How does Kenya rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Kenya ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kenya

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kenya
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.88 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

43rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

30.02 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

3.88 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kenya, 1952–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kenya stood at 3.88 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kenya peaked at 30.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 3.88 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Kenya ranks 43rd of 199 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	24.95 deaths per 100 live births	20.64 deaths per 100 live births	30.02 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	17.15 deaths per 100 live births	15.36 deaths per 100 live births	19.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.26 deaths per 100 live births	11.35 deaths per 100 live births	15.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	9.97 deaths per 100 live births	9.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.57 deaths per 100 live births	9.95 deaths per 100 live births	10.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.42 deaths per 100 live births	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	9.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	5.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.05 deaths per 100 live births	3.88 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Comoros 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Rwanda 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Kenya

Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 630,780 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 687,041 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 693,916 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 679,833 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 685,081 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 667,209 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 670,291 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 649,806 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 649,944 (2025)
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 567,572 (2025)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kenya?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Kenya was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 30.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kenya rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Kenya ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .