Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 34.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
34.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
37th
of 197 countries
All-time high
112.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
34.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Kenya stood at 34.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Kenya peaked at 112.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 34.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 108.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 104.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 100.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 97.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 95.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 94 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 90.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 86 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 82.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 78.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 76.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 74.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 72.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 65.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 64.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 65.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 67.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 66 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 49.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 47 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 45 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 34.2 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.7 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 34.2 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.56 per 1,000 live births | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.39 per 1,000 live births | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.88 per 1,000 live births | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.34 per 1,000 live births | 66 per 1,000 live births | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.75 per 1,000 live births | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.43 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.38 per 1,000 live births | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Kenya?
- Mortality rate, infant in Kenya was 34.2 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 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 112.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.