Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 4.64 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4.64
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.3
in 1997
All-time low
4.64
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Kenya, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Kenya stood at 4.64. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Kenya peaked at 6.3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.64, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.45 | — |
| 1991 | 5.64 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 5.81 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 5.96 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 6.09 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 6.19 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 6.26 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.3 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.29 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.26 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.18 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 6.06 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.91 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.74 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.56 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.28 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.16 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.07 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.97 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.97 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.97 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.01 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.02 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.01 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.97 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.81 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.72 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.64 | -1.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.08, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.64 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.84, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.03 | 5.45 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 | 5 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 | 4.72 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 | 4.64 | 4.64 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Kenya?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Kenya was 4.64 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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