Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Kenya

Kenya: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male was 6,646 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,646
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6,646
in 2024
All-time low
3,315
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Kenya, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 3.3k1991: 3.4k1992: 3.5k1993: 3.6k1994: 3.7k1995: 3.8k1996: 4.0k1997: 4.1k1998: 4.2k1999: 4.3k2000: 4.5k2001: 4.7k2002: 4.9k2003: 5.1k2004: 5.3k2005: 5.5k2006: 5.6k2007: 5.8k2008: 5.8k2009: 5.9k2010: 5.8k2011: 5.7k2012: 5.6k2013: 5.6k2014: 5.5k2015: 5.5k2016: 5.6k2017: 5.7k2018: 5.7k2019: 5.9k2020: 6.0k2021: 6.2k2022: 6.3k2023: 6.5k2024: 6.6k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 6,646 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Kenya peaked at 6,646 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,315, in 1990.

That places Kenya 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Kenya, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 3,315
1991 3,409 +2.8%
1992 3,516 +3.1%
1993 3,590 +2.1%
1994 3,694 +2.9%
1995 3,806 +3.0%
1996 3,961 +4.1%
1997 4,094 +3.4%
1998 4,191 +2.4%
1999 4,348 +3.7%
2000 4,528 +4.1%
2001 4,709 +4.0%
2002 4,903 +4.1%
2003 5,079 +3.6%
2004 5,268 +3.7%
2005 5,475 +3.9%
2006 5,632 +2.9%
2007 5,757 +2.2%
2008 5,799 +0.7%
2009 5,851 +0.9%
2010 5,804 -0.8%
2011 5,680 -2.1%
2012 5,633 -0.8%
2013 5,578 -1.0%
2014 5,543 -0.6%
2015 5,547 +0.1%
2016 5,579 +0.6%
2017 5,655 +1.4%
2018 5,742 +1.5%
2019 5,851 +1.9%
2020 6,009 +2.7%
2021 6,176 +2.8%
2022 6,342 +2.7%
2023 6,507 +2.6%
2024 6,646 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,792 3,315 4,348 10
2000s 5,300 4,528 5,851 10
2010s 5,661 5,543 5,851 10
2020s 6,336 6,009 6,646 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 16 Ukraine 7,682 compare
  2. 17 Afghanistan 7,502 compare
  3. 18 Uganda 6,965 compare
  4. 20 Egypt 5,919 compare
  5. 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5,745 compare
  6. 22 Myanmar 5,672 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Kenya?
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Kenya was 6,646 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 6,646 in 2024.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 3,315 in 1990.
How does Kenya rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male?
Kenya ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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