Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Kenya
Kenya: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Kenya stood at 2 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Kenya peaked at 6.1 per 1,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2 per 1,000, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 70th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 5.6 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.8 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 6.1 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.84 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 68 Palau 2.1 per 1,000 compare
- 68 Suriname 2.1 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Bangladesh 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Ecuador 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Guyana 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Indonesia 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Myanmar 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Nepal 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Syrian Arab Republic 2 per 1,000 compare
- 70 Tuvalu 2 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Kenya?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Kenya was 2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 per 1,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Kenya ranks 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.