Number of youth deaths in Kenya
Kenya: Number of youth deaths was 64,197 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Kenya stood at 64,197 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Kenya peaked at 130,592 deaths in 1997 and was at its lowest, 64,197 deaths, in 2024.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Kenya, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 110,606 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 115,799 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 120,418 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 124,199 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 126,946 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 128,953 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 130,226 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 130,592 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 130,335 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 129,123 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 126,785 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 124,014 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 120,648 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 116,689 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 112,487 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 107,907 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 103,956 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 100,480 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 95,278 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 92,671 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 90,468 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 88,328 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 86,199 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 83,406 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 80,818 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 78,056 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 75,585 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 73,936 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 71,874 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 69,691 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 68,147 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 66,963 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 66,044 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 64,929 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 64,197 deaths | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124,720 deaths | 110,606 deaths | 130,592 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,092 deaths | 92,671 deaths | 126,785 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,836 deaths | 69,691 deaths | 90,468 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,056 deaths | 64,197 deaths | 68,147 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 19 Madagascar 77,108 deaths compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 76,700 deaths compare
- 21 Cameroon 75,783 deaths compare
- 23 Egypt 62,735 deaths compare
- 24 Yemen 61,201 deaths compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 59,028 deaths 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.18 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3574 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1826 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Kenya?
- Number of youth deaths in Kenya was 64,197 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 youth deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 130,592 deaths in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,197 deaths in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for number of youth deaths?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.