Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Kenya
Kenya: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 5.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 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
Kenya recorded 5.4 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Kenya peaked at 10.5 per 1,000 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 9 per 1,000 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 9.3 per 1,000 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 9.6 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.9 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 10.1 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 10.3 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10.4 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.5 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.3 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.83 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 per 1,000 | 8.5 per 1,000 | 10.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 per 1,000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | 8.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.7 per 1,000 compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 5.6 per 1,000 compare
- 48 Belize 5.4 per 1,000 compare
- 48 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.4 per 1,000 compare
- 51 Bangladesh 5.3 per 1,000 compare
- 51 Guatemala 5.3 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 15-19 years in Kenya?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Kenya was 5.4 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 15-19 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 per 1,000 in 1998.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.