Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Kenya
Kenya: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 20.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.7
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
46th
of 213 countries
All-time high
26.35
in 2000
All-time low
20.7
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Kenya stood at 20.7. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Kenya peaked at 26.35 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 46th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.35 | — |
| 2001 | 26.12 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 25.83 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 25.46 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.06 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 24.68 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 24.33 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 24 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.71 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.52 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.37 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 23.3 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.33 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.32 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.24 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.08 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.84 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 22.58 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.3 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 22.01 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.73 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.42 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 21.1 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 20.7 | -1.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 20.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.6, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 20.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9 | 23.52 | 26.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.07 | 22.3 | 23.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.39 | 20.7 | 22.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 43 Senegal 20.94 compare
- 44 Yemen 20.89 compare
- 45 Mauritania 20.82 compare
- 47 Papua New Guinea 20.07 compare
- 48 United Republic of Tanzania 19.9 compare
- 49 Myanmar 19.6 compare
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 in Kenya?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya was 20.7 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.35 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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