Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met (projection) in Kenya
Kenya: Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met (projection) was 12 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
12
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
18.9
in 2025
All-time low
12
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Kenya, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Kenya is 12, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
That places Kenya 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met (projection) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.9 | — |
| 2026 | 17.26 | -8.7% |
| 2027 | 15.76 | -8.7% |
| 2028 | 14.39 | -8.7% |
| 2029 | 13.14 | -8.7% |
| 2030 | 12 | -8.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 15.89 | 13.14 | 18.9 | 5 |
| 2030s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 Afghanistan 12 compare
- 1 Angola 12 compare
- 1 Burundi 12 compare
- 1 Benin 12 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 12 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 12 compare
- 1 Botswana 12 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 12 compare
- 1 Cote d'Ivoire 12 compare
- 1 Cameroon 12 compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
- 1 Congo 12 compare
- 1 Comoros 12 compare
- 1 Djibouti 12 compare
- 1 Dominica 12 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 12 compare
- 1 Algeria 12 compare
- 1 Egypt 12 compare
- 1 Eritrea 12 compare
- 1 Ethiopia 12 compare
- 1 Fiji 12 compare
- 1 Gabon 12 compare
- 1 Ghana 12 compare
- 1 Guinea 12 compare
- 1 Gambia 12 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 12 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 12 compare
- 1 Grenada 12 compare
- 1 Guyana 12 compare
- 1 Haiti 12 compare
- 1 India 12 compare
- 1 Jamaica 12 compare
- 1 Kiribati 12 compare
- 1 Liberia 12 compare
- 1 Lesotho 12 compare
- 1 Moldova 12 compare
- 1 Madagascar 12 compare
- 1 Mali 12 compare
- 1 Myanmar 12 compare
- 1 Mozambique 12 compare
- 1 Mauritania 12 compare
- 1 Malawi 12 compare
- 1 Namibia 12 compare
- 1 Niger 12 compare
- 1 Nigeria 12 compare
- 1 Pakistan 12 compare
- 1 Philippines 12 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 12 compare
- 1 Rwanda 12 compare
- 1 Sudan 12 compare
- 1 Senegal 12 compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 12 compare
- 1 Somalia 12 compare
- 1 South Sudan 12 compare
- 1 Eswatini 12 compare
- 1 Chad 12 compare
- 1 Togo 12 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 12 compare
- 1 East Timor 12 compare
- 1 Tanzania 12 compare
- 1 Uganda 12 compare
- 1 Yemen 12 compare
- 1 South Africa 12 compare
- 1 Zambia 12 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 12 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Kenya?
- Neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Kenya was 12 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2030.
- How does Kenya rank for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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