Mortality rate, under-5, male in Kenya
Kenya: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 42.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
40th
of 196 countries
All-time high
205.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
42.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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, under-5, male in Kenya stood at 42.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Kenya peaked at 205.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 40th of 196 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, under-5, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 205.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 196.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 189.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 183.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 178.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 173.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 170.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 167.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 163.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 160.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 156.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 153.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 149.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 145.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 141.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 137.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 132.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 128.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 123.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 119.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 115.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 111.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 108.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 105.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 101.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 100.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 101 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 102.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 104.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 107.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 110.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 115.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 116 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 115.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 114.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 112.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 109.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 96.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 86.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 58 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 49.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 48 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178.78 per 1,000 live births | 160.4 per 1,000 live births | 205.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 138.91 per 1,000 live births | 119.5 per 1,000 live births | 156.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 105.53 per 1,000 live births | 100.9 per 1,000 live births | 115.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.95 per 1,000 live births | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | 116 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.82 per 1,000 live births | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.22 per 1,000 live births | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | 58 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.54 per 1,000 live births | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Kenya?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Kenya was 42.7 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, under-5, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 205.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Kenya ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.