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 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 54.0%39.6 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 39th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.5%34.7 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 33rd highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth530 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 12th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman3.21total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 44th highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling11.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 47th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment9%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 25th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$5,692GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 42nd lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.39Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 48th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities32%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 17th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming48%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 27th highest of 141 countries
People using the internet32%United States 94% · 26th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1823%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 52nd highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket23%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 49th lowest of 141 countries
HIV3.56%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 11th highest of 141 countries
Homicide5.3 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 52nd highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 30th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 19% · women 3%
Life satisfaction4.47 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 36th lowest of 134 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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