Child stunting in Kenya
17.6% of children under five in Kenya were stunted in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1987.
Kenya, 2022
17.6%
Change from 2016
−11.0percentage points
Child stunting in Kenya over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.6% |
| 2016 | 28.6% |
| 2014 | 26.2% |
| 2011 | 26.3% |
| 2008 | 35.5% |
| 2005 | 40.3% |
| 2003 | 35.8% |
| 2000 | 40.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 28.6% in 2016, a change of −11.0 percentage points.
- Since 1993, when it was 40.2%, the figure has changed by −22.6 percentage points.
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34.9%
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Under-five mortality rate
38.8 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.6 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
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Healthy life expectancy
58.9 years
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UHC service coverage
57
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