Deaths from natural disasters in Kenya
Kenya: Deaths from natural disasters was 9.93 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Deaths from natural disasters in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 9.93 for deaths from natural disasters in 2021.
The figure is down 96.9% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from natural disasters in Kenya peaked at 325.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths from natural disasters in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 4.03 | — |
| 2002 | 101.84 | +2427.0% |
| 2003 | 40.36 | -60.4% |
| 2004 | 55.56 | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 26.33 | -52.6% |
| 2006 | 215.35 | +717.9% |
| 2007 | 39.77 | -81.5% |
| 2008 | 66.57 | +67.4% |
| 2009 | 37.03 | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 231.25 | +524.5% |
| 2011 | 34.21 | -85.2% |
| 2012 | 75.98 | +122.1% |
| 2013 | 133.71 | +76.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4 | — |
| 2016 | 103.95 | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 27.77 | -73.3% |
| 2018 | 144.01 | +418.6% |
| 2019 | 202.23 | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 325.28 | +60.8% |
| 2021 | 9.93 | -96.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 9.93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.19, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from natural disasters in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2427.0% | 4.03 | 101.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.68 | 0 | 215.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.95 | 0 | 231.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.6 | 9.93 | 325.28 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from natural disasters in Kenya?
- Deaths from natural disasters in Kenya was 9.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from natural disasters recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 325.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest deaths from natural disasters recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for deaths from natural disasters?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from natural disasters rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. 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 Deaths from natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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