Maternal deaths by income group in Kenya
Kenya: Maternal deaths by income group was 7,716 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7,716
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
9th
of 185 countries
All-time high
7,716
in 2020
All-time low
5,296
in 1985
Years of data
36
1985–2020
Maternal deaths by income group in Kenya, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 7,716 for maternal deaths by income group in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal deaths by income group in Kenya peaked at 7,716 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,296, in 1985.
That places Kenya 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal deaths by income group in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,296 | — |
| 1986 | 5,785 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 5,917 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 5,853 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 6,122 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 5,876 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 5,763 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5,907 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5,876 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5,875 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,131 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 6,236 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 6,103 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 6,374 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 6,564 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 6,946 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 7,208 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6,962 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6,926 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,790 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6,947 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6,976 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7,164 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 7,112 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,851 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 6,995 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6,908 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6,921 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,433 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 7,278 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 7,013 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 7,353 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7,143 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7,468 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7,297 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 7,716 | +5.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 7,716 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 485.35, 15.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 7,716 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,625, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,795 | 5,296 | 6,122 | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,071 | 5,763 | 6,564 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,988 | 6,790 | 7,208 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,181 | 6,908 | 7,468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,716 | 7,716 | 7,716 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal deaths by income group in Kenya?
- Maternal deaths by income group in Kenya was 7,716 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7,716 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,296 in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for maternal deaths by income group?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal deaths by income group rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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