Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kenya
Kenya: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.88 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kenya peaked at 10.97 deaths per 100 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.88 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 42 Comoros 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kenya?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Kenya was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.97 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .