Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya
Kenya: Number of neonatal deaths was 31,481 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31,481 deaths
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 199 countries
All-time high
35,299 deaths
in 2009
All-time low
19,773 deaths
in 1955
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 31,481 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Kenya peaked at 35,299 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19,773 deaths, in 1955.
That places Kenya 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 19,773 deaths | — |
| 1956 | 20,102 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 20,403 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 20,584 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 20,647 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 20,625 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 20,776 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 20,894 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 21,046 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 21,227 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 21,516 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 21,900 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 22,252 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 22,657 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 23,058 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 23,376 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 23,660 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 23,656 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 23,602 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 23,605 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23,698 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 23,894 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 24,048 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 24,291 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 24,548 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 24,785 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 25,250 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 25,538 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 25,800 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 26,150 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 26,424 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 26,670 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 26,840 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 26,836 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 26,827 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 26,788 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 26,862 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 26,971 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27,340 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 27,788 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 28,620 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 29,384 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 30,227 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 31,153 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 31,753 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 32,452 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 33,149 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 33,621 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 33,782 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 33,987 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 34,235 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 34,522 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 34,923 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 35,159 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35,299 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35,239 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34,884 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 34,435 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 34,034 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33,870 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 33,810 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33,548 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 33,247 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32,914 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 32,233 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 31,924 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 31,912 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 31,759 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 31,638 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31,481 deaths | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,302 deaths | 19,773 deaths | 20,647 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 21,595 deaths | 20,625 deaths | 23,058 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,838 deaths | 23,376 deaths | 24,548 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,112 deaths | 24,785 deaths | 26,840 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,689 deaths | 26,788 deaths | 31,753 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,113 deaths | 32,452 deaths | 35,299 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,821 deaths | 32,233 deaths | 35,239 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,743 deaths | 31,481 deaths | 31,924 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.18 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Kenya?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya was 31,481 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35,299 deaths in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,773 deaths in 1955.
- How does Kenya rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .