Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya
Kenya: Number of neonatal deaths was 31,481 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31,481
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 197 countries
All-time high
35,299
in 2009
All-time low
20,625
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Kenya stood at 31,481.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20,625, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 15th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20,625 | — |
| 1961 | 20,776 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 20,894 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 21,046 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 21,227 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 21,516 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 21,900 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 22,252 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 22,657 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 23,058 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 23,376 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 23,660 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 23,656 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 23,602 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 23,605 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23,698 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 23,894 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 24,048 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 24,291 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 24,548 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 24,785 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 25,250 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 25,538 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 25,800 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 26,150 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 26,424 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 26,670 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 26,840 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 26,836 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 26,827 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 26,788 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 26,862 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 26,971 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27,340 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 27,788 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 28,620 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 29,384 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 30,227 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 31,153 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 31,753 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 32,452 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 33,149 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 33,621 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 33,782 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 33,987 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 34,235 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 34,522 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 34,923 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 35,159 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35,299 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35,239 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34,884 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 34,435 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 34,034 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33,870 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 33,810 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33,548 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 33,247 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32,914 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 32,233 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 31,924 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 31,912 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 31,759 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 31,638 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31,481 | -0.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 31,481 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153, 6.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 31,481 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,595 | 20,625 | 23,058 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,838 | 23,376 | 24,548 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,112 | 24,785 | 26,840 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,689 | 26,788 | 31,753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,113 | 32,452 | 35,299 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,821 | 32,233 | 35,239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,743 | 31,481 | 31,924 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Kenya?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Kenya was 31,481 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35,299 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,625 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 197 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.