Dentists in Kenya
Kenya: Dentists was 0.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.05
Change on year
down 80.0%
World rank
163rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.25
in 2008
All-time low
0.05
in 2020
Years of data
13
2002–2024
Dentists in Kenya, 2002–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Kenya is 0.05, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Kenya peaked at 0.25 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 163rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2433 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2214 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1167 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 163 Benin 0.05 compare
- 163 South Sudan 0.05 compare
- 166 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.04 compare
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 0.05 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2008.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for dentists?
- Kenya ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. 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 (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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