Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 55.3 million
If you were born in Kenya
Right now, about 1.14% of the babies born on Earth are born in Kenya: 1 in 88, about 1.5 million a year, or about 2.9 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Kenya dies before turning five is 4.0%, about 6.1 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 65.6 years for women and 61.6 years for men.
Life in Kenya, in numbers
Life expectancy63.6 yearswomen 65.6 · men 61.6United States 79.3 years · 20th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 54.0%39.6 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 43rd highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.5%34.7 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 37th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth530 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 12th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman3.21total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 46th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling11.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 52nd lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment9%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 28th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$5,692GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 45th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.39Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 54th highest of 172 countries
People living in cities32%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 21st lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming48%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 28th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet32%United States 94% · 28th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1823%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 56th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket23%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 60th lowest of 172 countries
HIV3.56%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 12th highest of 172 countries
Homicide5.3 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 59th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 35th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 19% · women 3%
Life satisfaction4.47 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 37th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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