Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Kenya
Kenya: Number of deaths ages 10-14 years was 2,775 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2,775 for number of deaths ages 10-14 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Kenya peaked at 4,992 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,775, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 33rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,297 | — |
| 1991 | 3,531 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 3,772 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 4,010 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 4,234 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 4,443 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 4,625 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 4,780 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 4,905 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4,977 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 4,992 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,946 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4,858 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4,734 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4,613 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 4,488 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4,400 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,338 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,308 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,296 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,288 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,278 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,264 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4,226 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,151 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,042 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3,919 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3,773 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 3,611 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3,457 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 3,305 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3,164 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 3,024 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2,900 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2,775 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,257 | 3,297 | 4,977 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,597 | 4,296 | 4,992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,001 | 3,457 | 4,288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,034 | 2,775 | 3,305 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Kenya?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Kenya was 2,775 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4,992 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,775 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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