Mortality rate, infant, female in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality rate, infant, female was 30.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
37th
of 197 countries
All-time high
107 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
30.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 30.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Kenya peaked at 107 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 30.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Kenya 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 107 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 102.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 92.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 88.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 87 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 85.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 81 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 79.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 69.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 67.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 62 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 60.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 59 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 62 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 65.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 59.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 42 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.05 per 1,000 live births | 84 per 1,000 live births | 107 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.46 per 1,000 live births | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.67 per 1,000 live births | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.32 per 1,000 live births | 59.9 per 1,000 live births | 65.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.48 per 1,000 live births | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.18 per 1,000 live births | 33 per 1,000 live births | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.54 per 1,000 live births | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Kenya?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Kenya was 30.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 107 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.