Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Kenya
Kenya: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 9.1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Kenya stood at 9.1 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Kenya peaked at 17.2 per 1,000 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.1 per 1,000, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 45th 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 14.5 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 15.1 per 1,000 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 15.7 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.2 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 16.5 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 16.9 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 17.1 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17.2 per 1,000 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 17.1 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 17 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16.8 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 16.1 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 15.2 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.6 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 14.1 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 13 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 11.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 10 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.03 per 1,000 | 14 per 1,000 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.23 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 17 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.62 per 1,000 | 9.6 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3 per 1,000 | 9.1 per 1,000 | 9.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 youth ages 20-24 years in Kenya?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Kenya was 9.1 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 per 1,000 in 1998.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.