Births attended by skilled health staff in Kenya
Kenya: Births attended by skilled health staff was 70.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Kenya, 1989–2016
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2016, births attended by skilled health staff in Kenya stood at 70.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Kenya peaked at 70.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total | 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 84.0%, 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 | 42.7% | 41.6% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Kenya?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Kenya was 70.2% in 2016, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff 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 State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.