Nursing personnel in Kenya
Kenya: Nursing personnel was 70.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
70.8%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
70th
of 86 countries
All-time high
77.9%
in 2013
All-time low
67.8%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2013–2024
Nursing personnel in Kenya, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 70.8% for nursing personnel in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Kenya peaked at 77.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2022.
That places Kenya 70th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.0% | 75.9% | 77.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 67.8% | 73.1% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 548,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 564,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Kenya?
- Nursing personnel in Kenya was 70.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for nursing personnel?
- Kenya ranks 70th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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