Under-five deaths in Kenya
Kenya: Under-five deaths was 58,200 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths in Kenya, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, under-five deaths in Kenya stood at 58,200. That is the lowest value across all 25 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, under-five deaths in Kenya peaked at 112,375 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,200, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 21st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
- 20 Cameroon 61,508 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 54,009 compare
- 23 China 53,968 compare
- 24 Egypt 53,943 compare
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Kenya?
- Under-five deaths in Kenya was 58,200 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 112,375 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,200 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for under-five deaths?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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