: 1.62021: 1.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya stood at 1.49.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya peaked at 1.84 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 2001.

Kenya ranks 25th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.56 1.28 1.84 10
2010s 1.61 1.53 1.73 10
2020s 1.56 1.49 1.62 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 24 Palau 1.5 compare
  2. 25 Mozambique 1.49 compare
  3. 27 China (People's Republic of) 1.47 compare
  4. 28 Central African Republic 1.43 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More health data for Kenya

All data for Kenya β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya?
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya was 1.49 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1.84 in 2006.
What is the lowest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 2001.
How does Kenya rank for death rate from poisoning ghe?
Kenya ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from poisoning ghe rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from poisoning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-poisoning-ghe/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-poisoning-ghe/kenya/">Death rate from poisoning ghe in Kenya</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate from poisoning ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed