Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Kenya
Kenya: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 38 highest in 2014. ▲ Rising
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2014, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Kenya stood at 38 highest. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Kenya peaked at 62 highest in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38 highest, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 43 highest | — |
| 1998 | 40 highest | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 62 highest | +55.0% |
| 2009 | 57 highest | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 38 highest | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5 highest | 40 highest | 43 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.5 highest | 57 highest | 62 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 38 highest | 38 highest | 38 highest | 1 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.18 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3574 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1826 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Kenya?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Kenya was 38 highest in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 62 highest in 2003.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 highest in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q5 (highest). 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).