Health system composite index in Kenya
Kenya: Health system composite index was -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Kenya stood at -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Kenya peaked at 0.0376 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1984 and was at its lowest, -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2005.
That places Kenya 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.637 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -0.559 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.2% |
| 1970 | -0.5926 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.0% |
| 1975 | -0.5598 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.5% |
| 1981 | -0.5623 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.5% |
| 1982 | -0.7284 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +29.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -105.2% |
| 1985 | -0.4761 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1367.7% |
| 1986 | 0.023 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -104.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -75.2% |
| 1988 | -0.0515 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1004.3% |
| 1989 | -0.4448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +763.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3996 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1718 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -57.0% |
| 1992 | -0.134 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4893 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +265.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2585 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -47.2% |
| 1995 | -0.6193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +139.6% |
| 1996 | -0.4802 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5503 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.6% |
| 1998 | -0.5723 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 1999 | -0.6478 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6344 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1% |
| 2001 | -0.694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.4% |
| 2002 | -0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.5% |
| 2003 | -0.8912 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.6% |
| 2004 | -0.8957 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.1% |
| 2006 | -0.8361 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.9% |
| 2007 | -0.766 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.4% |
| 2008 | -0.648 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.4% |
| 2009 | -0.6845 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.6% |
| 2010 | -0.7633 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.5% |
| 2011 | -0.7936 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 2012 | -0.6533 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6392 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 2014 | -0.6011 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.0% |
| 2015 | -0.2391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -60.2% |
| 2016 | -0.3571 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +49.3% |
| 2017 | -0.7018 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +96.5% |
| 2018 | -0.6487 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 2019 | -0.5522 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.9% |
| 2020 | -0.7809 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +41.4% |
| 2021 | -0.7248 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.2% |
| 2022 | -0.6467 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2023 | -0.6466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -1367.7% | 0.0376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4761 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1988 | -1004.3% | 0.0057 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0515 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1989 | -763.3% | -0.0515 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4448 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1993 | -265.2% | -0.134 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4893 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1995 | -139.6% | -0.2585 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6193 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.598 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.637 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.559 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.5762 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5926 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5598 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -0.2746 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7284 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.4323 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6478 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.134 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8013 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6344 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5949 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7936 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6835 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7809 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 148 Tanzania -0.5232 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 149 Zimbabwe -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 150 Venezuela -0.6141 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 152 Micronesia (country) -0.6249 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 153 Gambia -0.6442 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 154 Sierra Leone -0.6788 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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 health system composite index in Kenya?
- Health system composite index in Kenya was -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0376 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1984.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for health system composite index?
- Kenya ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.