Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Kenya
Kenya: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 10,150 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10,150 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Kenya peaked at 10,935 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6,172, in 1990.
That places Kenya 18th 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 20-24 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,172 | — |
| 1991 | 6,646 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 7,143 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 7,621 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 8,090 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 8,518 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 8,907 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 9,259 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 9,580 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 9,890 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 10,170 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10,433 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 10,630 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 10,785 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10,891 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 10,935 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10,908 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 10,836 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10,718 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10,553 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 10,316 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 10,035 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9,724 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 9,424 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 9,213 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 9,045 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 8,970 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9,002 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,088 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9,207 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9,393 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 9,589 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9,790 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10,010 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 10,150 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,183 | 6,172 | 9,890 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,686 | 10,170 | 10,935 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,402 | 8,970 | 10,316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,786 | 9,393 | 10,150 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Kenya?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Kenya was 10,150 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 20-24 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10,935 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,172 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years