Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kenya
Kenya: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 2.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 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 2.4 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kenya peaked at 11.5 per 1,000 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 57th 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 children ages 5-9 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 11.4 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.5 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 7 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 6 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 3 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.22 per 1,000 | 10.6 per 1,000 | 11.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.15 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 55 Indonesia 2.5 per 1,000 compare
- 55 Palau 2.5 per 1,000 compare
- 57 Bangladesh 2.4 per 1,000 compare
- 57 Rwanda 2.4 per 1,000 compare
- 57 South Africa 2.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kenya?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kenya was 2.4 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 per 1,000 in 1993.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Kenya ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. 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 children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.