Number of infant deaths, female in Kenya
Kenya: Number of infant deaths, female was 22,689 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22,689
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 197 countries
All-time high
35,010
in 1998
All-time low
21,625
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Kenya stood at 22,689.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Kenya peaked at 35,010 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21,625, in 1961.
That places Kenya 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21,748 | — |
| 1961 | 21,625 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 21,637 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 21,722 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 21,884 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 22,182 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 22,551 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 22,885 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 23,186 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 23,472 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 23,772 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 24,006 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 24,135 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 24,103 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 24,044 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 24,018 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 23,994 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 23,924 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23,844 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 23,817 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 23,856 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 23,960 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24,154 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 24,288 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 24,646 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 25,176 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 25,926 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 26,902 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 28,001 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 29,218 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 30,463 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 31,490 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 32,374 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 33,043 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 33,525 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 34,048 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 34,502 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 34,806 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 35,010 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 34,936 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 34,535 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 34,052 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 33,310 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 32,336 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 31,236 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 29,997 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 29,078 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 28,480 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 27,498 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 27,548 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 27,383 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27,008 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 26,830 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26,220 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 25,571 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 24,889 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 24,605 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 24,471 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24,026 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 23,596 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 23,256 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23,140 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 23,029 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 22,753 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 22,689 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,289 | 21,625 | 23,472 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,966 | 23,772 | 24,135 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,613 | 23,856 | 29,218 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,420 | 30,463 | 35,010 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,807 | 27,498 | 34,535 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,460 | 23,596 | 27,383 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,973 | 22,689 | 23,256 | 5 |
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More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Kenya?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Kenya was 22,689 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35,010 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,625 in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.