Kenya—Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
Kenya's under-5 mortality, female (per 1,000) was 35.6 in 2023, ranking #41 out of 196 countries. This represents a -3.0% change from 2022. Over the past 24 years, the highest recorded value was 90 (2000) and the lowest was 35.6 (2023). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35.6 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 36.7 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 37.5 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 38.2 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.7 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 39.6 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 40.5 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 41.3 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 42.6 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 43.8 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 44.9 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 46.1 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 47.1 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 48.3 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 50.1 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 52.9 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 57.6 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 61.4 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 65.6 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 70.6 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 75.4 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 80.3 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 85.2 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 90 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 110.7 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 99.5 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 98.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 94.8 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 93.4 | 2023 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 88.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Guinea | 87.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Mali | 86.1 | 2023 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 86 | 2023 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 72.7 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.