Maternal mortality ratio in Kenya
The maternal mortality ratio in Kenya was 149 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Kenya, 2023
149
Change from 2022
−6per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
50th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Kenya over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 149 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 155 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 183 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 184 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 176 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 183 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 186 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 196 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 203 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 203 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 206 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 214 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 209 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 210 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 208 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 197 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 198 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 188 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 178 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 177 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 177 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 182 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 188 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 206 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 217 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6 from 155 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 206 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −57.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Kenya has the 50th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Kenya
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Under-five mortality rate
38.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
58.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
57
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Alcohol consumption
1.78 litres
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