Dentists in Kenya
Kenya: Dentists was 277 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
277
Change on year
down 79.4%
World rank
119th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1,344
in 2022
All-time low
246
in 2020
Years of data
13
2002–2024
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.
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 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (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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