Maternal deaths by income group in Kenya
Kenya: Maternal deaths by income group was 7,716 in 2020. β² Rising
Maternal deaths by income group in Kenya, 1985β2020
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.
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4971 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
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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