What is number of child deaths per woman in Kenya?

Number of child deaths per woman in Kenya was 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 2.34 under-five deaths per woman in 1950.

What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.

How does Kenya rank for number of child deaths per woman?

Kenya ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths per woman in Kenya

Name: Number of child deaths per woman in Kenya
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1329 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

42nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

2.34 under-five deaths per woman

in 1950

All-time low

0.1329 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Number of child deaths per woman in Kenya, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in Kenya stood at 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Kenya peaked at 2.34 under-five deaths per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.

Kenya ranks 42nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	1.96 under-five deaths per woman	1.57 under-five deaths per woman	2.34 under-five deaths per woman	10
1960s	1.36 under-five deaths per woman	1.23 under-five deaths per woman	1.51 under-five deaths per woman	10
1970s	1.05 under-five deaths per woman	0.8719 under-five deaths per woman	1.21 under-five deaths per woman	10
1980s	0.7016 under-five deaths per woman	0.6234 under-five deaths per woman	0.8332 under-five deaths per woman	10
1990s	0.5834 under-five deaths per woman	0.5154 under-five deaths per woman	0.6216 under-five deaths per woman	10
2000s	0.3617 under-five deaths per woman	0.2492 under-five deaths per woman	0.489 under-five deaths per woman	10
2010s	0.1853 under-five deaths per woman	0.1481 under-five deaths per woman	0.2321 under-five deaths per woman	10
2020s	0.1388 under-five deaths per woman	0.1329 under-five deaths per woman	0.143 under-five deaths per woman	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

39 Comoros 0.1493 under-five deaths per woman compare
40 Haiti 0.1356 under-five deaths per woman compare
41 Palestine 0.1336 under-five deaths per woman compare
43 Papua New Guinea 0.1304 under-five deaths per woman compare
44 Ghana 0.1281 under-five deaths per woman compare
45 Rwanda 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths per woman in Kenya?: Number of child deaths per woman in Kenya was 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 2.34 under-five deaths per woman in 1950.
What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Kenya rank for number of child deaths per woman?: Kenya ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths per woman
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).