Stillbirth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Stillbirth rate was 1.63 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.63 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Kenya peaked at 2.13 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.63 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 41st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 deaths per 100 births | 1.86 deaths per 100 births | 2.13 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 deaths per 100 births | 1.87 deaths per 100 births | 1.97 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 deaths per 100 births | 1.63 deaths per 100 births | 1.9 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for Kenya
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.40 million people (2100)
- Population density 183.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.17 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 604,257 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.17 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.17 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Kenya?
- Stillbirth rate in Kenya was 1.63 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for stillbirth rate?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.