Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya
Kenya: Neonatal mortality rate was 20.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 41st of 184 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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.18 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3574 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1826 units per person (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 41st out of 184 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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