Births attended by health staff sdgs in Kenya
Kenya: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 70.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
70.2
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
146th
of 169 countries
All-time high
70.2
in 2016
All-time low
41.6
in 2003
Years of data
8
1989–2016
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Kenya, 1989–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by health staff sdgs in Kenya is 70.2, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Kenya peaked at 70.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.6, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 146th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 50.1 | — |
| 1993 | 45.1 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 44.3 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 42.6 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 41.6 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 43.8 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 61.8 | +41.1% |
| 2016 | 70.2 | +13.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 70.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 70.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.7 | 44.3 | 45.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.67 | 41.6 | 43.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 66 | 61.8 | 70.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Kenya?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Kenya was 70.2 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6 in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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