Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Kenya
Kenya: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 19.16 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
19.16
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
41st
of 200 countries
All-time high
20.43
in 2025
All-time low
19.16
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Kenya, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Kenya stood at 19.16. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
That places Kenya 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.43 | — |
| 2026 | 20.17 | -1.3% |
| 2027 | 19.92 | -1.3% |
| 2028 | 19.66 | -1.3% |
| 2029 | 19.41 | -1.3% |
| 2030 | 19.16 | -1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 19.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.48, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 19.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 19.92 | 19.41 | 20.43 | 5 |
| 2030s | 19.16 | 19.16 | 19.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Kenya?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Kenya was 19.16 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 20.43 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.16 in 2030.
- How does Kenya rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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