Dentists in Kenya
Kenya: Dentists was 277 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Dentists in Kenya, 2002–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 277 for dentists in 2024.
That represents a change of down 79.4% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Kenya peaked at 1,344 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 246, in 2020.
That places Kenya 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Dentists in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 746 | — |
| 2008 | 974 | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 1,004 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 898 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 930 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 985 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,045 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1,090 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 841 | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 1,300 | +54.6% |
| 2020 | 246 | -81.1% |
| 2022 | 1,344 | +446.3% |
| 2024 | 277 | -79.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 277 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 397.5, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 277 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentists in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +446.3% | 246 | 1,344 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 908 | 746 | 1,004 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,013 | 841 | 1,300 | 7 |
| 2020s | 622.33 | 246 | 1,344 | 3 |
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 dentists in Kenya?
- Dentists in Kenya was 277 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,344 in 2022.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 246 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for dentists?
- Kenya ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dentists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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