Number of under-five deaths, female in Kenya
Kenya: Number of under-five deaths, female was 25,775 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25,775
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
21st
of 197 countries
All-time high
53,848
in 1997
All-time low
25,775
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, female in Kenya stood at 25,775. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Kenya peaked at 53,848 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25,775, in 2024.
That places Kenya 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36,980 | — |
| 1961 | 36,808 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 36,819 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36,929 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 37,220 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 37,721 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 38,334 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 38,870 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 39,343 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 39,737 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 40,097 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 40,316 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 40,401 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 40,221 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 39,933 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 39,618 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 39,252 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 38,818 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 38,367 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 37,992 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 37,717 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 37,529 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 37,486 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 37,447 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 37,679 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 38,205 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 39,102 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 40,377 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 42,013 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 44,004 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 46,209 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 48,301 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 50,180 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 51,676 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 52,683 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 53,409 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 53,793 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 53,848 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 53,652 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 53,055 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 51,941 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 50,662 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 49,131 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 47,351 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 45,475 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 43,415 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 41,639 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 40,047 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 37,602 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 36,338 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 35,336 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 34,403 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 33,467 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 32,286 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 31,284 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 30,214 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 29,301 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 28,790 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28,111 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 27,376 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 26,916 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 26,564 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 26,333 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 25,979 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 25,775 | -0.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 25,775 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 25,775 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,876 | 36,808 | 39,737 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39,502 | 37,992 | 40,401 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,156 | 37,447 | 44,004 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,681 | 46,209 | 53,848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,360 | 36,338 | 51,941 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,057 | 27,376 | 35,336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,313 | 25,775 | 26,916 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 27,961 compare
- 19 Cameroon 27,830 compare
- 20 Madagascar 27,822 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 24,895 compare
- 23 Egypt 24,359 compare
- 24 China 24,211 compare
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Kenya?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Kenya was 25,775 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 53,848 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,775 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.