What is neonatal mortality rate in Kenya?

Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya was 2.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 5.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 2.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Kenya rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Kenya ranks 44th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.07 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

44th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.81 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

2.07 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 2.07 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 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 5.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 2.07 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Kenya ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.42 deaths per 100 live births	5.03 deaths per 100 live births	5.81 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	4.33 deaths per 100 live births	3.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	3.27 deaths per 100 live births	3.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	3.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.64 deaths per 100 live births	2.63 deaths per 100 live births	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	2.35 deaths per 100 live births	2.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	2.2 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

41 Senegal 2.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Yemen 2.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Mauritania 2.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Papua New Guinea 2.01 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Tanzania 1.99 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Myanmar 1.96 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Kenya

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 548,338 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 564,731 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Kenya?: Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya was 2.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 5.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 2.07 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kenya rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Kenya ranks 44th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .