Under-five mortality rate in Kenya
The under-five mortality rate in Kenya was 38.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Kenya, 2024
38.8
Change from 2023
−0.8per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
37.4 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
43rd of 196
Under-five mortality rate in Kenya over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | 38.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 41.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | 40.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | 41.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 46.8 per 1,000 live births | 42.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | 49.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | 50.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 58.0 per 1,000 live births | 54.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | 57.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | 62.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 76.1 per 1,000 live births | 65.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 85.6 per 1,000 live births | 71.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 from 39.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.3 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −9.5.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 37.4 per 1,000 live births.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Infant mortality rate
34.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
149 per 100,000 live births
2023 · 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
2023 · WHO