Deaths in Kenya

Deaths in Kenya was 399,024 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count399,024 Estimated

Change on 2022+2%

Rank29th of 236Countries ranked

Series high432,3762021

Series low143,7931962

Deaths in Kenya, 1950 to 2023

count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.

All 74 values

Period	count
2023	399,024 Estimated
2022	391,275 Estimated
2021	432,376 Estimated
2020	414,434 Estimated
2019	373,459 Estimated
2018	360,811 Estimated
2017	350,569 Estimated
2016	345,131 Estimated
2015	336,196 Estimated
2014	329,235 Estimated
2013	322,767 Estimated
2012	316,351 Estimated
2011	311,067 Estimated
2010	308,848 Estimated
2009	308,379 Estimated
2008	309,186 Estimated
2007	309,676 Estimated
2006	307,153 Estimated
2005	307,864 Estimated
2004	308,714 Estimated
2003	309,687 Estimated
2002	311,132 Estimated
2001	306,981 Estimated
2000	304,655 Estimated
1999	300,580 Estimated
1998	297,824 Estimated
1997	291,771 Estimated
1996	283,724 Estimated
1995	273,778 Estimated
1994	263,860 Estimated
1993	251,694 Estimated
1992	240,944 Estimated
1991	227,969 Estimated
1990	216,584 Estimated
1989	197,236 Estimated
1988	188,156 Estimated
1987	179,285 Estimated
1986	172,747 Estimated
1985	167,057 Estimated
1984	163,516 Estimated
1983	160,550 Estimated
1982	159,219 Estimated
1981	157,412 Estimated
1980	155,880 Estimated
1979	155,395 Estimated
1978	154,912 Estimated
1977	155,072 Estimated
1976	155,461 Estimated
1975	155,647 Estimated
1974	156,112 Estimated
1973	156,361 Estimated
1972	156,212 Estimated
1971	155,763 Estimated
1970	154,251 Estimated
1969	152,627 Estimated
1968	151,010 Estimated
1967	149,636 Estimated
1966	147,976 Estimated
1965	146,419 Estimated
1964	145,269 Estimated
1963	144,268 Estimated
1962	143,793 Estimated
1961	143,936 Estimated
1960	144,628 Estimated
1959	146,100 Estimated
1958	148,111 Estimated
1957	150,126 Estimated
1956	154,906 Estimated
1955	157,632 Estimated
1954	160,638 Estimated
1953	163,834 Estimated
1952	167,275 Estimated
1951	169,484 Estimated
1950	175,894 Estimated

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Deaths, 2023, count. Kenya is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by deaths 236 places
EU countries by deaths 27 places

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Kenya, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Kenya, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/kenya. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Kenya, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/kenya.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Kenya, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/kenya (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Kenya, 1950 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/kenya. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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432,376 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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