Health in Kenya

345 indicators covering health for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Treatment for hypertension, female 20.5% 2019 up 38.5% 183rd
Treatment for hypertension, male 9.9% 2019 up 45.6% 191st
Treatment for hypertension 15.8% 2019 up 42.3% 184th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 9,786 2024 down 12.9% 27th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 1,386 2024 down 54.1% 35th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 1,836 2024 down 47.4% 34th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 1,071 2024 down 39.5% 37th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 1,704 2024 down 28.4% 33rd
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 3,368 2024 down 24.5% 29th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 6,418 2024 down 5.2% 21st
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 2,297 2024 down 14.7% 25th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 4,714 2024 up 7.4% 18th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 3,504 2024 down 4.5% 20th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 6,646 2024 up 19.9% 19th
Prevalence of HIV, total 3.0% 2024 down 38.8% 13th
Number of people who are undernourished 20.40 million 2023 up 140.0% 7th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 27.9% 2024 up 12.9% 101st
External health expenditure channeled through government 37.8% 2023 up 72.9% 83rd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 17.8% 2021 down 7.3% 76th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 18.3% 2021 down 1.6% 118th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 18.0% 2021 down 4.8% 102nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.49 per 100,000 population 2021 down 8.0% 24th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 1.05 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 7.9% 30th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.95 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 7.6% 22nd
Suicide mortality rate, female 2.49 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 30.8% 125th
Suicide mortality rate, male 6.69 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 13.8% 130th
Suicide mortality rate 4.58 per 100,000 population 2021 down 19.2% 133rd
Nurses and midwives 2.27 per 1,000 people 2023 up 153.7% 122nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 0.86 2020 down 3.4% 125th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 2.47 2020 down 1.6% 127th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 4.14 2020 down 1.0% 126th
Low-birthweight babies 10.0% 2020 down 8.3% 83rd
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 17.3% 2020 down 47.1% 57th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 63.2% 2020 down 14.9% 28th
Prevalence of anemia among children 42.8% 2019 up 5.2% 57th
Births attended by skilled health staff 70.2% 2016 up 68.8% 146th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 1.30 million 2024 up 8.3% 6th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 9.6% 2024 down 23.8% 136th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 2.4% 2024 down 27.3% 119th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 16.8% 2024 down 22.9% 127th
Physicians 0.289 per 1,000 people 2023 up 49.7% 153rd
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 4.67 2025 up 7.3% 112th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 39.3% 2024 up 27.7% 61st
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 20,000 2024 down 56.5% 13th
AIDS estimated deaths 21,000 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 48.8% 6th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 274.47 current international $ 2023 up 79.2% 147th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 66.55 current international $ 2023 up 35.2% 152nd
Domestic general government health expenditure 2.0% 2023 up 17.7% 138th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 95.94 current international $ 2023 up 43.4% 150th
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 24.2% 2023 down 24.5% 116th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 38.15 current US$ 2023 up 67.6% 145th
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 44.9% 2023 up 33.3% 126th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 15,000 2024 down 54.5% 10th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 57.5% 2024 up 278.5% 70th
Number of stillbirths 24,798 2023 down 13.1% 16th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 6,400 2024 down 57.3% 10th
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 4.4% 2023 down 11.7% 145th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 48.2% 2024 up 223.2% 62nd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urb 79.2% 2024 up 393.7% 54th
Capital health expenditure 0.5% 2019 up 162.0% 27th