Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kenya
Kenya: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 9.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kenya, 1993–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 9.8 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kenya peaked at 19.4 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2022.
That places Kenya 48th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.4 | — |
| 1994 | 17.9 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 17.8 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.1 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 16.4 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 18 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 16.5 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4 | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 13 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 9.8 | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.37 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 17 | 16.4 | 18 | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.2 | 11.2 | 13 | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,758 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.526 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kenya?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kenya was 9.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 1993.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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