Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Kenya
Kenya: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 40 lowest in 2014. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2014, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Kenya stood at 40 lowest. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Kenya peaked at 96 lowest in 1998 and was at its lowest, 40 lowest, in 2014.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 90 lowest | — |
| 1998 | 96 lowest | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 96 lowest | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66 lowest | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 40 lowest | -39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93 lowest | 90 lowest | 96 lowest | 2 |
| 2000s | 81 lowest | 66 lowest | 96 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 40 lowest | 40 lowest | 40 lowest | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 20 Zambia 44 lowest compare
- 21 Bangladesh 42 lowest compare
- 22 Indonesia 40 lowest compare
- 22 Mauritania 40 lowest compare
- 25 Egypt 36 lowest 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.9279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Kenya?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Kenya was 40 lowest in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 96 lowest in 1998.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 lowest in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).