Community Health Workers in Kenya

Kenya: Community Health Workers was 55,125 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
55,125
Change on year
down 48.3%
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
106,629
in 2023
All-time low
55,125
in 2024
Years of data
6
2018–2024

Community Health Workers in Kenya, 2018–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2018202120242018: 58.1k2020: 91.7k2021: 86.5k2022: 86.4k2023: 106.6k2024: 55.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 55,125 for community health workers in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 48.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

That places Kenya 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 58,079 58,079 58,079 1
2020s 85,264 55,125 106,629 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 9 Rwanda 58,567 compare
  2. 10 United States 58,550 compare
  3. 11 Ethiopia 57,173 compare
  4. 13 Senegal 52,185 compare
  5. 14 Nepal 50,396 compare
  6. 15 Madagascar 48,687 compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is community health workers in Kenya?
Community health workers in Kenya was 55,125 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest community health workers recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 106,629 in 2023.
What is the lowest community health workers recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 55,125 in 2024.
How does Kenya rank for community health workers?
Kenya ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is community health workers rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Community Health Workers (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Community Health Workers (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
41 places, 337 data points, 1978–2024
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