Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Kenya
Kenya: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 7,011 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 7,011 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Kenya peaked at 8,052 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,613, in 1990.
That places Kenya 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,613 | — |
| 1991 | 4,921 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 5,243 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 5,574 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 5,917 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 6,256 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 6,578 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 6,871 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 7,132 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 7,368 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 7,564 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 7,727 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7,866 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7,970 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8,038 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8,052 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,004 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,905 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7,769 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,619 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 7,473 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7,329 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7,196 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 7,122 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 7,082 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 7,044 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,051 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,090 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7,081 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,046 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7,068 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7,074 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,069 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,076 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,011 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,047 | 4,613 | 7,368 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,851 | 7,564 | 8,052 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,151 | 7,044 | 7,473 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,060 | 7,011 | 7,076 | 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 15-19 years in Kenya?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Kenya was 7,011 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 15-19 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8,052 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,613 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Kenya ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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