Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Kenya
Kenya: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 31,481 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31,481
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 200 countries
All-time high
35,299
in 2009
All-time low
26,788
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kenya is 31,481, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kenya peaked at 35,299 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26,788, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 15th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,788 | — |
| 1991 | 26,862 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 26,971 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27,340 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 27,788 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 28,620 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 29,384 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 30,227 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 31,153 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 31,753 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 32,452 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 33,149 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 33,621 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 33,782 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 33,987 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 34,235 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 34,522 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 34,923 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 35,159 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35,299 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35,239 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34,884 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 34,435 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 34,034 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33,870 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 33,810 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33,548 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 33,247 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32,914 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 32,233 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 31,924 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 31,912 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 31,759 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 31,638 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31,481 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,689 | 26,788 | 31,753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,113 | 32,452 | 35,299 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,821 | 32,233 | 35,239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,743 | 31,481 | 31,924 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kenya?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kenya was 31,481 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35,299 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,788 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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