Infant mortality rate by sex in Kenya
Kenya: Infant mortality rate by sex was 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate by sex in Kenya, 1953–2024
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
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate by sex in Kenya is 3.04 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Kenya peaked at 15.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 3.04 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | 15.46 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1960s | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 5.76 deaths per 100 live births | 6.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 34 Dominica 3.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 35 Zambia 3.1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 36 East Timor 3.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 38 Yemen 3.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 39 Myanmar 2.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 40 Ethiopia 2.91 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 infant mortality rate by sex in Kenya?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Kenya was 3.04 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 infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .