Probability of dying that year, among females in Kenya
Kenya: Probability of dying that year, among females was 2.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying that year, among females in Kenya is 2.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Kenya peaked at 14.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2023.
That places Kenya 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14.5% | — |
| 1951 | 14.1% | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 12.9% | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 12.5% | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 12.1% | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 11.7% | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 10.9% | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 10.6% | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 8.2% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.7% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 41 Mauritania 2.7% compare
- 42 Ghana 2.7% compare
- 43 Turkmenistan 2.7% compare
- 45 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.6% compare
- 46 Malawi 2.6% compare
- 47 Gambia 2.6% compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Kenya?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Kenya was 2.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.