Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Kenya
Kenya: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 20.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.7
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
44th
of 200 countries
All-time high
26.65
in 1990
All-time low
20.7
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Kenya is 20.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Kenya peaked at 26.65 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.7, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 44th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.65 | — |
| 1991 | 26.4 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 26.3 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.3 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 26.32 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 26.38 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 26.47 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.56 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 26.58 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 26.51 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.35 | -0.6% |
| 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 18.12, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 20.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.33, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.45 | 26.3 | 26.65 | 10 |
| 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
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 - un igme estimates in Kenya?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Kenya was 20.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.65 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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