Number of under-five deaths in Kenya
Kenya: Number of under-five deaths was 58,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Kenya, 1958–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Kenya stood at 58,200. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Kenya peaked at 115,868 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 58,200, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 67 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78,901 | 78,551 | 79,251 | 2 |
| 1960s | 80,037 | 77,612 | 84,152 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83,975 | 81,140 | 85,676 | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,084 | 80,374 | 94,489 | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,037 | 99,084 | 115,868 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,176 | 80,929 | 112,375 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,658 | 61,659 | 78,869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,371 | 58,200 | 60,654 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
- 20 Cameroon 61,508 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 54,009 compare
- 23 China (People’s Republic of) 53,968 compare
- 24 Egypt 53,943 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4971 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Kenya?
- Number of under-five deaths in Kenya was 58,200 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 115,868 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,200 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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